USFS Fort Valley Experimental Forest Station Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

From the record

One of 140 National Register listings published here for Coconino County · listed in 2001 · category: District.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. 1/3 mi. W. of Jct. US 180 and Bader Rd., Flagstaff, 86001
When was it listed? July 2001
Category. district
Census division. Flagstaff
National Register reference number. 01000002 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

567 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 567 fires within 5 miles of USFS Fort Valley Experimental Forest Station Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,515 acres in total. 242 started naturally. 8 were 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	242
Recreation and ceremony	195
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	90
Smoking	12
Arson/incendiarism	8
Debris and open burning	5
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Power generation/transmission/distribution	4
Railroad operations and maintenance	3
Fireworks	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	2

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	BADGER
9 September 1997	Natural	under an acre	Coconino National Forest	LODGE
9 September 1993	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Coconino National Forest	not named
8 September 2001	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Coconino National Forest	SNOW
7 September 2013	Natural	under an acre	Coconino National Forest	MIAMI
6 September 2011	Natural	under an acre	Coconino National Forest	TORTUGA
6 September 2001	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Coconino National Forest	LOGJAM
5 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office	not named

Every fire recorded in Coconino County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of USFS Fort Valley Experimental Forest Station Historic District: 7 unknowns, 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Pumice, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Sheep Pit	Perlite	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Cinder Pit	Pumice	Unknown
Cinder Pit	Pumice	Unknown
Cinder Pit	Pumice	Unknown
Cinder Pit	Pumice	Unknown
Bellemont No. 1 Cinder Pit	Volcanic Materials	Past Producer
Flagstaff West No. 3 Cinder Pit	Volcanic Materials	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Coconino County

Storms near this property

60 of 98 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flagstaff, the town this property stands in, in 98 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 36 hail, 18 flood, 15 flash flood, 10 heavy rain. The reports record 3 injuries. 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
July 2008	Lightning	Flagstaff	1 hurt	A man was working on a fence when lightning hit nearby or hit the fence. The jolt knocked the man away and ripped the glove off his hand. He had numbness and tingling in his arm. He was transported to the hospital for observation.
September 2006	Lightning	Flagstaff	1 hurt	An eighteen year old Northern Arizona University student was struck by lightning while on an athletic field. He was critically injured.
October 2002	Hail	Flagstaff	1 hurt	A thunderstorm dropped 1.00 to 1.50 inch diameter hail from east Flagstaff to Doney Park. A car window was broken and the driver received a lump on his arm from the hail.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	$1,000,000	The Schultz Creek gauge showed a 5 foot rise in about 30 minutes. The upstream rain gauge measured 0.71 inches in 30 minutes. The Flagstaff Emergency Manager reported 1.5-2 feet of water from Schultz Creek flowing over Mt Elden Road. This flow over toped portions of Highway 180 closing both lanes.\|\|This event was larger than the previous flood event in this area. Several dozen homes were directly impacted by the flood waters and several streets are impassable due to mud and flood waters. Highway 180 (primary access to Flagstaff from the northwest was close form around 1230 PM through at least 300 PM MST.\|\|Flooding had severe impacts for the ongoing construction projects, public infrastructure and private property in the area. Multiple streets in Coconino Estates were inundated with 6-12 of water including Meade, Anderson, and Navajo. Stevanna Way was also inundated with over 2 of water in places. Water overtopped Frances Short Pond. Minor flooding occurred along the Rio de Flag between Dale and Cherry, but overall \|floodwaters stayed within the channel downstream of Frances Short Pond. Impacts were also felt upstream of Mt. Elden Lookout Road where portions of the road and existing COF water infrastructure were damaged. Creighton Estates saw minor overtopping around 2-3 deep.
July 2022	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	$1,000,000	Heavy rain over the Pipeline/Tunnel (2022) and Schultz Fire (2010) scars caused extensive flash flooding northwest through northeast of Flagstaff. Highway 89 northeast of Flagstaff was closed in both directions around mile post 425 around 442 PM MST. The following roads in far northeast Flagstaff were flooded: Copeland Lane, Gunman Road, Vista de Oro, Pioneer Valley Road, and Neptune Drive. Highway 180 northwest of Flagstaff was closed in both directions around MP 218 at 419 PM. The Stevanna Way and Coconino Estates neighborhoods on the northwest side of Flagstaff flooded with apartments, homes, and streets impacted.
September 2023	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	$500,000	Heavy rain over Agassiz Peak caused a flash flood on the northeastern side of the peak Peak into Locket Meadow. The water catchment in Snowslide Canyon was plugged with debris and damaged. One of the pump houses in the Inner Basin was damaged. The waterline that provides up to 30 percent of the water in Flagstaff during the summer was exposed and damaged in several locations. The access road around the water houses on Waterline Road was washed out.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	$500,000	Heavy rain over the Pipeline Fire scar (June 2021) caused flash flooding in Schultz Creek. The creek rose 4.84 feet at Highway 180. The water flooded apartments, homes, and streets on the west side of Highway 180.
July 2022	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	$250,000	Heavy rain fell over the western part of the Pipeline Fire scar (June 2022). This caused Schultz Creek (Dry Lakes gauge) to jump 2.84 feet. This flowed over Mt Elden Road, overwhelmed the drainage system along Highway 180, and flooded apartments and homes along Stevanna Way.
July 2022	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	$200,000	Heavy rain over the Pipeline Fire scar (2022) resulted in 1-2 feet of water flowing in Schultz Creek, over Mount Elden Road, and overwhelming the culvert at Highway 180, and flowing onto the bike path next to Highway 180. The water flowing over the highway caused a temporary closure.
June 2022	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	$60,000	Heavy rain flooded the Milton/Route 66 under the railroad overpass in downtown Flagstaff. Cars were caught in the flood water.
September 2011	Hail	Flagstaff	$50,000	One inch diameter hail covered the ground two inches deep along Lake Mary Road.
July 1998	Hail	Flagstaff	$46,800	Hail from 1.75 to 3.0 inches in diameter fell during a 45 minute period at the Chevelon Ranger Station. 13 vehicles sustained broken windows and severe denting with a damage total of $14,800. Damage to three metal roofs totalled $32,000. Trees were stripped of needles and small branches. The hail accumulated to a depth of three inches.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	$10,000	Heavy rain fell over the hills north of West Route 66. The runoff caused damage to 5 properties between 130 PM and 200 PM.
October 2025	Flood	Flagstaff	-	Flagstaff police department reported northbound Milton Road closed due to flooding at the railroad underpass near Phoenix Ave.
September 2025	Hail	Flagstaff	-	A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters at Thorpe Park.
May 2023	Hail	Flagstaff	-	A report from Facebook showed that 1 1/2 inch hail fell two miles east-northeast of Fort Valley.
April 2023	Flood	Flagstaff	-	Warm temperatures, melting snow, and snow blocking drainages caused flooding along Kramer Street and Fremont Boulevard. This happened two days in a row. Enough snow had melted by the third day to prevent flooding of the roads.
April 2023	Flood	Flagstaff	-	Schultz Creek overflowed and impacted homes and apartments along Stevanna Way in the Coconino Estates area.
September 2023	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	-	Heavy rain over Agassiz Peak and the area between Agassiz Peak and Fremont Peak caused a flash flood on the southern side of Agassiz Peak. The Kachina Trail had two deep channels cut through it about 400 yards apart. Those channels were 10 to 12 feet deep and extended above and below the trail. Some of the rocks in the flow were 3 to 5 feet in diameter. The two channels joined and the debris, water, and mud flowed southwestward. Most of the debris formed an alluvial fan just uphill from Freidlein Prairie Road. Water and mud did flow across that road.
July 2022	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	-	Street flooding on South Milton was reported (videos) on social media.
August 2021	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	-	Heavy rain over the Fort Valley Trail System (2-3 inches in an hour) caused flash flooding through some yards north of Highway 180, the Rio de Flag in the Cheshire Subdivision (crossed two roads--first time in at least 27 years)m and all the way through Flagstaff.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	-	Minor street flooding with some garages flooded in Wildwood Hills Mobile Home Park area of west Flagstaff.
August 2019	Heavy Rain	Flagstaff	-	One and a half inches of rain fell in 30 minutes near downtown Flagstaff.
October 2018	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	-	A car was up to the door handles in a low water crossing on South Leroux Street (Rio de Flag) near Cottages Street. A picture of the car was taken at 921 PM.
July 2015	Hail	Flagstaff	-	Thunderstorms produced large hail north and west of Flagstaff. Hail reports (inches in diameter) include: Snowbowl 1 (200 PM), Parks 1.75 (227 PM), 2 miles northwest of Parks 1.50 (230 PM), Fort Valley 1 (240 PM), and Bellemont 1 (300 PM).
July 2013	Heavy Rain	Flagstaff	-	Heavy rain flooded the intersection of Cottage and Leroux near downtown Flagstaff.
September 2011	Hail	Flagstaff	-	Quarter sized hail covered the ground.
September 2011	Tornado (EF2)	Flagstaff	-	A storm survey revealed that significant forest damage occurred along the Humpherys Trail near the Snowbowl Ski Area around 10,000 feet elevation. Preliminary rating was EF2.
August 2010	Heavy Rain	Flagstaff	-	A thunderstorm produced 2.20 inches of rain at Hart Prairie Lodge at Arizona Snowbowl. Small hail accumulated to a dept of one inch.
August 2008	Heavy Rain	Flagstaff	-	A spotter in Fort Valley Estates (on the northwest edge of Flagstaff) reported 3 inches of rain in 20 minutes. Rio de Flag and other streams were starting to flow.
August 2007	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	-	Heavy rain caused flooding across the southeast parts of the Northern Arizona University. Water entered several buildings and flooded parking lots with close to three feet of water. An electric substation was flooded and caused a power outage.
July 2007	Flood	Flagstaff	-	Flash flooding covered the intersection of Cottage and Leroux streets near downtown Flagstaff with three feet of water making the road impassable.
August 2006	Heavy Rain	Flagstaff	-	Heavy rain fell over the Flagstaff area northward to Fort Valley. The Rio de Flag flowed out of its banks in the Fort Valley area. Water entered a few homes in Fort Valley. Numerous roads, an underpass, and washes flooded in Flagstaff. A few roads were closed for 2 to 3 hours.
July 2006	Hail	Flagstaff	-	Nickel sized hail was reported in east Flagstaff.
July 2006	Hail	Flagstaff	-	One and a quarter inch diameter hail was reported seven miles southwest of Flagstaff.
May 2005	Hail	Flagstaff	-	A thunderstorm produced dime sized (3/4 inch diameter) hail in Fort Valley (10 miles northwest of Flagstaff).
May 2005	Funnel Cloud	Flagstaff	-	A funnel cloud formed along a gust front in east Flagstaff.
October 2005	Hail	Flagstaff	-	3/4 to 1 1/3 inch diameter hail was reported on the west side of Flagstaff by two NWS employees on their way to work.
August 2005	Funnel Cloud	Flagstaff	-	An off duty NWS employee reported a funnel cloud about 10 miles northwest of the Flagstaff Airport.
April 2004	Hail	Flagstaff	-	An off-duty NWS employee reported 3/4 inch diameter hail in Flagstaff
August 2004	Hail	Flagstaff	-	3/4 inch diameter hail was reported in Flagstaff.
August 2004	Hail	Flagstaff	-	3/4 inch diameter hail was reported 3 miles southwest of Flagstaff. The hail was two inches deep with mostly smaller hail.
August 2004	Hail	Flagstaff	-	An off duty NWS employee reported 3/4 inch diameter hail in Flagstaff
August 2004	Hail	Flagstaff	-	3/4 inch diameter hail was reported in Flagstaff.
July 2004	Hail	Flagstaff	-	A thunderstorm produced one inch diameter hail that covered the ground from Hart Prairie to Snow Bowl. Some vehicles were dented by the hail. This storm also produced two inches of rain.
September 2003	Hail	Flagstaff	-	Three-quarter to one inch diameter hail was reported at an elementary school in Flagstaff.
September 2003	Hail	Flagstaff	-	Quarter sized (1 inch diameter) hail was reported in Hart Prairie. The hail was two to three inches deep after the storm had passed.
August 2003	Funnel Cloud	Flagstaff	-	Off duty NWS employee reported funnel cloud about 10 miles southeast of Flagstaff.
September 2003	Hail	Flagstaff	-	One inch diameter hail fell 10 miles northwest of Flagstaff.
July 2003	Hail	Flagstaff	-	Dime sized hail was reported at Snowbowl Ski Resort 10 miles north of Flagstaff.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Flagstaff	-	Wind from a thunderstorm destroyed a barn and ripped the siding off a mobile home nine miles north of Flagstaff near Girls Ranch Road and Highway 89.
August 2002	Flood	Flagstaff	-	Heavy rain, up to 2.50 inches, caused minor flooding in Doney Park. Water and rock debris were flowing 5 to 6 inches deep across a street. Water also caused undercut banks on roads, clogged culverts, and 1 1/2 feet of standing water.
June 2001	Wildfire	Flagstaff	-	The Leroux Fire was caused by an abandoned camp fire near Snow Bowl Road on the San Francisco Peaks. Red Flag conditions caused the fire to spread rapidly across the slope into mixed conifer and aspen stands on the first day (6-11). Red Flag conditions continued on the second day (6-12) with significant spread. On 6-13 a cold front moved across the fire with little additional fire spread. Containment was achieved on 6-16 and the fire was controlled on 6-23 after 0.40 inches of rain fell. The Leroux Fire burned more than 1250 acers and cost about 3.2 million dollars to contain. In all, over 600 people helped fight this fire.
September 2001	Flash Flood	Flagstaff	-	Heavy rain caused a levy to break in southeast Flagstaff allowing water to flow through a home. The flood water also caused extensive damage to landscaping in seven other homes.
June 2000	Heavy Rain	Flagstaff	-	A weather spotter in East Flastaff reported heavy rain and local street flooding.
June 2000	Heavy Rain	Flagstaff	-	A weather spotter in West Flagstaff reported over an inch of rain in one hour.
July 1999	Flood	Flagstaff	-	Thunderstorms dropped nearly one inch of rain in 60 minutes over downtown Flagstaff. Storm runoff pooled in several intersections in town to a depth of two feet.
August 1998	Hail	Flagstaff	-	A NWS meteorologist reported 0.75 inch diameter hail 2 miles SW of Flagstaff. Spotters at the Arizona Snowbowl ( 7 NW FLG at an elevation of 9100 feet) reported 1 inch diameter hail falling for 15 minutes.
September 1998	Flood	Flagstaff	-	An off duty NWS employee reported standing water one foot deep in east Flagstaff. Water up to six inches deep along portions of Highway 66 in east Flagstaff reduced traffic from four to two lanes.
October 1998	Flood	Flagstaff	-	Heavy rain caused ponding of water to a depth of 6 inches along Route 66 in Flagstaff.

Every storm recorded in Coconino County

Newspapers printed here

20,149 digitised pages

5 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 2,205 issues, 20,149 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

Newspaper	Published
The Flagstaff Sun-Democrat	1896 to 1897
The Skylight Kicker	1897 to 1898
The Coconino Sun	1891
The Coconino Weekly Sun	1891 to 1896
The Coconino Sun	1898 to 1978

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Museum of Northern Arizona Exhibition Building	5.0 miles	1993
Homestead, The	5.0 miles	1975
Coconino County Hospital Complex	5.8 miles	1986
D. M. Francis House	5.8 miles	1986
Fern Mountain Ranch	5.9 miles	1978
Lowell Observatory	6.4 miles	1966

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 01000002 in Record Group 79.
Coconino County	All 140 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
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.