Pitoikam, Arizona
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85639. It stands on Mulberry Wash. The Survey maps it on the Chiuli Shaik quadrangle. It stands 3,068 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1941 USGS Baboquivari Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Fresnal quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Baboquivari Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Chiuli Shaik quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Sells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Pitoikam between 2003 and 2016, burning about 3,182 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2003 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Papago Agency | MONTEZUMAF |
| 3 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 acres | Papago Agency | FRESNAL FIRE |
| 24 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 805 acres | Papago Agency | SYCAMORE |
| 20 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.1 acres | Papago Agency | HARVEY FIRE |
| 19 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 acres | Papago Agency | BABO FIRE |
| 10 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Papago Agency | TIRE |
| 30 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,663 acres | Gila District Office | MONTEZUMA |
| 23 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | BABOQUIVARI PARK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Pitoikam: 24 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Mine | Gold, Silica, Silver, Quartz, Copper, Lead, Manganese | Past Producer | 1888, 1898 | |
| Allison Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Cautivo | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Esperanza | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mina Claim | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ornden | Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Ventana Mine Group | Copper, Gold, Silver, Manganese, Zinc, Lead | Producer | 1900, 1972 | |
| Ventana Mine Group | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Conservation | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Bell | Copper, Silver | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahachi Miliuk | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Chiuli Shaik | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Gu Chuapo | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Chutum Vaya | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Topawa | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| South Komelik | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Ali Molina | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Utevak | 8.4 miles | 16 |
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 Pitoikam | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28912611 | 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 24565. 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.







