El Monte Rojo, New Mexico
12 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 87510. It stands on Arroyo del Yeso. The Survey maps it on the Ghost Ranch quadrangle.
On record in El Monte Rojo
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Georgia O'Keeffe Ghost Ranch Houselisted 2020 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Abiquiu quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Ghost Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1995 USGS Ghost Ranch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of El Monte Rojo between 1993 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 1 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 | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Chama District | MON |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | MARTINEZ TRAIL |
| 7 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Chama District | LUMBRE |
| 24 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | BANCO DE BURRO |
| 7 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Carson National Forest | SALAZAR TRAIL |
| 6 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | ESCONDIDO |
| 4 July 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | not named |
| 30 July 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Chama District | EL VADO #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of El Monte Rojo: 5 unknowns, 5 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Ranch Pit No. 330 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone | Unknown | ||
| Las Minas De Pedro | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Las Minas Jimmie | Copper, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Alex | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Horny Toad | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Lucky Dog | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit No. 60-13-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 66-33-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 66-42-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Rio Chama Valley Gravels | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placitas | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lower Cañones | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Rio Puerco | 9.8 miles | 15 | |
| Canjilon | 10.5 miles | 13 | |
| Cañones | 10.5 miles | 15 | |
| Youngsville | 10.6 miles | 15 | |
| Alire | 10.8 miles | 14 | |
| Barranca | 12.0 miles | 14 |
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 Q122598845 | 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 906059. 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.






