BlockArchuleta, New Mexico
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Bloomfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87412. It lies near Gobernador Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Archuleta quadrangle. It stands 5,696 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1889 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000
- 1895 USGS Largo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Navajo Dam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Navajo Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Archuleta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Archuleta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 147 acres in total. 136 started naturally. 1 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 | 136 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | CORNDOG |
| 14 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Albuquerque District Office | NAVAJO |
| 8 August 1995 | Natural | 10 acres | Farmington Field Office | WILDHORSE |
| 7 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | CLIFFSIDE |
| 7 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | MUDDY |
| 4 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | COVE |
| 4 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | FLAT |
| 30 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | GOBENADOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcatraz | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Turley | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Navajo Dam | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Fivemile Crossing | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Blanco | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Angustura | 11.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sullivan | 12.4 miles | 16 | |
| Inca | 13.4 miles | 16 |
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 Q28535573 | 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 900289. 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.