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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 28 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 Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1905 USGS Jerome quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Mingus Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Mingus Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Mingus Mtn quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Cherry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
63 since 1994Regional 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/undetermined | 36 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | LUZENA |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority | NOT NAMED |
| 7 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | RACETACK |
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 26 August 2020 | Natural | 4.2 acres | Prescott National Forest | JACK |
| 18 August 2020 | Natural | 28 acres | Prescott National Forest | ASH |
| 15 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District | FARM |
| 15 August 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority | NOT NAMED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Atlas Copper | Silica, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Black Chief | Copper, Iron, Manganese, Silica, Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Black Chief Group Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | Magnetite | |
| Cash Reserve | Manganese, Iron, Sulfur, Titanium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Godac Group | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gold Coin | Silver, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Coin Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1931, 1941 | |
| Montana Property | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Pick and Drill Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1905, 1911 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry | 5.5 miles | 28 | |
| Dewey | 6.4 miles | 27 | |
| Dewey-Humboldt | 6.4 miles | 27 | |
| Humboldt | 6.7 miles | 27 | |
| Cedar Mill | 8.0 miles | 22 | |
| Flower Pot | 8.3 miles | 21 | |
| Blue Hills Farms | 9.4 miles | 30 | |
| Poland Junction | 9.9 miles | 33 |
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.













