BlockPoint of Rocks, Wyoming
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1992. It lies in ZIP code area 82201. The Survey maps it on the Harris Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1943 USGS Esterbrook quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Esterbrook quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Torrington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Torrington quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Laramie Peak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Harris Park quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Harris Park quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Point of Rocks between 1992 and 2017, burning about 248 acres in total. 66 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 | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | NHH |
| 6 September 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | THREE CRIPLES |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | BINSORD TARGET TREE |
| 28 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | EAST GREEN RIDGE |
| 21 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | COTTNWOOD PARK FIRE |
| 2 September 2016 | Natural | 47 acres | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | CROW CREEK FIRE |
| 2 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | HOT ROCK |
| 17 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | FALL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Point of Rocks: 5 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Deposit | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Diamond Bell Mine | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Dick Riley Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Dick Riley Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Mahoney #1 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binford | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Toltec | 20.1 miles | 10 | |
| Reed Place | 24.3 miles | 10 | |
| Little Medicine | 37.2 miles | 10 | |
| Rock Creek (historical) | 46.5 miles | 8 | |
| Wilcox | 53.3 miles | 8 | |
| Lookout | 54.3 miles | 8 | |
| Harper | 54.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1602219. 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.