BlockBuena Vista, New Mexico
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Questa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87519. It stands on Rito Primero. The Survey maps it on the Cerro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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
- 1963 USGS Cerro quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Wheeler Peak quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Cerro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Buena Vista between 2001 and 2020, burning about 9 acres in total. 19 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Taos Field Office | GUADALUPE |
| 6 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | RITO PRIMERO |
| 6 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson National Forest | PINABETE |
| 22 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cimarron District | GRAVEL PIT |
| 10 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Taos Field Office | WRRA 1 |
| 9 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Cimarron District | 20-20090043X |
| 9 July 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Cimarron District | MM 34 |
| 9 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Taos Field Office | WILDHARE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Buena Vista: 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Graphite, Manganese, Silver, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinabete Canyon | Manganese | Prospect | 1958 | |
| Revelation Manganese Deposit | Silver, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Esperanza Claim | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Sawmill Canyon Prospect | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Pit No. M-14844 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 904162. 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.