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Almy, Wyoming

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Evanston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82930. It stands on Red Canyon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Murphy Ridge quadrangle.

Almy within Uinta County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

24 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Almy between 1994 and 2020, burning about 973 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 1 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
Natural9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Debris and open burning2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreUinta CountyWYOMING DOWNS GRASS FIRE
16 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKemmerer Field OfficeMOON
8 August 2011Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
30 August 2011Natural1.0 acresKemmerer Field OfficePAMCO NORTH
3 August 2000Natural60 acresSalt Lake Field OfficeDEERMTN
23 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresKemmerer Field OfficeCOMPTON
16 August 1994Natural600 acresRock Springs Field OfficeRED CANYON
15 August 2011Natural1.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Uinta County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Almy: 9 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownClayOccurrence
Unknown Claypit (Interpace Holdings, LLC)ClayProducerClay
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Uinta County

Storms near this place

15 since 2024

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Almy in 15 storm reports between 2024 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2026Thunderstorm WindAlmy-A strong thunderstorm produced a severe wind gust to 69mph at the N7SHZ Medicine Butt Mountain WY US CWOP site.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The Evanston North mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The Evanston North mesonet station recorded an initial strong wind gust of 58 mph at 2:30 pm MST, followed by a subsequent peak wind gust of 62 mph at 3:00 pm MST, and a final strong wind gust of 58 mph at 3:20 pm MST. More modest wind gusts in the 50 mph to 57 mph were recorded in between these observations. These wind gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The N7SHZ Medicine Butt Mountain mesonet station recorded a period of severe wind gusts with a peak wind gust of 87 mph at 5:57 pm MST as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The Evanston North mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 64 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The Evanston North mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The Evanston North mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 61 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The Evanston North mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 72 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a likely dry microburst associated with a line of weak showers.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The N7SHZ Medicine Butt Mountain mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 67 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The N7SHZ Medicine Butt Mountain mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a likely dry microburst associated with a line of weak showers.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The Evanston North mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 73 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindAlmy-A wind gust of 72 mph was recorded at the Medicine Butte mesonet site.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindAlmy-A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at the Evanston North mesonet site.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field ASOS recorded a period of wind gusts to 70 mph between 4:19 pm MST and 4:28 pm MST, followed by an additional period of gusts to 59 mph between 4:32 pm MST and 5:40 pm MST. These gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindAlmy-The N7SHZ Medicine Butt Mountain mesonet station recorded an initial peak wind gust of 69 mph and a subsequent gust of 64 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.

Every storm recorded in Uinta County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bear River3.8 miles9
Three Forks4.7 miles9
Evanston4.9 miles9
Beartown14.7 miles8
Altamont14.9 miles8
Aspen16.0 miles8
Hilliard16.8 miles8
Byrnes Crossing19.7 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1584802. 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.