Sundad, Arizona

Sundad is an unincorporated area in the far west of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, along the border of Yuma County.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 965 feet (294 m) above sea level.[1] It is located north of Agua Caliente and east of Sacation Flats.[3]

Sundad, Arizona
Populated place
Sundad is located in Arizona
Sundad
Sundad
Sundad is located in the United States
Sundad
Sundad
Coordinates: 33°10′53″N 113°14′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Elevation
[1]
965 ft (294 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code928
FIPS code04-70380
GNIS feature ID11956

The Bureau of Land Management consider Sundad as a historic site.[4]

History

Sundad was initially a mining town, and in the 1920s[5] was the proposed site of a sanatorium.[3]

In 1970, R. Agin owned the Sundad Copper Mine, located on Bureau of Land Management land at GPS 33.1819, -113.23190. The mine produced both silver and copper from surface and underground mining activities.[6][7]

A 500 feet deep wildcat oil well was once drilled near Sundad.[8]

References
  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Sundad". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Sundad (in Maricopa County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  3. Titus, A., Wilson, J., Massey, P. (2006). Arizona Trails Central Region. United States: Adler Publishing Company.
  4. Lower Sonoran And Sonoran Desert National Monument Resource Management Plan, Maricopa, Pinal, Pima, Gila, And Yuma Counties, Arizona. [part 107 of 138]. (2011). ( No. 107). Retrieved from ProQuest Central Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/reports/lower-sonoran-desert-national-monument-resource/docview/896175195/se-2
  5. Thompson, Clay. (2009, Oct 17). Sundad failed as facility for TB patients. Arizona Republic Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/sundad-failed-as-facility-tb-patients/docview/239211827/se-2
  6. "Sundad". Western Mining History. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  7. Sundad Copper Mine, The Diggings
  8. Wildlife Views. (1966). Arizona Game and Fish Commission, United States. p. 68
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