Sunridge Highlands, Utah
11 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 84317. The Survey maps it on the Sharp Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Sharp Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sharp Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Sharp Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Sunridge Highlands between 1992 and 2020, burning about 971 acres in total. 4 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 | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LA PLATTA |
| 21 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SINK HOLE |
| 9 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MARY'S CANYON |
| 3 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CAUSEY ESTATES |
| 24 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 420 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BEAVER CREEK |
| 20 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 46 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DOC FLAT |
| 2 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PAGE PLACE |
| 5 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LA PLATA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sunridge Highlands: 5 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Lead, Copper, Lead, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone | Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| La Plata | Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | |
| La Plata Claims | Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Galena, Malachite, Silver | |
| Red Jacket | Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Ut Dept of Highways No 29033 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 29033 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29032 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys. No. 29033 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Park | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Powder Mountain West | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Huntsville Hollow | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Wolf Star | 9.5 miles | 12 | |
| Middle Fork Ranches | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Wolf Creek | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Eden Village | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Wolf Creek Village | 9.7 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122564562 | 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 1453614. 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.






