Mountain Vista, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85032. The Survey maps it on the Union Hills quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Union Hills quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Union Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Phoenix North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
945 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 945 fires within 5 miles of Mountain Vista between 1992 and 2020, burning about 272 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 16 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 | 899 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-122601 |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-101906 |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-101907 |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 334318 |
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-142070 |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-111664 |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-101900 |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-101899 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Mountain Vista: 17 unknowns, 12 past producers, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kruger and Sultan-Pat.#4355 & 1906 | Gold, Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Victoria Quicksilver | Mercury, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Jones-Husted Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | 1916 | |
| Nita Jean | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Stone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Stone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bluebell | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Contention Pat. 1180 | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Devide Pat.Claim 4321 | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Ely | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Mobilhome Park | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Pepper Ridge | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Paradise City | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Palm Lakes Village | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Suncrest Villas East | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Parque Vista Estates | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Sunset Hills | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Rancho Santa Fe | 1.4 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24965. 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.








