Crowther Cow Camp, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Tierra Amarilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87515. The Survey maps it on the East Gavilan Canyon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1918 USGS Tusas quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Cebolla quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chama quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS East Gavilan Canyon quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS East Gavilan Canyon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Crowther Cow Camp between 1993 and 2016, burning about 8 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BRAZOS |
| 15 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Chama District | GABILONE |
| 15 September 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson National Forest | GAVILAN |
| 11 September 2001 | Natural | 4.5 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SPRUCEHOLE |
| 8 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Chama District | PEYTON |
| 5 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TREETOP |
| 4 July 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Carson National Forest | HOPEWELL |
| 26 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | TORREZ |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Crowther Cow Camp: 8 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrastre | Copper, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Mountain Mine | Iron, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Materials Pit No. 65-58-S | Stone | Prospect | ||
| Tierra Amarilla Grant Bentonite Dep | Bentonite | Unknown | ||
| Dixie Queen | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Duck | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hidden Treasure | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Headstone | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hopewell | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Jawbone-Iron Mtn Iron Formation | Gold, Silver | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ensenada | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Tierra Amarilla | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Brazos | 11.8 miles | 14 | |
| Los Ojos | 12.1 miles | 12 | |
| Las Nutrias | 13.4 miles | 11 | |
| La Puente | 13.8 miles | 12 | |
| San Antonio (historical) | 14.0 miles | 12 | |
| Rutheron | 14.3 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122542682 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 912620. 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.








