Tamarack, Utah
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Ogden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84404. It lies near Jumpoff Canyon. The Survey maps it on the North Ogden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 North Ogden quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS North Ogden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS North Ogden quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Tamarack between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,164 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 14 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 | 55 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 35 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | TAYLOR CANYON |
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 59 OGDEN CYN |
| 5 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | LEWIS PEAK |
| 30 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SKYLAND |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | AJ CREEK |
| 28 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | JET WAY |
| 27 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | N. OGDEN |
| 23 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | NORTH VIEW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Tamarack: 16 prospects, 6 past producers, 5 producers, 2 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville Brick Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Harrisville Brick Plant Deposit | Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Jenny Joe Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence | Malachite | |
| Kathy Ann Claim | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Ogden Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Norman Fluorspar Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1953, 1957 | |
| Norman Fluorspar Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Norman Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite | |
| Norman Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| Dereice Balls Sand and Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Hills | 0.1 miles | 14 | |
| Packer Place | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| Jumpoff Canyon | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Road Estates | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Crest | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cliff Heights | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| Majestic View Homes | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Lewis | 0.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1453381. 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.






