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.
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.
La Casa del High Jinkslisted 1996 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1911 USGS Winkelman quadrangle1:125000
- 1913 USGS Winkelman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Campo Bonito quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Mammoth quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Campo Bonito quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Mammoth quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Mammoth quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Campo Bonito quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 29 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | SYCAMORE |
| 12 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | COD RANCH |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | APACHE |
| 5 August 1993 | Natural | 10 acres | Coronado National Forest | JINKS |
| 27 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | PALISADES |
| 26 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | AMERICAN FLAG |
| 22 August 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | NEW |
| 21 August 1993 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | RAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Flag | Stone, Tungsten, Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| American Flag Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold | Producer | 1901, 1961 | |
| Bear Cat Claims | Tungsten, Silver, Vanadium, Molybdenum, Gold | Past Producer | 1939 | |
| Burney | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Burney Mines | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Manganese | Producer | 1947, 1967 | |
| Cody Tunnel | Tungsten, Gold | Past Producer | Gold, Scheelite | |
| Copper Belle Claims | Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Belle Property | Gold, Molybdenum, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Eagle | Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campo Bonito | 0.5 miles | 28 | |
| Oracle | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Casa del Oro | 5.6 miles | 20 | |
| San Manuel | 6.0 miles | 28 | |
| Saddle Brooke | 7.6 miles | 20 | |
| Fordville | 9.5 miles | 25 | |
| Tiger | 9.9 miles | 25 | |
| Oracle Junction | 10.4 miles | 21 |
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.












