BlockPowder Mountain West, Utah
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Ogden Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84310. The Survey maps it on the James Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS James Peak quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS James Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS James Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Powder Mountain West between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,908 acres in total. 5 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 | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | POWERLINE ROAD |
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GEERTSEN PEAK |
| 8 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DRY BASIN |
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ELK FIRE |
| 30 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | POWDER RIDGE |
| 25 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Bear River Area | VALLEY |
| 16 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | PUBLIC GROVE |
| 11 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WELLSVILLE CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Powder Mountain West: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Manganese Mine | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Red Jacket | Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Blue Bell Mine | Copper, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bluebell Mine | Copper, Iron | Past Producer | Malachite | |
| East Liberty Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29040 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Creek | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Wolf Star | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Wolf Creek Village | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Patio Springs | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Willow Creek | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty Bell Ranchettes | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| North Fork Estates | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Eden Hills | 5.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1453615. 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.