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Pinetop, Arizona

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Snowflake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85935. It stands on Thompson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lakeside quadrangle.

Pinetop within Navajo County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

4 photographs, 2018

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

All sorts of items made of animal antlers are sold at the Antler Attic shop in Pinetop-Lakeside, a popular, woodsy Navajo County summer resort and second-home area for residents of larger Arizona desert cities such as Phoenix
All sorts of items made of animal antlers are sold at the Antler Attic shop in Pinetop-Lakeside, a popular, woodsy Navajo County summer resort and second-home area for residents of larger Arizona desert cities such as Phoenix
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Sculptures and decorations made of antlers are indeed a featured item at the Antler Attic shop in Pinetop-Lakeside, a popular, woodsy Navajo County summer resort and second-home area for residents of larger Arizona desert cities such as Phoenix
Sculptures and decorations made of antlers are indeed a featured item at the Antler Attic shop in Pinetop-Lakeside, a popular, woodsy Navajo County summer resort and second-home area for residents of larger Arizona desert cities such as Phoenix
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Building at Pinetop-Lakeside, a popular, woodsy Navajo County summer resort and second-home area for residents of larger Arizona desert cities such as Phoenix
Building at Pinetop-Lakeside, a popular, woodsy Navajo County summer resort and second-home area for residents of larger Arizona desert cities such as Phoenix
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress
Rustic resort cabins along the Lake of the Woods in Pinetop-Lakeside, a popular, woodsy Navajo County summer resort and second-home area for residents of larger Arizona desert cities such as Phoenix
Rustic resort cabins along the Lake of the Woods in Pinetop-Lakeside, a popular, woodsy Navajo County summer resort and second-home area for residents of larger Arizona desert cities such as Phoenix
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

435 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 435 fires within 5 miles of Pinetop between 1992 and 2020, burning about 202 acres in total. 158 started naturally. 25 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
Natural158
Missing data/not specified/undetermined111
Recreation and ceremony65
Misuse of fire by a minor32
Arson/incendiarism25
Smoking18
Debris and open burning13
Equipment and vehicle use7
Other causes2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2009Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestTANK
9 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado River AgencySATURDAY
9 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestMULLEN
8 September 2009Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestWALNUT
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTombstone Volunteer Fire DepartmentNOT NAMED
6 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestSPRINGER MOUNTAIN
6 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestCHIP
5 September 1996Naturalunder an acreFort Apache AgencyLARGO MTN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Navajo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Pinetop: 6 past producers, 5 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Pumice. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cinder PitPumiceUnknown
Cinder PitPumiceUnknown
Cinder PitPumiceUnknown
Cinder PitPumiceUnknown
Cinder PitPumiceUnknown
Cinder OccurrenceVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Indian Pine No. 3 Cinder PitVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Indian Pine No. 4 Cinder PitVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Indian Pine No. 5 Cinder PitVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Lakeside No. 1 Cinder PitVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer

Every working recorded in Navajo County

Storms near this place

14 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pinetop in 14 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 5 heavy rain, 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2019Flash FloodPinetop-Over 3.00 inches of rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding that damaged some roads and buildings in and around Show Low.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindPinetop-An eight inch diameter fruit tree was snapped in half because of a thunderstorm gust front.
July 2013Heavy RainPinetop-Up to two inches of rain was reported in Pinetop-Lakeside. Dime sized hail covered the ground.
July 2012HailPinetop-Quarter sized hail and some slightly larger stones were reported in Lakeside.
July 2011Heavy RainPinetop-Thunderstorms produced 2.25 inches of rain in an hour in Pinetop-Lakeside.
August 2006Heavy RainPinetop-Heavy rain caused street flooding to the top of tires in Pinetop-Lakeside. Roads were blocked by high water and water entered a few homes.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindPinetop-Thunderstorm winds caused some building damage and downed trees in Pinetop-Lakeside.
August 2005Flash FloodPinetop-Heavy rain caused the closure of Highway 260 in the Pinetop-Lakeside area. Several culverts burst. Several homes had water damage. Highway 73 from Lakeside to Whiteriver was closed twice because of water flowing over the road. Up to 5 inches of rain was reported at the Pinetop Country Club. A spotter two miles north of McNary reported just over 4 inches of rain during the afternoon.
July 2004HailPinetop-Spotters reported 3/4 inch diameter hail.
August 2003Heavy RainPinetop-One inch of rain fell in 15 minutes.
June 2000Heavy RainPinetop-A weather spotter in Pinetop-Lakeside reported 1.8 inches of rain in 75 minutes. Street flooding was observed.
August 1999HailPinetop-A weather spotter measured 0.75 inch diameter hail in Pinetop.
July 1999FloodPinetop-An estimated three inches of rainfall produced local flooding in east Pinetop with water entering two homes. Erosion ditches two feet wide and seven feet deep were produced by the runoff.
August 2001HailPinetop-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Navajo County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Pinetop-Lakeside1.7 miles21
Lakeside2.7 miles21
Indian Pine3.6 miles22
Lake of the Woods3.8 miles21
Sponseller5.5 miles21
Show Low10.1 miles16
Bell10.2 miles19
Roundy Crossing14.3 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 32990. 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.