Escondillo, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Santa Fe North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87522. It lies near CaƱon Chimayo. The Survey maps it on the Cundiyo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Cundiyo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Cundiyo quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Escondillo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,910 acres in total. 30 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | SCOUT |
| 1 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Las Vegas District | 20-40240216X |
| 3 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | FRIJOLES |
| 3 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Albuquerque District Office | SCOUT |
| 3 August 1992 | Natural | 10 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | not named |
| 28 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | RIO |
| 15 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | 306 |
| 7 July 2018 | Natural | 188 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | SARCA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Escondillo: 3 prospects, 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Uranium, Iron, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cundiyo | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Santa Rita Beryl Prospect | Beryllium | Prospect | ||
| Hubbard Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Marion | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| B.A.T. Claims Mine | Mica | Past Producer | 1955, 1956, 1964 | |
| Green Rock Mine | Mica | Past Producer | 1955, 1956 | |
| Tip Top Mine | Mica | Past Producer | 1955, 1956, 1957 | |
| Unnamed Prospects | Mica | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cundiyo | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Potrero | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rio Chiquito | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Nambe Pueblo | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| La Puebla | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Nambe | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rancho Valle | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Quarteles | 7.0 miles | 20 |
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 Q122553613 | 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 901973. 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.






