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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Gascon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Gascon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
50 since 1993Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | CHARLIE |
| 4 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MORPHY |
| 2 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Las Vegas District | SAWYER |
| 5 July 2000 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | MORPHY |
| 4 July 2012 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Las Vegas District | INDEPENDENCE |
| 4 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | INDEPENDENCE |
| 31 July 2006 | Natural | 1.5 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | WAGGY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Hole Mine | Lithium, Beryllium | Unknown | ||
| Joe Matt & Sam Adams Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Lepidolite Shaft | Lithium, Beryllium, Tantalum | Past Producer | ||
| Pidlite | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, Lithium | Occurrence | Microlite | |
| Pidlite Pegmatite Mine | Lithium, Tantalum, Rubidium, Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium) | Past Producer | 1935 | |
| Azure Mine | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Joe and Jenny Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Martinez Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Good Hope Mine | Zinc | Unknown |
Storms near this place
11 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Gascon | $75,000 | Heavy 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 2022 | Flash Flood | Gascon | $75,000 | Flash 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 2023 | Flash Flood | Gascon | $10,000 | A video shared on twitter showed fast moving flood waters carrying debris flowing behind a home along State Highway 105 near Gascon. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Gascon | - | 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 2022 | Flash Flood | Gascon | - | 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 2017 | Hail | Gascon | - | Hail up to the size of ping pong balls in Gascon. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Gascon | - | An observer recorded one inch hail. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Gascon | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Gascon | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Gascon | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Gascon | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledoux | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Monte Aplanado | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Cañon | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| South Carmen | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Abuelo | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Pacheco Village | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| North Carmen | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Vallecitos | 7.7 miles | 16 |
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.







