Gila Hot Springs, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Pinos Altos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88049. It lies near Bull Spring Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Gila Hot Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1911 USGS Alum Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1913 USGS Alum Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Gila Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mogollon Mountains quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Gila Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Gila Hot Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24,640 acres in total. 54 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 | 54 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | MILITARY |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | CENTER FIRE |
| 19 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Gila National Forest | ALUM |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | MILITARY |
| 7 August 1998 | Natural | 100 acres | Gila National Forest | BULL |
| 30 August 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Gila National Forest | ALUM |
| 23 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | SA FIRE |
| 22 August 2009 | Natural | 15 acres | Gila National Forest | ALUM |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Gila Hot Springs: 5 unknowns, 4 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Geothermal, Aluminum, Potassium, Kaolin, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alum Mountain Deposit | Aluminum, Potassium, Kaolin | Occurrence | 1892 | |
| Jeffers Agate Field | Gemstone | Producer | Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper | |
| Materials Pit 62-24-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Alum Mountain-Alum Canyon | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Alunogen Tunnel #1 | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Alunogen Tunnel #2 | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Alunogen Tunnel #3 | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Alunogen Tunnel #4 | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Geothermal Test Well | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Gila Hot | Geothermal | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masons Mill (historical) | 17.7 miles | 14 | |
| Redstone | 17.7 miles | 14 | |
| Pinos Altos | 23.0 miles | 13 | |
| Little Walnut Village | 25.1 miles | 14 | |
| Fierro | 25.1 miles | 17 | |
| Gila | 25.2 miles | 10 | |
| Union Hill | 25.8 miles | 17 | |
| Mimbres | 26.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 906540. 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.








