Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“The Crown King Ranger Station is a ranger station near the top of Crown King Mountain in the area of Crown King, Arizona. It was built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps.”
Wikipedia article Crown King Ranger Station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 127 National Register listings published here for Yavapai County · listed in 1993 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Crown King Ranger Station between 1992 and 2020, burning about 29,599 acres in total. 123 started naturally. 3 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 | 123 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | TOWERS |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Prescott National Forest | WILDFLOWER |
| 6 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | BARTOL |
| 6 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | LANE |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | LORENA |
| 4 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | CITIZEN |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | POINT |
| 28 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prescott National Forest | HORSETHIEF |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 120 workings within 5 miles of Crown King Ranger Station: 47 past producers, 29 prospects, 23 producers, 11 unknowns. 23 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebird Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc | Producer | 1922, 1925, 1927 | |
| Bradshaw Fissure Mining Co Property | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Button Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | 1901, 1942 | |
| Cornucopia Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Cougar Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Crown King Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron | Producer | Vein | |
| Crown King Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| De Soto Magnetite Taconite | Iron, Manganese, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Del Pasco Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | Vein | |
| Fairview | Gold, REE | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crown King, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 8 heavy rain, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crown King | - | The Humbug Creek RAWS station meastured a peak wind gust of 67 MPH at 348 PM. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Crown King | - | Golf ball sized hail fell in Crown King. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crown King | - | The Humbug Creek RAWS reported sustained winds of 36 MPH with gusts to 71 MPH. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crown King | - | The Humbug Creek RAWS(QHBA3) had a peak wind gust of 67 MPH at 9:40 PM. The Stanton RAWS (QSTA3) had 60 MPH winds at 10:00 PM. Arizona Department of Transportation reported that State Route 89 south of Prescott (mile marker 308) was closed in both directions due to fallen trees at 11:35 PM. The exact time of tree fall was unknown. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crown King | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 71 MPH was measured at the Humbug Creek RAWS site. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crown King | - | A peak wind gust of 67 MPH was measured at the Humbug Creek RAWS (estimated time). |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Crown King | - | The Mesonet station in Minnehana (WAGA3) recorded 2.05 inches of rainfall. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Crown King | - | The Towers Mountain Mesonet station MNNA3 recorded 1.89 inches of rainfall. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Crown King | - | The Mesonet station 7 miles south-southeast of Crown King (QHBA3) recorded 1.42 inches of rainfall. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crown King | - | The Humbug Creek RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 61 MPH in association with a thunderstorm in the area. |
| October 2015 | Heavy Rain | Crown King | - | A remote gauge at Tower Mountain recorded 1.14 inches of rain. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Crown King | - | A thunderstorm produced 1.20 inches of rain in just 40 minutes in Crown King. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Crown King | - | Crown King Road was damaged by water over topping the road between mile posts 15 and 19 near Mulddoon Gulch. Dual Pole Radar estimated around 2.50 inches of rain had fallen in that area. This area was impacted by the Gladiator Fire in 2012. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Crown King | - | Just over an inch of rain fell in 35 minutes. A mud slide was reported on Gladiator Road between mile post 26 and 27. The road was still passable. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Crown King | - | A thunderstorm produced heavy rain and flash flooding over the Gladiator Fire area. A main road was washed out and there were also mud slides. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Crown King | - | Two vehicles were washed off the Crown King Road (possibly Poland Creek) near the community of Cleator. The occupants were rescued. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Crown King | - | Alert gages around Crown King reported between 2.84 and 4.52 inches of rain in an 18 to 20 hour time period. |
| September 2012 | Heavy Rain | Crown King | - | Heavy rain caused minor damage to some of the less traveled road in the Gladiator Fire area. One of the automated rain gauges around the fire reported 1.90 inches of rain. |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Crown King | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Crown King | - | no account filed |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000522 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yavapai County | All 127 listed properties in this county. |
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