BlockBaby Rocks, Arizona
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1883 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Kayenta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86033. It sits by Baby Rocks. The Survey maps it on the Baby Rocks quadrangle. It stands 5,236 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1883 USGS Marsh Pass quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Marsh Pass quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Agathla Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Agathla Peak 1 SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Kayenta quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Baby Rocks quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Baby Rocks: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lake | Uranium | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayenta | 13.4 miles | 14 | |
| Chilchinbito | 17.6 miles | 13 | |
| Tsegi | 23.9 miles | 13 | |
| Betatakin Overlook | 28.4 miles | 14 | |
| Shonto | 35.8 miles | 13 | |
| Pinon | 47.9 miles | 15 | |
| Hard Rocks | 53.2 miles | 14 | |
| Smoke Signal | 54.9 miles | 19 |
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 Baby Rocks | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q24191671 | 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 25314. 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.
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.