Gallups, Arizona
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Tonto Basin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85554. It stands on Pigeon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sheep Basin Mountain quadrangle. It stands 4,154 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1887 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1937 USGS Diamond Butte quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Diamond Butte quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Diamond Butte quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Sheep Basin Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Payson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Sheep Basin Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Gallups between 1993 and 2018, burning about 62 acres in total. 15 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | DELLS |
| 31 August 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Tonto National Forest | PIGEON |
| 3 August 2011 | Natural | 15 acres | Tonto National Forest | BREAD |
| 3 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | BREADPAN |
| 23 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | NEAL |
| 6 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | SHEEP |
| 21 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | |
| 19 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | BREAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Gallups: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Iron, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bread Pan Et Al Claims | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Erie Property | Copper, Gold, Silver, Mercury | Past Producer | ||
| Iron King Group Prospect | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Iron King Group | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Red Warrior | Copper, Gold, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffeepot | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Gisela | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Jakes Corner | 8.5 miles | 23 | |
| Rye | 9.1 miles | 23 | |
| Spurlock | 9.5 miles | 21 | |
| Oxbow Estates | 10.9 miles | 22 | |
| Young | 11.9 miles | 18 | |
| Star Valley | 12.8 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q28221800 | 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 29245. 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.











