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.
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
- Copper Globe Mine, Approximately 3 miles south of I-70 and 17 miles southeast of Moore, Moorefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Copper Globe Mine, Miner's Cabin, Approximately 3 miles south of I-70 and 17 miles southeast of Moore, Moorefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Copper Globe Mine, Shed, Approximately 3 miles south of I-70 and 17 miles southeast of Moore, Moorefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Copper Globe Mine, Smelter Cabin, Approximately 3 miles south of I-70 and 17 miles southeast of Moore, Moorefederal building survey, 1 photograph
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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 Fish Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1896 USGS Fish Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Emery East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Salina quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Emery East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2020Regional 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/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Moab Field Office | CASTLE |
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Ventures | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Blue Dugway Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Blue Dugway Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Muddy Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Muddy Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #08022 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 08022 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
12 since 2010Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Moore | 2 killed | Flash flooding occurred in Little Wild Horse, Bell, Crack, and Dang Canyons, with two confirmed fatalities. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Moore | $5,000 | Park 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 2026 | Flash Flood | Moore | - | 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 2026 | Flash Flood | Moore | - | 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Moore | - | 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 2024 | Hail | Moore | - | Quarter-sized hail fell five miles west of exit 131 on Intersate 70. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Moore | - | 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 2020 | Flash Flood | Moore | - | Flash flooding was reported in Chute Canyon and Little Wild Horse Canyon. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Moore | - | Hikers who were caught in Crack Canyon during a thunderstorm reported hail that was approximately 1 inch in diameter. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Moore | - | 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 2010 | Flood | Moore | - | Multiple drainages flooded in Emery County, particularly near Goblin Valley State Park, where water flowed over the Little Wildhorse Road. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Moore | - | 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emery | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ferron | 8.8 miles | 20 | |
| Ferron Mill | 9.3 miles | 20 | |
| Molen | 9.4 miles | 19 | |
| Clawson | 11.9 miles | 19 | |
| Lone Tree Crossing | 14.0 miles | 18 | |
| Castle Dale | 18.4 miles | 19 | |
| Orangeville | 18.7 miles | 19 |
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 Moore | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6908114 | 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 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.







