Moon Lake Lodge, Utah
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the North Duchesne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84031. It stands on Brown Duck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kidney Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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 Uinta quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Hayden Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Hayden Peak quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Kidney Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Kings Peak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Kidney Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Moon Lake Lodge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Ashley National Forest | SMOKEY |
| 13 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Ashley National Forest | not named |
| 7 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Ashley National Forest | not named |
| 5 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ashley National Forest | MILL PARK |
| 4 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Ashley National Forest | PETTY |
| 25 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Ashley National Forest | FISH CREEK |
| 22 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ashley National Forest | MOON LAKE CAMP |
| 22 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Ashley National Forest | BEAR WALLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Moon Lake Lodge: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Manganese, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Mine | Iron, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Fish Creek Manganese Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Fish Creek Manganese Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Paint Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1947 | |
| Phosphate Deposits #5 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | MARINE SEDIMENTARY | |
| Phosphate Deposits #6 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Lake Resort | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Mountain Home | 13.3 miles | 18 | |
| Altonah | 16.2 miles | 18 | |
| Talmage | 16.4 miles | 18 | |
| Boneta | 16.9 miles | 17 | |
| Hanna | 17.8 miles | 17 | |
| Tabiona | 18.3 miles | 14 | |
| Altamont | 18.6 miles | 17 |
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 Q122555933 | 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 1454823. 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.








