Vivian Park, Utah
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the American Fork-Pleasant Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84604. It stands on South Fork Provo River. The Survey maps it on the Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle. It stands 5,200 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1885 USGS Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Orem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Provo quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
145 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Vivian Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,917 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 20 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 | 36 |
| Natural | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 640 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | WHEELER |
| 7 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | STEAK KNIFE |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | HOPE |
| 4 September 1997 | Fireworks | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SQUAW PEAK OVERLOOK |
| 27 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CANYON GLEN |
| 27 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
| 25 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HAZARD REDUCTION EXP DISP |
| 22 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | PROVO RIVER#1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Vivian Park: 6 producers, 6 past producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Reservoir Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Squaw Peak | Lead | Producer | ||
| Pole Canyon Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Pole Canyon Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hurst Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25031 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 26019 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 26020 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 26021 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Gravel Pit No. 25031 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
6 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vivian Park in 6 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Flood | Vivian Park | $5,000 | The Provo River exceeded flood stage after a planned release from Deer Creek Dam, which was necessary to make space in the upstream reservoir in anticipation of spring snow melt. Flows peaked at 1905 cfs on May 17, before gradually decreasing through the week. The flood waters undercut the Provo River Trail near Canyon Glen Park, causing the Utah County Sheriff to close the trail, but otherwise damage was minimal due to planning and mitigation. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vivian Park | - | Mesonet station SND at Arrowhead Summit recorded a wind gust of 61 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vivian Park | - | The Arrowhead Summit mesonet station recorded an initial strong wind gust of 59 mph at 6:00 pm MST as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. A second peak wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at 6:10 pm MST before winds began to subside. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vivian Park | - | The Sundance Arrowhead mesonet weather station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vivian Park | - | The Arrowhead Summit sensor recorded a peak gust of 62 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vivian Park | - | The Arrowhead Summit sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 62 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Nunns | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Sundance | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Canyon Glen | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Springdell | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Aspen Grove | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Wicks | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Christmas City | 4.5 miles | 24 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Vivian Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7937756 | 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 1446943. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









