BlockAngostura, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It lies in ZIP code area 87579. The Survey maps it on the Holman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Holman quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Taos quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Holman quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Angostura between 1992 and 2018, burning about 65 acres in total. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | SAMUEL |
| 29 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | AL |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LEO |
| 15 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Las Vegas District | OCOTE |
| 12 August 1996 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson National Forest | MOCHAS |
| 9 July 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson National Forest | ACF FR 161 |
| 5 July 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson National Forest | LA JUNTA CG #8 |
| 5 July 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson National Forest | LA JUNTA ACF #14 |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Angostura: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 901675. 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.