Cañon, New Mexico
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Taos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87571. It lies near Devisadero Peak. The Survey maps it on the Taos quadrangle.
On record in Cañon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Leon Gaspard Houselisted 1979 · 0.4 miles away
E. Martin Hennings House and Studio Historic Districtlisted 1990 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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
- 1964 USGS Taos quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Taos quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Taos quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Cañon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,055 acres in total. 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Fireworks | 14 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Carson National Forest | TAOS CANYON |
| 24 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | SAN JI |
| 1 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | BOX CAR |
| 9 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | JUNIOR |
| 7 August 2018 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Carson National Forest | TETILLAS |
| 7 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | PUCK |
| 7 August 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.5 acres | Northern Pueblos Agency | GREEN |
| 7 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northern Pueblos Agency | SHACK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Cañon: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Pit No.M-15276 | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taos | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Ranchito | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lower Ranchito | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| El Prado | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Ranchos de Taos | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Taos Pueblo | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Talpa | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Llano Quemado | 3.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 904504. 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.




