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Hecla, Arizona

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Mingus Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86327. It stands on Little Hackberry Wash. The Survey maps it on the Cherry quadrangle.

Hecla within Yavapai County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 28 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.

Fires near this place

63 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Hecla between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,036 acres in total. 9 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/undetermined36
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use9
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
Fireworks1
Debris and open burning1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
8 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeLUZENA
19 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCentral Arizona Fire and Medical AuthorityNOT NAMED
7 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePrescott National ForestRACETACK
27 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
26 August 2020Natural4.2 acresPrescott National ForestJACK
18 August 2020Natural28 acresPrescott National ForestASH
15 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest DistrictFARM
15 August 2019Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreCentral Arizona Fire and Medical AuthorityNOT NAMED

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yavapai County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Hecla: 13 prospects, 8 past producers, 4 producers, 4 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
AmbassadorGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Atlas CopperSilica, Copper, Gold, SilverPast ProducerQuartz
Black ChiefCopper, Iron, Manganese, Silica, TitaniumPast Producer
Black Chief Group OccurrenceIronOccurrenceMagnetite
Cash ReserveManganese, Iron, Sulfur, Titanium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, SilicaProspect
Godac GroupCopper, Gold, Lead, SilverProspect
Gold CoinSilver, Gold, Iron, Manganese, CopperPast Producer
Gold Coin MineGold, Lead, Silver, CopperProducer1931, 1941
Montana PropertyCopper, Gold, Lead, SilverProspect
Pick and Drill MineGold, Silver, CopperProducer1905, 1911

Every working 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
Cherry5.5 miles28
Dewey6.4 miles27
Dewey-Humboldt6.4 miles27
Humboldt6.7 miles27
Cedar Mill8.0 miles22
Flower Pot8.3 miles21
Blue Hills Farms9.4 miles30
Poland Junction9.9 miles33

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 42742. 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.