Arenal, New Mexico
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Albuquerque census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87105. The Survey maps it on the Albuquerque West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1888 USGS Bernalillo quadrangle1:125000
- 1889 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1934 USGS West Albuquerque quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Albuquerque West quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Albuquerque West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Albuquerque West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
136 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Arenal between 1992 and 2020, burning about 613 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 94 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PADILLA |
| 26 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ROSE |
| 21 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BRAV0 |
| 5 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RIVERSIDE |
| 3 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge | LAGUNITAS FIRE |
| 24 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | DOUBLE |
| 20 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ROCKY RIDGE |
| 20 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Arenal: 19 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinney Brick Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Mitchell Prospect | Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Ben's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Efren&Sons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 60-23-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 60-61-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Riverside Constr.Co.Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Saavedra Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Schultz & Lindsay Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sena Pit&Crusher Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armijo | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Atrisco | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Five Points | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Barelas | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| San Jose | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| South Valley | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Old Town | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Albuquerque | 3.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 918025. 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.












