BlockVista Encantada, Arizona
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Kaibab Plateau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86052. It lies near Brady Peak. The Survey maps it on the Walhalla Plateau quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1886 USGS Echo Cliffs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1891 USGS Echo Cliffs quadrangle1:250000, 8 printings
- 1907 USGS Vishnu quadrangle1:48000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marble Canyon quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Vishnu Temple quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Tuba City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Walhalla Plateau quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
102 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Vista Encantada between 1993 and 2019, burning about 40,424 acres in total. 92 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 92 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Canyon National Park | JIM |
| 4 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Canyon National Park | MANZANITA |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Canyon National Park | UNCLE JIM |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Canyon National Park | UNCLE JIM2 |
| 25 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Canyon National Park | GREENLAND |
| 2 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Canyon National Park | NAT OUT8 |
| 13 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Canyon National Park | MULE |
| 11 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Canyon National Park | NEAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Vista Encantada: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Asbestos. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claims No1-15,Ms&Pat No2192 | Asbestos | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rim | 4.9 miles | 39 | |
| Grand Canyon | 15.0 miles | 39 | |
| Tusayan | 19.5 miles | 19 | |
| Coconino | 20.2 miles | 19 | |
| Apex | 22.8 miles | 19 | |
| Woodin | 30.3 miles | 18 | |
| Hidden Springs Mission | 30.8 miles | 20 | |
| Willow Springs | 30.9 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24675. 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.