Camp Creek, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Tonto National Forest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85262. It lies near Sycamore Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Humboldt Mountain quadrangle. It stands 3,392 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1930 USGS Cave Creek quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Cave Creek quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Humboldt Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Theodore Roosevelt Lake quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 2004 USGS Humboldt Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Camp Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 281,120 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 5 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | BUCK |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Tonto National Forest | HORSESHOE |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,476 acres | Tonto National Forest | SEARS |
| 24 September 2016 | Fireworks | 26 acres | Tonto National Forest | ROVER |
| 2 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | not named |
| 6 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Tonto National Forest | WILDCAT |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Camp Creek: 6 past producers, 6 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amethyst | Fluorine-Fluorite, Quartz | Prospect | ||
| Arizona White Eagle Stucco Co. Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Big Six | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Big Spar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Creek | Silica, Semiprecious Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| El Paso | Gold, Silver, Beryllium, Copper, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Manganese | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Manley Bickle Group | Feldspar, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Feldspar, Fluorite | |
| Manley Bickle Group | Uranium, Calcium, Feldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Portmanteau Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1920, 1937 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carefree | 8.2 miles | 20 | |
| Cave Creek | 8.9 miles | 20 | |
| Road Junction Windmill | 10.0 miles | 23 | |
| Carefree Foothills | 10.5 miles | 20 | |
| Dove Valley Ranch | 11.6 miles | 20 | |
| Sincuidados | 11.6 miles | 20 | |
| Dixileta Verde | 12.0 miles | 20 | |
| Lone Mountain Ranch | 12.3 miles | 20 |
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 Camp Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28220378 | 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 27200. 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.









