Gu Chuapo, Arizona
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85634. It lies near Ali Molina Canyon. The Survey maps it on the San Juan Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1941 USGS Baboquivari Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Fresnal quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Baboquivari Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Juan Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS San Juan Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Sells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Gu Chuapo between 1993 and 2016, burning about 6,553 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2007 | Natural | 5,900 acres | Gila District Office | ALAMBRE |
| 22 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | HWY86123 |
| 3 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 acres | Papago Agency | FRESNAL FIRE |
| 23 June 2016 | Firearms and explosives use | 3.0 acres | Papago Agency | SAN JUAN 1 |
| 23 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Papago Agency | SAN JUAN 2 |
| 23 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Papago Agency | SAN JUAN 3 |
| 29 May 2006 | Natural | 22 acres | Papago Agency | TRADING POST |
| 14 May 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | FRESNALCYN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 50 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Gu Chuapo: 42 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Banana Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | 1954 | |
| Big Banana Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Cautivo | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Esperanza | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Independence Group | Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1953 | |
| Independence Group | Tungsten, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Juanita No 10 | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Mina Claim | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ornden | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Black Dragon Group | Manganese | Past Producer | 1952, 1953 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gu Chuapo in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 debris flow. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Debris Flow | Gu Chuapo | $5,000 | Nearly 2 inches of rain in less than 2 hours over the Contreras burn scar caused a 1-2 ft debris flow across State Highway 386 to Kitt Peak. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiuli Shaik | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pitoikam | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ali Molina | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Kahachi Miliuk | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Chiawuli Tak | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Chukson | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Ali Chukson | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Uhs Kug | 7.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24443. 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.








