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.
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
Beaver Creek Ranger Stationlisted 1993- Beaver Creek Schoollisted 2016
- Montezuma Castle National Monument-Back Ranch Historic District-Montezuma Well Unitlisted 2013
Surveyed buildings and structures 3 records
- William B. Back Ranch, 5525 Beaver Creek Road, Rimrockfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- William B. Back Ranch, Residence, 5525 Beaver Creek Road, Rimrockfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- William B. Back Ranch, Smokehouse, 5525 Beaver Creek Road, Rimrockfederal building survey, 8 photographs
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1887 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1923 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Casner Butte quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Sedona quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
261 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 133 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 47 |
| Natural | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | INTERSECTION |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | LAWRENCE CROSSING |
| 7 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | WINTER |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | HIGH |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | SUNSET |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | MISSISSIPPI |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 153002 |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 124 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District | CRESOTE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B and B Materials Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
14 since 1997Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimrock | $1,000,000 | The 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Rimrock | - | 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Rimrock | - | 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 2010 | Heavy Rain | Rimrock | - | Over one and half inches (1.60) of rain fall overnight. Most of that fell from 645 AM to 838 AM. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Rimrock | - | A thunderstorm produced 1.25 inch diameter hail. The trail at Lake Montezuma was closed due to the hail. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimrock | - | A thunderstorm produced very windy conditions with wind gusts estimated to be over 60 MPH and was tearing up signs. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Rimrock | - | A car was stuck in an overflowing wash near Beaver Creek School in Rimrock. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Rimrock | - | Lots of one inch diameter hail. Larger hail (1 1/2 inch diameter) caused damage to vehicles. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Rimrock | - | A thrunderstorm produced hail, and strong wind in the Rimrock area. There were reports of one inch hail and wind damaged roofs. |
| September 1999 | Flash Flood | Rimrock | - | 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 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimrock | - | Thunderstorm wind gust to 77 knots (88 mph). |
| September 2002 | Flood | Rimrock | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimrock | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Rimrock | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Crossing | 0.7 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Montezuma | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| McGuireville | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Mesa Verde Estates | 7.6 miles | 21 | |
| Fort River Caves | 7.8 miles | 21 | |
| Middle Verde | 8.0 miles | 21 | |
| Tres Rios | 8.1 miles | 21 | |
| Verde River Meadows One | 8.1 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 Rimrock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28912555 | 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 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.










