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Mount Aire, Utah

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Emigration census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84109. It stands on Mount Aire. The Survey maps it on the Mount Aire quadrangle.

Mount Aire within Salt Lake County

On record in Mount Aire

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

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 26 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

70 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Mount Aire between 1993 and 2020, burning about 489 acres in total. 20 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
Natural20
Recreation and ceremony18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1
Debris and open burning1
Firearms and explosives use1

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
7 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestBIG WATER
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSalt Lake Field OfficeDEVONSHIRE 2
4 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestGOBBLERS KNOB
3 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestMOUNT AIRE
25 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestBIG WATER
22 September 2020Natural60 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestNEFFS
22 September 2005Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestNEFFS WFU
2 September 2019Naturalunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsGREEN CAN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Salt Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Mount Aire: 5 occurrences, 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Cement Rock, Lead, Silver, Lead, Silica. 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
Canyon Rim QuarriesLimestone, General, Clay, Cement RockPast ProducerCalcite
Emigration Canyon ProspectsLimestone, GeneralOccurrenceCalcite
Hayes MineGold, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Last Dollar MineLeadOccurrenceCalcite, Galena
Mill Creek PhosphatePhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
Parleys Canyon QuarryLimestone, DimensionProducer
Pharaohs Glen QuarryStone, DimensionPast ProducerQuartz
Scott ProspectsLead, SilverOccurrenceReplacement
UnknownSand and Gravel, Construction, StoneOccurrence
White WaySilicaPast ProducerPlacer

Every working recorded in Salt Lake 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
Emigration Canyon3.8 miles27
Mount Olympus4.7 miles25
East Millcreek5.3 miles25
Canyon Rim5.7 miles25
Pinecrest6.0 miles24
Foothill Village6.1 miles25
University Village6.5 miles27
Fort Douglas (historical)6.6 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1443622. 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.