Crouch Mesa, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Bloomfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87401. The Survey maps it on the Horn Canyon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1889 USGS Chaco quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Chaco quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Horn Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Crouch Mesa between 2000 and 2020, burning about 142 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 4 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | TRAILER PA |
| 3 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | BOLLACK |
| 25 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | HAMMON |
| 25 August 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | 5584 |
| 22 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | ROLLER |
| 9 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Farmington Field Office | HOOD |
| 7 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Farmington Field Office | LONE STAR |
| 7 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Farmington Field Office | GALLEGOS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Crouch Mesa: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 3 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, 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 | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bolack No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Foutz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| San Juan County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| San Juan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Acres | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Flora Vista | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Bloomfield | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Spencerville | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Totah Vista | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Farmington | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Aztec | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Angustura | 9.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2806750. 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.






