Elden Pueblo, Arizona
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Flagstaff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86004. It lies near Sheep Hill. The Survey maps it on the Flagstaff East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 31 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.
- 1886 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1899 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:125000
- 1912 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Flagstaff East quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1982 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
806 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 806 fires within 5 miles of Elden Pueblo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,358 acres in total. 288 started naturally. 24 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 | 288 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 256 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 172 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | PUEBLO |
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | BOTTOMLESS |
| 8 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | SPARKS |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northern District | TURKEY |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | BOLD |
| 6 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | SLOPE |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Elden Pueblo: 5 past producers, 5 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Pumice, Marble, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Mtn. | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Red Hill Pit | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Wildcat Hill Pit | Volcanic Materials, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Cinders | |
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pits | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Flagstaff East No. 5 Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Flagstaff | 3.2 miles | 31 | |
| Mountain View Ranches | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Flagstaff | 5.4 miles | 30 | |
| Cosnino | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Cogdill Center | 5.6 miles | 30 | |
| Winona | 8.9 miles | 22 | |
| Darling | 9.3 miles | 22 | |
| Riordan | 9.6 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 28842. 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.












