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Highjinks, Arizona

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the San Manuel census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85623. It lies near American Flag Hill. The Survey maps it on the Campo Bonito quadrangle.

Highjinks within Pinal County

On record in Highjinks

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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

73 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Highjinks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,920 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Natural18
Debris and open burning10
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2

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
16 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCoronado National ForestSYCAMORE
12 September 2016Naturalunder an acreCoronado National ForestCOD RANCH
5 August 2009Naturalunder an acreCoronado National ForestAPACHE
5 August 1993Natural10 acresCoronado National ForestJINKS
27 August 2015Naturalunder an acreCoronado National ForestPALISADES
26 August 2015Naturalunder an acreCoronado National ForestAMERICAN FLAG
22 August 1993Natural2.0 acresCoronado National ForestNEW
21 August 1993Natural8.0 acresCoronado National ForestRAY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pinal County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 48 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Highjinks: 21 past producers, 12 occurrences, 8 prospects, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Gold, Silver, Lead, 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
American FlagStone, Tungsten, Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, VanadiumPast Producer
American Flag MineSilver, Copper, Lead, GoldProducer1901, 1961
Bear Cat ClaimsTungsten, Silver, Vanadium, Molybdenum, GoldPast Producer1939
BurneyLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, TungstenPast Producer
Burney MinesSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, ManganeseProducer1947, 1967
Cody TunnelTungsten, GoldPast ProducerGold, Scheelite
Copper Belle ClaimsGold, Silver, Copper, MolybdenumOccurrence
Copper Belle PropertyGold, Molybdenum, Copper, SilverOccurrence
Golden EagleGold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pinal 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
Campo Bonito0.5 miles28
Oracle3.2 miles20
Casa del Oro5.6 miles20
San Manuel6.0 miles28
Saddle Brooke7.6 miles20
Fordville9.5 miles25
Tiger9.9 miles25
Oracle Junction10.4 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 29970. 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.