West Sedona, Arizona
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Camp Verde-Sedona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86336. It lies near Grasshopper Flat. The Survey maps it on the Sedona quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1887 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Verde quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1923 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Camp Verde quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Sedona quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Sedona quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
233 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 233 fires within 5 miles of West Sedona between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,254 acres in total. 78 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 | 105 |
| Natural | 78 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | BEAR RIDGE |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 10-0002821 |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sedona Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 14-0003012 |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sedona Fire District | NOT NAMED |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sedona Fire District | 3038 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of West Sedona: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Sedona in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 5 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Flood | West Sedona | - | Oak Creek began to rise at the river gauge in Sedona 1100 AM on January 1 (550 CFS), crested at over 4,500 CFC at around 500 PM (a 4 foot rise), and then returned to near normal by 1100 AM on January 2. The Oak Creek gauge near Cornville began to rise at 400 PM on January 1 (440 CFS), crested at over 4,000 CFC in the action stage at around 900 PM (a 4.9 foot rise), and then returned to near normal after 500 PM on January 2. A video on social media showed flooding of low water crossings on Oak Creek near Rainbow Mobile Home Park and The Rainbow Trout Farm. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | West Sedona | - | A wash in the Sedona area was flowing 8 to 10 inches deep. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | West Sedona | - | The Dry Creek river gauge recorded a crest of 6.98 feet at midnight due to heavy rain during the day and evening. The crest is about 5 feet rise in the normally dry creek bed. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | West Sedona | - | Several reports were received indicating that some roads were impassible due to flooding. Flood water also entered house in Sedona. The gauge on Oak Creek at Tlaquepaque showed a two and half foot rise. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | West Sedona | - | Sunset Wash overflowed on to Sunset Drive. Police set up barricades to close the road. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | West Sedona | - | Sedona Fire Department reported small rocks (softball-sized) and one large boulder fell on Highway 89 in Oak Creek Canyon. This happened after heavy rain fell over the Brins fire scar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rock | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Baldwins Crossing | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Big Park | 6.4 miles | 21 | |
| Oak Creek | 6.5 miles | 21 | |
| Page Springs | 8.3 miles | 23 | |
| Cornville | 12.0 miles | 21 | |
| Jordan | 13.3 miles | 21 | |
| Smelter City | 13.4 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q49370704 | 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 41234. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










