Bear Canyon Junction, Arizona
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Carlos census division. The Survey maps it on the Cassadore Spring 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.
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Cassadore Spring quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Seneca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Bear Canyon Junction between 1993 and 2020, burning about 22,591 acres in total. 27 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 1997 | Natural | 1.5 acres | San Carlos Agency | HORSEPASTU |
| 2 August 2015 | Natural | 849 acres | San Carlos Agency | LOOKOUT |
| 14 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | San Carlos Agency | STUMP |
| 11 August 2011 | Natural | 3.0 acres | San Carlos Agency | NIGHT |
| 1 August 2020 | Natural | 21,428 acres | San Carlos Agency | CASSADORE SPRINGS |
| 8 July 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | San Carlos Agency | BEAR CANYON |
| 7 July 2018 | Natural | 3.5 acres | San Carlos Agency | CASEDORE |
| 4 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | San Carlos Agency | HOLIDAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Bear Canyon Junction: 7 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Asbestos. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos Deposit 21 | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Asbestos Prospect 22 | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Bear Canyon Mine | Asbestos | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bear Canyon Property | Asbestos | Past Producer | ||
| Black Mesa | Asbestos | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Blue River Prospect | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Cassadore Deposit | Asbestos | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Cassadore Deposit | Asbestos | Prospect | ||
| Oak Creek | Asbestos | Occurrence | Chrysotile | |
| Unnamed Asbestos Deposit | Asbestos | Occurrence | Chrysotile |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawmill | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Rocky Junction | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dehorn | 11.4 miles | 11 | |
| Tucker | 13.4 miles | 15 | |
| San Carlos | 13.6 miles | 12 | |
| McMillianville | 15.2 miles | 15 | |
| Black River Crossing | 15.5 miles | 13 | |
| Peridot | 15.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24317. 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.






