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Rimrock, Arizona

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Camp Verde-Sedona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86335. It lies near Red Tank Draw. The Survey maps it on the Casner Butte quadrangle. It stands 3,593 feet above sea level.

Rimrock within Yavapai County

On record in Rimrock

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 3 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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.

Fires near this place

261 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 261 fires within 5 miles of Rimrock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 799 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined133
Equipment and vehicle use47
Natural45
Recreation and ceremony9
Smoking8
Debris and open burning7
Arson/incendiarism6
Fireworks3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 1995Naturalunder an acreCoconino National ForestINTERSECTION
7 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCoconino National ForestLAWRENCE CROSSING
7 September 2010Naturalunder an acreCoconino National ForestWINTER
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCoconino National ForestHIGH
5 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCoconino National ForestSUNSET
4 September 2003Naturalunder an acreCoconino National ForestMISSISSIPPI
29 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office153002
25 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined124 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest DistrictCRESOTE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yavapai County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rimrock: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
B and B Materials Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerGravel
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Yavapai County

Storms near this place

14 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rimrock in 14 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 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 2015Thunderstorm WindRimrock$1,000,000The Rimrock Fire District reported wind caused roof damage to homes along Airport Road, one mobile home flipped, and 12 inch diameter trees were uprooted. Power poles were blown down or snapped along Beaver Creek Road. In all, 41 structures suffered minor damage, six structures suffered major damage, and 2,300 people were without power after the storm hit.
October 2025Flash FloodRimrock-The West Clear Creek stream gauge near Camp Verde (WCLA3) recorded a rapid 6.5 ft rise. That's an increase in flow from 48 to 6039 cfs.
October 2025Flash FloodRimrock-A USGS stream gauge on West Clear Creek near Camp Verde (WCLA3) recorded a 3.6 foot rise from widespread heavy rainfall across the basin. That's an increase in flow from 509 to 4154 cfs.
July 2010Heavy RainRimrock-Over one and half inches (1.60) of rain fall overnight. Most of that fell from 645 AM to 838 AM.
October 2010HailRimrock-A thunderstorm produced 1.25 inch diameter hail. The trail at Lake Montezuma was closed due to the hail.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindRimrock-A thunderstorm produced very windy conditions with wind gusts estimated to be over 60 MPH and was tearing up signs.
August 2005Flash FloodRimrock-A car was stuck in an overflowing wash near Beaver Creek School in Rimrock.
October 2005HailRimrock-Lots of one inch diameter hail. Larger hail (1 1/2 inch diameter) caused damage to vehicles.
August 2000HailRimrock-A thrunderstorm produced hail, and strong wind in the Rimrock area. There were reports of one inch hail and wind damaged roofs.
September 1999Flash FloodRimrock-Very heavy rain across the western Mogollon rim produced small stream flooding in the Oak Creek basin. On the Wet Beaver Creek northeast of Rimrock, stage rises of 5 feet in one hour were detected by USGS gages.
September 1997Thunderstorm WindRimrock-Thunderstorm wind gust to 77 knots (88 mph).
September 2002FloodRimrock-no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindRimrock-no account filed
August 2001HailRimrock-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Yavapai 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
Lawrence Crossing0.7 miles22
Lake Montezuma2.1 miles21
McGuireville3.9 miles21
Mesa Verde Estates7.6 miles21
Fort River Caves7.8 miles21
Middle Verde8.0 miles21
Tres Rios8.1 miles21
Verde River Meadows One8.1 miles21

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 RimrockAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q28912555The 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 33627. 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.