Angostura, New Mexico
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 2006. It stands in the Rio Rancho census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87001. It stands on Las Huertas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Placitas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1892 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Placitas quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS San Felipe Pueblo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Placitas quadrangle1:24000
- 2006 USGS Placitas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
183 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Angostura between 1993 and 2020, burning about 502 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 110 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | MONTOYA |
| 14 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 21-60550192X |
| 14 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | HAGEN |
| 1 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | JILL |
| 9 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Bernalillo District | 20-60090045N |
| 8 July 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Southern Pueblos Agency | SANTA ANA |
| 6 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | HORSE FIRE |
| 6 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Pueblos Agency | SANFELIPE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Angostura: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grevey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Montoya Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Pit Number 56-92-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit Number 69-7-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Santa Ana Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Colonias | 0.4 miles | 20 | |
| Algodones | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Ranchito | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Chical | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Sundance Mesa | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Rivajana | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| El Llanito | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| El Chapparal | 3.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 903168. 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.









