Juniper Heights, Arizona
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Prescott census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86303. It stands on Banning Creek. The Survey maps it on the Prescott quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 30 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
- 1947 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:63360, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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 Prescott quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Prescott quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
523 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 523 fires within 5 miles of Juniper Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,602 acres in total. 124 started naturally. 30 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 | 177 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 133 |
| Natural | 124 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | MYRTLE |
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | APPLE |
| 5 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | SUPER |
| 4 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | TRANSCENDENT |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | CARNATION |
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | SENATOR |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | SLASH |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Juniper Heights: 26 past producers, 18 producers, 15 prospects, 4 unknowns. 19 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1931, 1932 | |
| Convergens | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Empire Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Producer | 1877, 1912, 1941 | |
| Emporia Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1898, 1902, 1927 | |
| Gold Basis Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Producer | 1901, 1940 | |
| Groom Creek Property | Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Home Run Property | Silver, Gold, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| King Kelly Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Producer | 1885, 1904, 1942 | |
| Midnight Test Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Producer | 1902, 1935 | |
| Mudhole | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Knoll Village | 1.1 miles | 30 | |
| Prescott | 1.3 miles | 30 | |
| Miller Valley | 2.3 miles | 30 | |
| Fort Whipple | 2.3 miles | 30 | |
| Rancho Vista Estates | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Whipple | 2.5 miles | 30 | |
| Forbing Park | 3.5 miles | 30 | |
| Groom Creek | 3.6 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 30659. 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.













