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Schuchuli, Arizona

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85321. The Survey maps it on the Gunsight quadrangle.

Schuchuli within Pima County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 14 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

10 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Schuchuli between 2005 and 2019, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1
Debris and open burning1

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
27 July 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePapago AgencyMALE
20 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePhoenix District OfficeWHY
20 June 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePhoenix District OfficeWHY
1 June 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePapago AgencyGUNSIGHT
19 May 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acrePapago AgencyWOLF
20 April 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acrePapago AgencyHWY 86 MP 61
15 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePapago AgencyHWY86 MP57.5
15 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePapago AgencyHWY86 MP63

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pima County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Schuchuli: 8 past producers, 5 producers, 4 prospects, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, Copper. 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
Crescent Et Al GroupSilver, Tungsten, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Copper, Gold, LeadUnknown
Gunsight MineLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Barium-BariteProducer1881, 1965
Gunsight MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Kerlin Et Al GroupCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc, Barium-BariteUnknown
Sunset Limited Mine GroupGold, Silver, TungstenProducerGold, Scheelite, Silver
UnknownGeothermalOccurrence
Lucky Strike MineGold, Silver, CopperProducerGold, Silver
Lucky Strike MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Morning Star MineLead, Silver, CopperPast Producer1966
Hells Kitchen 1 and 2Copper, Gold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pima County

Storms near this place

5 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Schuchuli in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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
July 2014Flash FloodSchuchuli$100,000Heavy rain caused flooding of 30 homes near Menager's Dam and two in Gunsight. Water was up to one foot deep. Gunsight Wash overflowed its banks and washed out Indian Road 5 near Gunsight.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindSchuchuli$15,000Thunderstorm winds damaged an RV southeast of Why and the roof of a home in Gunsight Village.
July 2012Flash FloodSchuchuli$10,000Heavy rain caused flooding in Gunsight and along Gunsight Wash, which washed out Indian Road 3.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindSchuchuli$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed a power pole and damaged a roof of a residence near the Gunsight Cemetery.
July 2021Flash FloodSchuchuli-One to two inches of rain in less than 1 hour from south of Ajo to east of Why. This caused flash flooding of area washes and the closure of Highway 86 east of Why and Highway 85 between Ajo and Why.

Every storm recorded in Pima 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
Why4.0 miles14
Hoa Murk4.1 miles14
Hotason Vo4.7 miles14
Charco4.8 miles14
Kuakatch6.0 miles14
Sikort Chuapo6.5 miles14
Gu Vo12.7 miles14
Rowood13.1 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 11013. 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.