BlockMoenave, Arizona
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Tuba City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86045. It lies in Moenave Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Moenave quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1886 USGS Echo Cliffs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1891 USGS Echo Cliffs quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1956 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Moenave quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Tuba City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Moenave between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | KERLY VLY1 |
| 28 July 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | YELLOWHAIR |
| 19 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | TC/AIRPORT |
| 18 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | S TC CEMETERY |
| 11 May 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | DOBSON1 |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Moenave: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence | Bentonite | Occurrence | Bentonite | |
| Willow Springs Area | Bentonite | Occurrence | Bentonite |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moenave in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 3 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Moenave | - | A weak tornado or landspout was observed southwest of Tuba City near Kerley Valley. Verified by video. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Moenave | - | Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused flooding with debris flows over Highway 89 near mile marker 483. The highway was closed in both directions for about 30 minutes. |
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Moenave | - | Landspout tornado was spotted 10 miles north of Cameron, Arizona at 1:50 MDT. Only visible lofted debris was dust. Dissipated within 10 minutes after sighting. Video on Twitter. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Moenave | - | A tornado was reported by the public southwest of Tuba City. The time and location was estimated by the report, video, and radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Hidden Springs Mission | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Tuba City | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Moenkopi | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Rare Metals | 10.7 miles | 19 | |
| Cameron | 18.6 miles | 21 | |
| Tonalea | 23.5 miles | 16 | |
| Coal Mine Mesa | 24.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 8157. 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.