Ancones, New Mexico
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Vallecitos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87539. The Survey maps it on the La Madera quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1918 USGS Abiquiu quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS La Madera quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1995 USGS La Madera quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Ancones between 1992 and 2020, burning about 166 acres in total. 67 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Carson National Forest | TRASH |
| 7 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | EAST ORTEGA |
| 24 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | RANCHO |
| 22 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | EAST ORTEGA |
| 11 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | ANCONES |
| 8 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | ROCK |
| 7 August 2007 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Carson National Forest | ORTEGA #2 |
| 5 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | ROCKY RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 89 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 89 workings within 5 miles of Ancones: 35 prospects, 30 past producers, 16 unknowns, 7 occurrences. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamos Group | Beryllium, Mica, REE, Thorium, Feldspar, Uranium | Past Producer | 1870, 1875, 1950 | |
| Capitan Mine | Mica, Uranium, Thorium, REE, Beryllium | Past Producer | 1675, 1955 | |
| Cribbenville Group | Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Bismuth, REE | Past Producer | 1700, 1960 | |
| Cribbenville Mine | Mica, Uranium, Thorium, REE, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1675, 1955 | |
| Fridlund | REE, Bismuth, Niobium (Columbium), Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Fridlund Mine | Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Uranium, Thorium, REE | Past Producer | 1920, 1950, 1958 | |
| Globe Mine | Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Feldspar | Past Producer | 1875, 1958 | |
| Globe Mine | Lithium, Mica, Niobium (Columbium) | Past Producer | ||
| La Madera Mine | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown | ||
| La Madera-Palomas Canyon Group | Beryllium, Mica, Uranium, Vanadium, Thorium, REE, Feldspar | Occurrence | 1910, 1925, 1955 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Madera | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| La Cueva (historical) | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Vallecitos | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| South Petaca | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Petaca | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| El Rito | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Las Placitas | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Las Tablas | 9.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 903155. 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.






