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El Porvenir, New Mexico

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Las Vegas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87731. It lies near Ranch Canyon. The Survey maps it on the El Porvenir quadrangle.

El Porvenir within San Miguel 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.

Photographs

8 of 10 photographs shown, 1939

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Boys of summer camp at El Porvenir, New Mexico, singing
Boys of summer camp at El Porvenir, New Mexico, singing
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Boys of summer camp with members of the faculty. El Porvenir, New Mexico
Boys of summer camp with members of the faculty. El Porvenir, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Women staying at nearby lodge listening to the boys in the summer camp singing. El Porvenir, New Mexico
Women staying at nearby lodge listening to the boys in the summer camp singing. El Porvenir, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Boys at summer camp eating breakfast. El Porvenir, New Mexico
Boys at summer camp eating breakfast. El Porvenir, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Boys at the summer camp at El Porvenir, New Mexico
Boys at the summer camp at El Porvenir, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Director of boys' camp and some of the boys. El Porvenir, New Mexico
Director of boys' camp and some of the boys. El Porvenir, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Children singing at boys' camp fireside meeting. El Porvenir, New Mexico
Children singing at boys' camp fireside meeting. El Porvenir, New Mexico
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Boys of summer camp at El Porvenir, New Mexico, singing
Boys of summer camp at El Porvenir, New Mexico, singing
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress

Every photograph of San Miguel County

Fires near this place

111 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of El Porvenir between 1992 and 2020, burning about 428 acres in total. 59 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
Natural59
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Recreation and ceremony10
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking1

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 2019Natural3.5 acresLas Vegas District20-40270239X
3 September 2012Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestBAKER
23 September 2002Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionFALL
1 September 2018Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestEL PORVENIR
8 August 2019Natural2.0 acresLas Vegas District20-40140164X
6 August 2015Natural1.0 acresSanta Fe National ForestDAVY
29 August 2015Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestTIJERA
26 August 2011Natural1.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionTANK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Miguel County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of El Porvenir: 4 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Molybdenum, Uranium, Molybdenum, Copper, Copper, Tungsten, Bismuth. 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
Bert Hoover Lode No. 1Molybdenum, Copper, Tungsten, BismuthPast Producer1914, 1916, 1950
El Porvenir DistrictCopper, Tungsten, MolybdenumOccurrenceQUARTZ PEGMATITE VEIN
PorverirMolybdenum, CopperOccurrenceMalachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite
Santo NinoMolybdenum, CopperProspect
Baker GulchUraniumOccurrence
Black NuggetUraniumOccurrence

Every working recorded in San Miguel County

Storms near this place

4 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names El Porvenir in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 3 flash flood, 1 hail. 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
September 2022Flash FloodEl Porvenir$200,000A nearly stationary thunderstorm over El Porvenir produced over two inches of rainfall on this area of the Calf Canyon burn scar. This caused flash flooding on Beaver Creek and Gallinas Creek with significant debris found on Highway 65. The IMET on duty found several locations along Highway 65 that were covered in tree debris, rocks, and mud. Some buildings along the roadway were inundated with a couple of feet of water. The IMET also noted that water had threatened homes in the area as well, but these homes seemed to have been protected with sandbagging. Damages are estimated.
July 2022Flash FloodEl Porvenir$15,000Heavy rain on the Calf Canyon burn scar caused flash flooding and debris flow with a rock slide on County Road 65 near the E.V. Campground. Three people were rescued from flooding in this area. Damages are estimated.
July 2010Flash FloodEl Porvenir$1,000Heavy rains carried logs across a private roadway about one half mile downstream of the Tecolote Fire burn area, or about 1.5 miles north of Blue Haven Church Camp. The road was impassable for a time due to the logs and high water. The heavy rains also washed debris from the burn scar into Blue Creek, which doubled in size.
August 2018HailEl Porvenir-Hail up to the size of quarters near El Porvenir.

Every storm recorded in San Miguel 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
Gallinas2.0 miles16
Trout Springs3.4 miles16
Las Dispensas3.6 miles16
San Ignacio5.4 miles16
Hot Springs5.7 miles16
Mineral Hill6.1 miles16
Montezuma6.4 miles16
El Llano6.9 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 906073. 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.