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El Llano, New Mexico

15 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 87532. It stands on Arroyo de Ranchitos. The Survey maps it on the San Juan Pueblo quadrangle.

El Llano within Rio Arriba County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

380 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 380 fires within 5 miles of El Llano between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,368 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 65 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 burning149
Missing data/not specified/undetermined78
Arson/incendiarism65
Natural27
Fireworks17
Smoking13
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony7
Other causes2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
9 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPHILIP
7 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthern Pueblos AgencyBROKEN AX
7 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestRESUMEDERO
3 September 1992Natural4.5 acresBandelier National MonumentCHURCH
19 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreNorthern Pueblos AgencyDEBRIS
18 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreBernalillo DistrictRIO ARRIBA
7 August 1993Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNorthern Pueblos AgencyFENCE
6 August 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionM50

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rio Arriba County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of El Llano: 6 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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
RogersUraniumOccurrence
Bartholomew - Sanchez Grant PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
LowdermilkSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Materials Pit No. 55-70-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 59-55-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 59-60-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 59-62-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 64-17-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Materials Pit No. 68-1-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Rio Arriba County

Storms near this place

2 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names El Llano in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2014Flash FloodEl Llano$300,000Torrential rainfall produced significant flooding in Espanola during the overnight on the 14-15th. The NM Emergency Operations Center and local broadcast media reported at least 8 homes suffered flood damage with numerous vehicles abandoned and flooded. At least 4 residents reported 12 to 18 inches of standing water on their properties. North Railroad Ave and Hunter were flooded forcing city officials to run pumps to remove water. East Laguna Street around Santa Claran Casino was flooded. Santa Clara Pueblo was also flooded during this event.
August 2025Flash FloodEl Llano-Heavy rainfall from a slow moving thunderstorm resulted in rushing floodwaters across State Highway 76 near Mile Marker 8 in Chimayo.

Every storm 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
Fairview1.1 miles15
Santo Niño1.3 miles15
Ranchitos1.3 miles15
Riverside2.0 miles20
El Guacho2.3 miles15
San Pedro2.3 miles20
Española2.6 miles20
San Juan Pueblo2.9 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899622. 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.

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.