BlockRoad Junction Windmill, Arizona
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Tonto National Forest census division. It lies near Sycamore Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cooks Mesa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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
- 1929 USGS Turret Peak quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1933 USGS Turret Peak 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
- 1967 USGS Cooks Mesa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Payson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Cooks Mesa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Road Junction Windmill between 1993 and 2018, burning about 15,359 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Tonto National Forest | RIVER |
| 8 August 1995 | Natural | 25 acres | Tonto National Forest | WILLOW |
| 7 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | CRAMM |
| 14 August 2004 | Natural | 1,200 acres | Tonto National Forest | NEW |
| 11 August 2014 | Natural | 98 acres | Tonto National Forest | GRAPEVINE |
| 11 August 2004 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Tonto National Forest | SKULL |
| 7 July 2017 | Natural | 5,699 acres | Tonto National Forest | BULL |
| 6 July 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Tonto National Forest | ROOST |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Road Junction Windmill: 1 occurrence, 1 prospect, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Gold, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cramm Mtn. | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Rock Ledge Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite | |
| Seven Springs Onyx Mine | Gemstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek | 10.0 miles | 21 | |
| Wranglers Roost | 10.2 miles | 18 | |
| New River | 11.6 miles | 18 | |
| Cave Creek | 12.2 miles | 20 | |
| Carefree | 13.1 miles | 20 | |
| Anthem | 14.1 miles | 16 | |
| Dove Valley Ranch | 14.6 miles | 20 | |
| Carefree Foothills | 14.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 33651. 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.