Alpine Junction, Wyoming
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Afton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83128. It stands on Greys River. The Survey maps it on the Alpine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1932 USGS Irwin quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Irwin quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Irwin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Palisades quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Alpine Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 493 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | LONG SPRINGS |
| 7 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | MCNEEL CREEK |
| 5 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | INDIAN CREEK |
| 5 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | PALISADES |
| 5 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | MCCOY |
| 23 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Upper Snake Field Office | MILE MARKER 401 |
| 22 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Alpine Junction: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc Coy Creek Gold Placer I | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Bradley Mountain (trench CP-56) | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Burnt Timber Canyon (trench CP-48) | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Etna | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Star Valley Ranch | 14.3 miles | 9 | |
| Thayne | 17.4 miles | 14 | |
| Bedford | 19.4 miles | 9 | |
| Turnerville | 22.5 miles | 9 | |
| Auburn | 26.3 miles | 12 | |
| Grover | 26.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597729. 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.







