BlockRobbers Roost, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hualapai census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86435. The Survey maps it on the Robbers Roost Canyon quadrangle. It stands 6,060 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Diamond Creek quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Diamond Creek quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Williams quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Robbers Roost Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Peach Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Robbers Roost between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,248 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 22 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Truxton Canyon Agency | KOA |
| 20 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | KOA |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Truxton Canyon Agency | UNKNOWN |
| 26 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Truxton Canyon Agency | NOMAN |
| 12 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Truxton Canyon Agency | 3 JUNIPER |
| 12 August 2004 | Natural | 53 acres | Truxton Canyon Agency | BLUE |
| 11 August 2004 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Truxton Canyon Agency | GUSS |
| 5 July 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Truxton Canyon Agency | BABYLON |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frazier Wells | 9.4 miles | 19 | |
| Grand Canyon Caverns | 10.0 miles | 18 | |
| Rose Well Camp | 15.9 miles | 18 | |
| Bishop Place | 26.7 miles | 18 | |
| Tin House | 32.3 miles | 19 | |
| Kaibab Estates West | 45.1 miles | 21 | |
| Supai | 46.8 miles | 21 | |
| Cucamonga Junction | 47.6 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.
| Wikidata item Q19818326 | 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 24584. 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.