Washington Camp, Arizona
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1996. It lies in ZIP code area 85624. It lies near Finley and Adams Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Harshaw quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1905 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1932 USGS Lochiel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Harshaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Lochiel quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Harshaw quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lochiel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Nogales quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Harshaw quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Washington Camp between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32,598 acres in total. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 37 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coronado National Forest | WILLOW SPRINGS |
| 17 September 1992 | Natural | 75 acres | Coronado National Forest | BORDER |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | DRAGOON MOUNTAIN |
| 25 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | TORDILLO |
| 6 July 2003 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | CHINO |
| 29 July 1996 | Natural | 15 acres | Coronado National Forest | ITALIAN |
| 25 July 2014 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Coronado National Forest | CORRAL |
| 22 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 352 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 127 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 127 workings within 5 miles of Washington Camp: 77 past producers, 20 producers, 16 prospects, 13 occurrences. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Mine | Lead, Silver, Manganese, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Belmont Mine | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Bender Mine | Manganese, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | 1875, 1880, 1959 | |
| Bender Property | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Benton Mine | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold | Occurrence | 1882 | |
| Black Eagle Group | Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Bonanza Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Manganese, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1882, 1889, 1961 | |
| Bullwhacker Mine | Lead, Silver, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Producer | 1880, 1948 | |
| California - Grasshopper Prospects | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1900, 1951 | |
| Colossa | Manganese, Iron, Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Lochiel | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Harshaw | 5.9 miles | 22 | |
| Trench Camp | 6.0 miles | 22 | |
| Kino Springs | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Beyerville | 9.9 miles | 20 | |
| Patagonia | 11.4 miles | 22 | |
| Nogales | 13.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 35906. 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.










