Kuakatch, Arizona
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85634. The Survey maps it on the Gunsight quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mt. Ajo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Gunsight quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Gunsight quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Kuakatch between 2005 and 2013, burning about 40 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Papago Agency | MALE |
| 2 June 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | AJO |
| 11 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Papago Agency | GUNSIGHT FIRE |
| 1 June 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Papago Agency | GUNSIGHT |
| 11 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Papago Agency | SIGHT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Kuakatch: 14 past producers, 6 producers, 4 prospects, 2 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajo Gunsight Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1919, 1922 | |
| Ajo Gunsight Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Black Bess Mine Group | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Gold, Powellite, Scheelite | |
| Bullion Bar Mine Group | Gold, Silver, Copper, Tungsten | Producer | Gold, Scheelite, Silver | |
| Bullion Bar Mine Group | Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Crescent Et Al Group | Silver, Tungsten, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Copper, Gold, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Gunsight Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1881, 1965 | |
| Kerlin Et Al Group | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Submarine Group | Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Sunset Limited Mine Group | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Producer | Gold, Scheelite, Silver |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kuakatch in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Kuakatch | - | Heavy rain of 2-3 in 90 minutes caused Gunsight Wash to rise rapidly and flood/close Highway 85 near mile post 55. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Kuakatch | - | Flash flooding forced the closure of Highway 85 between Why and Organ Pipe National Monument. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuchuli | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Gu Vo | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hotason Vo | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Charco | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Why | 9.7 miles | 14 | |
| Hoa Murk | 9.8 miles | 14 | |
| Sikort Chuapo | 12.3 miles | 14 | |
| Sweetwater | 12.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 6776. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










