Moark Junction, Utah
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Springville-Mapleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84660. It lies near Spanish Fork Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Spanish Fork Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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 Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1949 USGS Provo quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Spanish Fork Peak quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Spanish Fork Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Provo quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Spanish Fork Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Spanish Fork Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
163 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Moark Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,420 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 8660 S. |
| 8 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SERVICEBERRY HOLLOW |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 848 acres | Northwest Area | ETHER HOLLOW |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | POWERHOUSE RD. |
| 7 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | OUT HOUSE FIRE |
| 5 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | TIRE |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 10J RXR |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ACE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Moark Junction: 27 producers, 16 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 27 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castilla Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Castilla Springs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Clay Canyon Deposit | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Dream Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Milkmaid | Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Silver Hill Property | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Us Ferto Corp | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Clay, Quartzite, Sand, Sandstone | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomex | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Sutro | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Mapleton | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Covered Bridge Canyon | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Spanish Fork | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Castilla | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Salem | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Leland | 5.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1443535. 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.









