Leeton, Utah
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Uintah and Ouray census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84066. The Survey maps it on the Whiterocks quadrangle. It stands 5,506 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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 Ashley quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1917 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Whiterocks quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
164 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Leeton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,182 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 7 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Uintah and Ouray Agency | POWER POLE |
| 6 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Uintah and Ouray Agency | CORNPEACH |
| 30 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Uintah and Ouray Agency | YELLOWSTON |
| 21 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GARDNER |
| 18 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Uintah and Ouray Agency | YELOWSTONE |
| 17 September 2020 | Smoking | 6.8 acres | Uintah and Ouray Agency | FAUCETT |
| 14 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Northeast Area | WELDER |
| 14 September 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 6000 NORTH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Leeton: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeton Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leeton Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| West Channel Uinta River Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| West Channel Uintah River Gravel Pt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leeton in 1 storm report in 2010: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeton | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds extended across a large portion of the eastern Uintah Basin and brought down numerous trees and power lines. Downed trees in the Lapoint area damaged a vehicle and home. Small hail was also reported with this line of storms, as well as numerous small lightning caused fires. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hayden | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Whiterocks | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Tridell | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Lapoint | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Ballard | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Fort Duchesne | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Gusher | 8.1 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q114339481 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437621. 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.






