Top-of-the-World, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2004. It lies in ZIP code area 85539. It lies near Five Point Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Pinal Ranch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1901 USGS Globe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1902 USGS Globe quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Pinal Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Pinal Ranch quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Globe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Pinal Ranch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Top-of-the-World between 1992 and 2020, burning about 766 acres in total. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| 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 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | COYOTE |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tri-City Fire District | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Queen Valley Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | TOP |
| 8 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | not named |
| 5 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | not named |
| 4 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | BOULDER 2 |
| 26 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tonto National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Top-of-the-World: 21 past producers, 8 prospects, 7 occurrences, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| American Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Uranium | Producer | 1901, 1951 | |
| Arbitration Zinc Group | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Bronx Copper Property | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cactus Mine | Molybdenum, Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1905, 1929, 1964 | |
| Castle Dome | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Quartz, Copper | Occurrence | Solution-Cavity Filling | |
| Crown Point Claim | Lead, Copper, Vanadium, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite | |
| Lorraine | Copper, Gold, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mim Property | Silver, Zinc, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Pinto Valley | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Gemstone, Rhenium, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | 1881, 1906 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Inspiration | 7.2 miles | 23 | |
| Miami | 7.4 miles | 20 | |
| Lower Miami | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Claypool | 9.0 miles | 20 | |
| Dimario Place | 9.5 miles | 20 | |
| Little Acres | 9.6 miles | 20 | |
| Miami Gardens | 9.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1853171. 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.










