Saint Joseph Youth Camp, Arizona
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Flagstaff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86038. The Survey maps it on the Mormon Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mormon Lake quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Sedona quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
306 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 306 fires within 5 miles of Saint Joseph Youth Camp between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,735 acres in total. 191 started naturally. 5 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 | 191 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | DINNER |
| 7 September 1999 | Other causes | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | ZUMA |
| 6 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | BURT |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Mormon Lake Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 6 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | LAST |
| 6 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | FUSE |
| 6 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | PATCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Saint Joseph Youth Camp: 5 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Mormon Mtn. No. 1 Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| Sedge Spring Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim Playground | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Rockledge | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Mormon Lake | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Lakeview | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Tempe Camp | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Munds Park | 7.8 miles | 23 | |
| Coyote Basin Ranch | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Allan Lake Landing | 8.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 43103. 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.







