Grouse Creek, Utah | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Utah |
Pushpin Label: | Grouse Creek |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Utah |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Utah |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1876 |
Founder: | Benjamin F. Cook |
Named For: | Sage Grouse |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 5331 |
Coordinates: | 41.7094°N -113.8833°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 84313 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1428419[1] |
Grouse Creek (also Cookesville) is an unincorporated community in the nearly unpopulated northwestern region of Box Elder County, Utah, United States, near the Idaho and Nevada borders. The community lies along unpaved roads north of State Route 30 in the Grouse Creek Mountains.[2] Its elevation is 5,331 feet (1,625 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 84313.[3]
Grouse Creek was first settled in 1876.[4] The community took its name from a nearby creek of the same name where grouse were abundant.[5]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Grouse Creek has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[6]