Hunter, Utah
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Salt Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84120. The Survey maps it on the Magna quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1885 USGS Tooele Valley quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Magna quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Magna quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Hunter between 1999 and 2019, burning about 56 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 7200 WEST ASSIST |
| 13 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TRAILER |
| 31 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | U 111 |
| 4 July 2008 | Fireworks | 18 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | KENNECOTT |
| 10 July 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 35 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | KENNECOTT |
| 4 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 5525 S COUGAR LN |
| 2 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 8000 W 2100 S |
| 1 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 5167 W 6275 S |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Hunter: 13 producers, 7 past producers, 3 unknowns. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Slag Dump | Zinc, Lead | Producer | ||
| Brim Hall Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brim Hall Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kearns Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kearns Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kearns Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pioneer Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Snider Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Snider Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Snider Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hunter in 6 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Hunter | $100,000 | Multiple streets and Hunter High School in West Valley City were flooded. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunter | - | The SR-85 at SR-201 automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunter | - | A social media post showed a large downed tree on cars at a West Valley City apartment complex. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunter | - | A peak wind gust of 60 mph was measured at the UDOT SR-85 at SR-201 mesonet site. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Hunter | - | Penny-sized hail was reported. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Hunter | - | A spotter in West Valley City reported hail with a diameter of one inch. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley City | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Granger | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Kearns | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Terminal | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Magna | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Redwood (historical) | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Bacchus | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Oquirrh | 4.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1428944. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





