BlockCoyote Canyon, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Navajo Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87310. It lies near Window Rock Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Coyote Canyon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1886 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Coyote Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Coyote Canyon between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ramah Navajo Agency | DENNISON |
| 19 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | COYOTE CYN NHA |
| 19 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | NR 9 MM9 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coyote Canyon in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Coyote Canyon | $10,000 | The Navajo Police Department reported on social media flash flooding from heavy rain through Coyote Canyon overtopping Navajo Route 9 between mile markers 7 and 14. Flash flooding closed the entrance to Nizhoni Housing and the highway. One vehicle appeared trapped in the floodwaters. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brimhall Nizhoni | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Twin Lakes | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Tohatchi | 9.4 miles | 15 | |
| Mexican Springs | 11.0 miles | 15 | |
| Nakaibito | 11.0 miles | 15 | |
| Buffalo Springs | 11.2 miles | 13 | |
| Yah-ta-hey | 13.2 miles | 13 | |
| Standing Rock | 13.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898537. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.