BlockHermosa, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Truth or Consequences West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87943. It stands on Morgan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sugarloaf Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Tucson Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Tularosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Tularosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sugarloaf Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Truth or Consequences quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Sugarloaf Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Hermosa between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,938 acres in total. 14 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 | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2019 | Natural | 40 acres | Gila National Forest | ANTELOPE |
| 26 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | CHERRY |
| 19 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | PALOMAS |
| 19 July 2017 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Gila National Forest | FORK |
| 18 July 2020 | Natural | 72 acres | Gila National Forest | HILLTOP |
| 6 June 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | BOB |
| 5 June 2019 | Natural | 30 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | SECO |
| 29 June 2019 | Natural | 446 acres | Gila National Forest | WAGONBED |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Hermosa: 9 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Flag and Flagstaff | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| American Flag and Flagstaff Mines 1880's | Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1885, 1916 | |
| Antelope and Ocean Wave Mines | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Producer | 1880, 1885, 1917 | |
| Cliff-L-Embolite Mines 1930's | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1880, 1885 | |
| Hermosa | Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| Nana Mine 1880's | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1885, 1915 | |
| Palomas Chief Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Producer | 1880, 1885, 1961 | |
| Pelican | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Pelican Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Producer | 1880, 1885, 1952 | |
| Wolford | Silver, Zinc, Lead | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 906935. 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.