Molen, Utah
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Emery-Ferron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84523. It lies near Eli Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Molen quadrangle. It stands 5,764 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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 Manti quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1895 USGS Manti quadrangle1:250000
- 1923 USGS Castle Dale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1925 USGS Castle Dale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Manti quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Molen quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Molen between 2000 and 2020, burning about 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Southeast Area | ROCK CANYON |
| 20 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Moab Field Office | DUTCH FLAT |
| 15 May 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FERRON |
| 17 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Moab Field Office | PILE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Molen: 7 producers, 5 past producers. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Dugway Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Blue Dugway Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Emery Power Plant Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Emery Power Plant Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #08019 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #08020 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #08021 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highway's Pit #08020 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
1 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Molen in 1 storm report in 2007: 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Molen | - | A microburst near Molen produced a 56 knot wind gust. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferron | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Clawson | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Ferron Mill | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Castle Dale | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| Moore | 9.4 miles | 18 | |
| Orangeville | 9.6 miles | 19 | |
| Emery | 14.7 miles | 18 | |
| Lawrence | 16.2 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Molen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16895303 | 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 1437640. 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.








