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Little Mountain, Utah

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Northwest Weber census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84404. It stands on Little Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Fremont Island quadrangle.

Little Mountain within Weber County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

21 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Little Mountain between 1992 and 2018, burning about 6,306 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined12
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural3
Debris and open burning1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 August 2017Equipment and vehicle use2.7 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsRAILROAD
31 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsLITTLE MT. II
29 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsLITTLE MT FIRE
28 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands1200 SOUTH
27 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsM 362
23 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBear River AreaWEST WEBER
22 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsLITTLE MT.
16 August 2007Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsZIRCONIUM

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Weber County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Little Mountain: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Magnesite, Potassium, Salt, Sodium, Salt. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Little MountainMagnesite, Potassium, Salt, SodiumPlant1888, 1970
Little Mountain PlantSaltProducer
Unidentified OccurrenceSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Unidentified OccurrenceSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Unidentified OccurrenceSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29020Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29021Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Utah Department of Highways Gravel Pit Number 29020Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerLimestone, Quartzite, Sandstone

Every working recorded in Weber County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Reese5.4 miles10
Warren7.5 miles12
Vern G Taylor7.9 miles14
West Side Estates7.9 miles14
Naisbitt Acres8.3 miles10
Shannondoah Estates8.5 miles14
Lucin8.6 miles14
Freedom Acres8.6 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437623. 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.