BlockTotopitk, Arizona
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Gila Bend census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85321. It stands on Kaka Wash. The Survey maps it on the Copperosity Hills quadrangle. It stands 2,064 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 15 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.
- 1941 USGS Vekol Mountains quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Vekol Mountains quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Vekol Mountains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Copperosity Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Gila Bend quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Totopitk in 1992, burning about 80 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/undetermined | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Papago Agency | CHUPPO |
| 1 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 5 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Papago Agency | VEKOL MINE |
| 19 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 acres | Papago Agency | VENTANA |
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Totopitk: 4 producers, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copperosity | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Copperosity Mine | Copper, Silver | Producer | 1885, 1890, 1917 | |
| Great Eastern Mine | Silver, Lead | Producer | 1885, 1932 | |
| Greenback | Copper, Gold, Vanadium, Zinc, Bismuth, Silica, Tellurium | Past Producer | ||
| Greenback Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | 1895, 1939, 1940 | |
| Papago | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Papago Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Manganese | Producer | 1902 | |
| Silver Lake | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Prospect |
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.
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 Totopitk | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30625229 | 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 24659. 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.