Mount Carmel Junction, Utah
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Orderville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84755. It lies near Long Valley. The Survey maps it on the Mount Carmel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1886 USGS Kanab quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Kanab quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Kanab quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Mount Carmel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Mount Carmel Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 789 acres in total. 80 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 80 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | PINK |
| 9 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | SUGAR KNOL |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | CLAY FLAT |
| 28 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | CARMEL JCT |
| 28 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WHITE ROCK |
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GRAVIL PIT |
| 19 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MINERAL POINT |
| 19 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BURNT FLAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Mount Carmel Junction: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13003 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13004 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13010 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13003 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13004 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13005 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13008 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13010 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Utah Dept.Highways Pit No.13005 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept.Highways Pit No.13008 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Orderville | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Glendale | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Kanab | 14.7 miles | 17 | |
| Alton | 18.1 miles | 14 | |
| Long Valley Junction | 20.3 miles | 16 | |
| Duck Creek Village | 20.7 miles | 19 | |
| Navajo lake Lodge | 21.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437646. 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.






