Mosida, Utah
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Goshen census division. It lies near Clyde Knoll. The Survey maps it on the Soldiers Pass quadrangle. It stands 4,557 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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
- 1950 USGS Soldiers Pass quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS West Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1993 USGS Soldiers Pass quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Soldiers Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Mosida between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,886 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | BURNT CANYON |
| 6 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BATEMAN FIRE |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 68 DUMP |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | MM 14 |
| 27 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MP 15 |
| 20 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 156 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | N. CHIMNEY ROCK |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MOSIDA |
| 12 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SR68 MM15.5 E. |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Mosida: 10 occurrences, 7 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blowhile Hill Se Prospect | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Blowhole Hill-Greeley Pass Prospects | Calcium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Manganese, Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Calcite, Limonite, Pyrolusite | |
| Fox Hills Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Pfeiffer Canyon Upper Prospects | Calcium, Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Black Point South Pit | Aggregate, Light Weight | Past Producer | Orthoclase, Plagioclase | |
| White Knoll Pit | Aggregate, Light Weight | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Black Point Nw Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Cat Hill Ne Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Cat Hill North Prospect | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Calcite | |
| Clyde Knoll Limestone Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Calcite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Mountain | 10.0 miles | 20 | |
| Hillside (historical) | 10.5 miles | 17 | |
| Genola | 10.8 miles | 19 | |
| Keigley | 11.5 miles | 20 | |
| Townsend | 11.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lant | 11.6 miles | 18 | |
| Fairfield | 11.8 miles | 21 | |
| Lake Shore | 12.0 miles | 21 |
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 Mosida | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14711838 | 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 1437643. 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.








