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Clara Peak, New Mexico

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the South Rio Arriba census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87537. It lies near Los Cerros. The Survey maps it on the Chili quadrangle.

Clara Peak within Rio Arriba County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

65 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Clara Peak between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,911 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 5 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
Natural43
Recreation and ceremony7
Arson/incendiarism5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSanta Fe National Forestnot named
9 August 2008Naturalunder an acreNorthern Pueblos AgencyCABALLO
8 August 2018Natural2.6 acresCarson National ForestPOSOS
30 August 2009Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestOVINGH
29 August 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestSTUMP
24 August 2005Naturalunder an acreNorthern Pueblos AgencyROCK
23 August 2008Naturalunder an acreNorthern Pueblos AgencyOLYMPIC
21 August 1999Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestCERRITO COMPLEX

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rio Arriba County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Clara Peak: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 3 unknowns, 3 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Pumice, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Forest RoadStoneUnknown
Riverside 1 & 4 MineFluorine-Fluorite, QuartzPast Producer
Cullum PitPumiceProducer
Cupar MinePumicePast Producer
Santa Clara Pumice Pit 1PumiceUnknown
Diatomaceous Earth PitDiatomiteUnknown
J.H. Rhoades Pumice Co. Diatomite MineDiatomitePast Producer1953, 1954
James H RhodeDiatomiteProspect
Rhodes Diatomite PitDiatomitePast Producer
Espanola Transit Mix CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Rio Arriba County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
San Lorenzo2.5 miles14
Puye4.4 miles19
Recheulos5.4 miles14
Vallecitos Corrales6.5 miles14
Hernandez6.7 miles15
Chili6.8 miles14
La Chuachia6.8 miles14
El Duende6.9 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 905182. 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.