BlockLeota, Utah
17 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 84078. The Survey maps it on the Pelican Lake quadrangle. It stands 4,813 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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 Pelican Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Leota between 1995 and 2020, burning about 363 acres in total. 6 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Uintah and Ouray Agency | WHITERIVER |
| 6 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SOUTH PELICAN BALE |
| 4 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 155 acres | Vernal Field Office | CACTUS |
| 3 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 7.6 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | NORTH PELICAN LAKE |
| 21 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Uintah and Ouray Agency | WONSITS |
| 2 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | EAST AVALON |
| 18 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Ouray National Wildlife Refuge | FISH FIRE |
| 10 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Vernal Field Office | SIGN |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Leota: 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan Basin Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brennan Basin. Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Johnson Bottom Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Johnson Bottom Gravel Pit. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Leota Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Leota Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ouray Park Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ouray Park Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Section 12 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Section 12 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leota in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Leota | $40,000 | A tornado was observed by a number of people in the Pelican Lake area. The tornado was first seen as it came up over a hill just west of Pelican Lake. The tornado then traveled across Pelican Lake and turned white as it pick up water off the lake. On the east shore of the lake, the tornado tore up some trees and flipped over a trailer used for living quarters at a man camp. Nobody was in the trailer at the time of the event. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leota | - | With just enough moisture to work with, showers and thunderstorms began to form on the higher terrain around the Uinta Basin early in the afternoon of August 7. These storms received some upper level support in the form of a passing shortwave and a modest upper level jet, which allowed them to become strong to severe. In addition, dry surface levels acted to boost already strong to severe winds. Winds recorded during this event ranged from 45 mph to the peak of 64 mph, which was recorded at a Utah State Climate Mesonet Site 9.1 miles east of Randlett. No reports of damage or injuries were received. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leota | - | Strong outflow winds ahead of a strong thunderstorm blew away and threw down unsecured items in the Pelican Lake area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouray | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Randlett | 8.8 miles | 16 | |
| Gusher | 11.8 miles | 16 | |
| Fort Duchesne | 12.7 miles | 16 | |
| Independence | 15.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lapoint | 16.6 miles | 17 | |
| Ballard | 16.9 miles | 17 | |
| Red Wash | 18.2 miles | 18 |
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 Q108546628 | 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 1437622. 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.