Alpine Cellars Village, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Ruidoso census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88345. It lies near Musket Ball Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Ruidoso quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ruidoso quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Ruidoso quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Ruidoso quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
250 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 250 fires within 5 miles of Alpine Cellars Village between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,541 acres in total. 77 started naturally. 11 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 | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | 120 CAMPFIRE |
| 29 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | SKYLINE |
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PASO |
| 27 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DAM |
| 2 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | DRY MILLS |
| 2 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | RUFUS |
| 10 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | CREST TRAIL |
| 10 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SUN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Alpine Cellars Village: 6 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccrory Prospect | Lead | Prospect | ||
| Silver Contact Claims 1980's | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1900, 1905, 1939 | |
| Silver Plume Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Tom's Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1992 | |
| Graham Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Jim Strong Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Ponderosa Heights | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Sierra Vista | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Sun Valley | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Ruidoso | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Villa Madonna | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Hollywood | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Angus | 5.1 miles | 11 |
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 Q122543079 | 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 912800. 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.





