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Gascon, New Mexico

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Mora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87742. It stands on Cañada Lovato. The Survey maps it on the Gascon quadrangle.

Gascon within Mora County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

50 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Gascon between 1993 and 2018, burning about 324 acres in total. 31 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
Natural31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning2

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
8 August 2005Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionCHARLIE
4 August 2013Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionMORPHY
2 August 2009Naturalunder an acreLas Vegas DistrictSAWYER
5 July 2000Natural4.5 acresSanta Fe National ForestMORPHY
4 July 2012Natural4.0 acresLas Vegas DistrictINDEPENDENCE
4 July 2007Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestINDEPENDENCE
31 July 2006Natural1.5 acresNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
3 July 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionWAGGY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mora County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Gascon: 13 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lithium, Zinc, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Iron Hole MineLithium, BerylliumUnknown
Joe Matt & Sam Adams MineLead, Copper, Silver, ZincUnknown
Lepidolite ShaftLithium, Beryllium, TantalumPast Producer
PidliteNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, LithiumOccurrenceMicrolite
Pidlite Pegmatite MineLithium, Tantalum, Rubidium, Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium)Past Producer1935
Azure MineCopperUnknown
Joe and Jenny ProspectCopperOccurrence
Martinez PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Good Hope MineZincUnknown

Every working recorded in Mora County

Storms near this place

11 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gascon in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 6 hail, 5 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 2022Flash FloodGascon$75,000Heavy rain estimated at 1 to 1.5 inches caused major flooding on the northern portion of the Calf Canyon burn scar. The Gascon and Cleveland areas were hardest hit again as they have been for most of the month of July. In Gascon, fast moving water carried logs and boulders downstream, and Highway 105 near Camp Davis was flooded. A spotter remarked that four waterfalls were rushing down Gascon Peak. Near Cleveland, signficant flooding was reported along the Rio la Casa with boulders flowing downstream. At least two bridges were flooded, including one on Highway 518. Also near Cleveland, the Canoncito Creek overflowed its banks again, flooding pastures and several properties along the creek. Highway 518 was flooded along this creek as well. Damages are estimated.
July 2022Flash FloodGascon$75,000Flash flooding was observed on the northern portion of the Calf Canyon burn scar as heavy rain estimated at 0.75 inches to 1.5 inches fell. The Rito de Gascon rose about four feet and overtopped its banks. Nearby, raging flood waters were observed along a road near Monte Aplanado. The problematic Canoncito Creek also overtopped its banks again which flooded roads and pastures and destroyed fences. Damages are estimated.
July 2023Flash FloodGascon$10,000A video shared on twitter showed fast moving flood waters carrying debris flowing behind a home along State Highway 105 near Gascon.
August 2022Flash FloodGascon-A report of 1.63 inches of heavy rain within one hour on the Calf Canyon burn scar flooded New Mexico State Road 105 near Gascon. No damages were known.
July 2022Flash FloodGascon-Heavy rain on the Rito de Gascon within the Calf Canyon burn scar caused it to overflow its banks and cause debris and ash flow within the area. No damages are known.
August 2017HailGascon-Hail up to the size of ping pong balls in Gascon.
July 1994HailGascon-An observer recorded one inch hail.
July 2007HailGascon-no account filed
May 1999HailGascon-no account filed
June 1999HailGascon-no account filed
May 1994HailGascon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mora 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
Ledoux5.2 miles16
Monte Aplanado5.5 miles16
Cañon5.6 miles16
South Carmen5.8 miles16
Abuelo6.1 miles16
Pacheco Village6.2 miles16
North Carmen6.5 miles16
Vallecitos7.7 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 906492. 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.