BlockUhs Kug, Arizona
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85634. The Survey maps it on the Kitt Peak 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.
- 1941 USGS Baboquivari Peak quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Fresnal quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Baboquivari Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Kitt Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Sells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Uhs Kug between 1992 and 2016, burning about 15,595 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 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 | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | SCHUK TOAK |
| 7 July 2007 | Natural | 5,900 acres | Gila District Office | ALAMBRE |
| 27 July 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | HAZEFIRE |
| 14 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,200 acres | Papago Agency | SAN JUAN |
| 11 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Gila District Office | REDONDO |
| 10 July 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Papago Agency | HWY86-129 |
| 1 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | CAFE |
| 6 June 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Papago Agency | NOLIC FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Uhs Kug: 4 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Tungsten, Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Juanita Mine | Tungsten | Producer | Scheelite | |
| Bonanza Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Zinc | Past Producer | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | |
| El Conquistadors Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Jean E Group | Manganese, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| South Prospect | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Coyote Claim - Roadside Mine | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| North Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Reservation Prospects | Copper | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pan Tak | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| San Vicente | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Nawt Vaya | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Gu Chuapo | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| San Pedro | 8.8 miles | 21 | |
| Haivana Nakya | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| Chiuli Shaik | 10.7 miles | 16 | |
| Chiawuli Tak | 12.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24668. 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.