Pantano, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tucson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85641. It lies near Cross Hill. The Survey maps it on The Narrows quadrangle. It stands 3,553 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1904 USGS Patagonia quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Patagonia quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Empire Mountains quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Fort Huachuca quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Pantano between 1992 and 2020, burning about 232 acres in total. 5 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 | 120 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | PEGASUS |
| 7 September 1997 | Natural | 40 acres | Coronado National Forest | DISTILLERY |
| 7 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 27 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | BELL |
| 23 September 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 15 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | DAVIDSON CANYON |
| 1 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | BELL ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Pantano: 8 occurrences, 2 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Brick Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Verde Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| I-19 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pantano Clay Deposit | Brick Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Calif-Portland Cement Co Clay Lease | Clay | Unknown | ||
| California-Portland Cement Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Pantano Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Rincon Valley No. 2 | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Rincon Valley No. 4 | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Rincon Valley No. 6 | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pantano in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 7 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Pantano | $20,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding along Interstate 10 west of Mescal and ponding of water three feet deep in the Marsh Station Road underpass. One person was injured in a crash on the interstate after the driver lost control of the vehicle in the flood waters. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Pantano | $15,000 | A swift water rescue occurred along Highland ave. at Arroyo Chico. Numerous streets in the city of Tucson were also impassable. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Pantano | $5,000 | Numerous washes in the Tucson area flowed including Cienega Creek. There were numerous reports of road closures throughout Tucson due to flooding. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pantano | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds severely damaged an RV port and downed large tree limbs southwest of Mescal. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pantano | - | A severe wind gust was measured by a Pima County weather station located at the KEMX radar site. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Pantano | - | Heavy rain caused extreme flows in Davidson Wash, which was flowing 300 ft across. The wash flowed across Empire View Road, stranding residents on either side of it. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Pantano | - | A trained spotter reported one inch of rainfall occurred in 30 minutes in Vail with streets flooded. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Pantano | - | The Pantano Wash near Vail rose 9 feet in one hour and rose about 2 feet out of its banks per the USGS Stream Gage. This flash flooding moved downstream to the Harrison Road low water crossing where several feet of water crossed the roadway. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Pantano | - | A 6 foot rise occurred on Cienega Creek South of Vail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrington Place | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain View | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| New Tucson | 6.8 miles | 21 | |
| Pimaco Two | 7.6 miles | 21 | |
| Vail | 7.7 miles | 23 | |
| Corona de Tucson | 10.6 miles | 21 | |
| Esmond | 11.7 miles | 25 | |
| Rosemont Junction | 14.0 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pantano | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16242860 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 32656. 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.








