BlockEl Valle, New Mexico
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Peñasco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87521. It lies near Osha Canyon. The Survey maps it on the El Valle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS El Valle quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Taos quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS El Valle quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of El Valle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 462 acres in total. 38 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 | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson National Forest | RIO CHIQUITO |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | 2.3 acres | Carson National Forest | CONCRETE |
| 17 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson National Forest | not named |
| 9 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | OJITO |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LIANO |
| 7 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Cimarron District | UPPER LLANO |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | OSO 2012 |
| 4 August 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Carson National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of El Valle: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit No. 64-65-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 906105. 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.