Soldier Camp, Arizona
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tucson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85619. It lies near Spencer Peak. The Survey maps it on the Mount Bigelow quadrangle. It stands 7,710 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1904 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bellota Ranch quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Mount Bigelow quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Tucson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Mount Bigelow quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
590 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 590 fires within 5 miles of Soldier Camp between 1992 and 2020, burning about 84,424 acres in total. 251 started naturally. 16 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 | 251 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 198 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 87 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | DITCH |
| 9 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | PECK |
| 7 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | ALDER |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | CARTER |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | RADIO |
| 6 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | ALDER |
| 6 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | SCOUT |
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | LABOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Soldier Camp: 15 past producers, 7 producers, 7 occurrences, 5 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Tungsten, Copper, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mine Group | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver | Producer | 1951, 1957 | |
| Bluff Mine Group | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Catalina Group | Copper, Silver, Gold, Tungsten | Prospect | Unknown | |
| Catalina Group | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Daily Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Geesman Group | Copper, Tungsten, Silver, Gold | Producer | 1937, 1948 | |
| Geesman Mine Group | Copper, Silver, Tungsten, Gold, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Hartman Homestake Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1947, 1948 | |
| Hartman-Homestake Mines | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Leatherwood Group | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Producer | 1939, 1965 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitetail | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Summerhaven | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Loma Linda | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Willow Canyon | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Skyline Bel Aire Estates | 10.8 miles | 26 | |
| Catalina | 11.0 miles | 21 | |
| Tanque Verde | 12.1 miles | 24 | |
| Oro Valley | 12.2 miles | 23 |
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 Soldier Camp | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30621900 | 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 34614. 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.










