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Castle Hot Springs, Arizona

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Congress census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85342. It lies near Salvation Peak. The Survey maps it on the Governors Peak quadrangle.

Castle Hot Springs within Yavapai County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

8 of 12 photographs shown, 2019

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Castle Hot Springs resort was completed in 1896 by the brother of the Arizona Governor Oakes Murphy, and the newly renamed "Castle Hot Springs" was heavily advertised to potential clients. During the resort's heyday in the 1920s it was visited by celebrities such as Zane Grey, as well as famous families such as the Rockefellers. Castle Hot Springs has been remodeled and new owners have extensively remodeled and added to the property, adding 12 spring bungalows, with hot spring fed tubs, and 17 sky-view cabins. The resort reopened to visitors in February of 2019
Highsmith, Carol M, 2019. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Yavapai County

Fires near this place

19 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Castle Hot Springs between 1995 and 2020, burning about 85 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 1996Naturalunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
29 July 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined35 acresPhoenix District OfficeCASTLE
25 July 1996Naturalunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
22 July 2006Recreation and ceremony8.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeCOW CREEK
25 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined18 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest DistrictCOLUMBIA
24 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresPhoenix District OfficeCASTLE CREEK
24 June 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresPhoenix District OfficeTAC2
24 June 1995Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresPhoenix District OfficeBEE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yavapai County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Castle Hot Springs: 9 past producers, 6 prospects, 5 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Silica, Quartz, Silver, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Burnbrite SilverSilver, CopperPast ProducerVein
Castle Hot SpringsSilica, QuartzPast ProducerChalcedony
Castle Hot SpringsGeothermalUnknown
Columbia MineGold, PlatinumProducerStream Placer
Great Cross Cut ClaimsTungsten, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Great Cross Cut ProspectTungsten, Silver, GoldProducer1872, 1875, 1940
Sheep MountainMolybdenum, CopperProspect1900
Southwest QuarriesStone, DimensionPast Producer
Black Buck GroupManganesePast Producer
Black Buck ProspectManganeseProducerSurface/Underground

Every working recorded in Yavapai County

Storms near this place

1 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Castle Hot Springs in 1 storm report in 1993: 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 1993HailCastle Hot Springs-Walnut-size hail covered the ground during a severe thunderstorm.

Every storm recorded in Yavapai County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Casa Rosa2.8 miles18
Columbia4.4 miles31
Humbug5.3 miles31
Big Reef Mill6.7 miles16
Tip Top (historical)7.6 miles28
Briggs8.1 miles30
Copperopolis8.9 miles30
Packer9.3 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2533. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.