BlockBefore

Moore, Utah

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Emery-Ferron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84522. It lies near Castle Valley. The Survey maps it on the Emery East quadrangle. It stands 6,247 feet above sea level.

Moore within Emery County

On record in Moore

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 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

1 since 2020

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Moore in 2020, burning under an acre 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
15 October 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMoab Field OfficeCASTLE

Every fire recorded in Emery County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Moore: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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
Pacific VenturesUraniumUnknown
Blue Dugway Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Blue Dugway Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Muddy Creek Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Muddy Creek Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Utah Dept of Highways Pit #08022Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 08022Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Emery County

Storms near this place

12 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moore in 12 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 9 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 flood. The reports record 2 deaths. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2020Flash FloodMoore2 killedFlash flooding occurred in Little Wild Horse, Bell, Crack, and Dang Canyons, with two confirmed fatalities.
June 2015Flash FloodMoore$5,000Park rangers at Goblin Valley State Park reported flash flooding along the Temple Wash, with Temple Mountain Road severely washed out at the Temple Wash crossing. Flood waters from Temple Wash and Chute Canyon also crossed Little Wild Horse Road.
April 2026Flash FloodMoore-Goblin Valley State Park rangers reported all area dry washes and slot canyons were running. Chute Canyon wash was flooding across Wild Horse road. Time estimated.
April 2026Flash FloodMoore-Emery county emergency management reported an ongoing flood and search and rescue operation in Little Wildhorse Slot Canyon. Water was at least 1 to 2 feet deep with locally deeper water. Rescue was successful with no significant injuries reported.
September 2025Flash FloodMoore-A flash flood occurred in Little Wildhorse Canyon due to heavy rainfall in an area which drains into the narrow canyon. This flash flood trapped multiple groups, forcing these groups to seek higher ground. Search and rescue was notified, and eventually all parties were able to hike out safely.
June 2024HailMoore-Quarter-sized hail fell five miles west of exit 131 on Intersate 70.
August 2024Flash FloodMoore-The Emery County Emergency Manager reported around 2 feet of water was observed flowing through Bell Canyon. Time is estimated by archived radar and MRMS data. Exact location is estimated.
June 2020Flash FloodMoore-Flash flooding was reported in Chute Canyon and Little Wild Horse Canyon.
September 2011HailMoore-Hikers who were caught in Crack Canyon during a thunderstorm reported hail that was approximately 1 inch in diameter.
September 2011Flash FloodMoore-Flash flooding occurred in Crack Canyon, Little Wildhorse Canyon, and other washes near the Little Wildhorse Canyon trailhead. The floods were generally large and hikers caught in Crack Canyon had to run from the water, eventually making it back to the road before the water caught up with them.
October 2010FloodMoore-Multiple drainages flooded in Emery County, particularly near Goblin Valley State Park, where water flowed over the Little Wildhorse Road.
August 2010Flash FloodMoore-Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Little Wild Horse Canyon, with water there estimated to be 10 feet deep. Several roads in the area were also washed out.

Every storm recorded in Emery 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
Emery5.9 miles18
Ferron8.8 miles20
Ferron Mill9.3 miles20
Molen9.4 miles19
Clawson11.9 miles19
Lone Tree Crossing14.0 miles18
Castle Dale18.4 miles19
Orangeville18.7 miles19

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 MooreAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6908114The 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 1443578. 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.