Iyanbito, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Red Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87316. The Survey maps it on the Pinedale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1886 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Pinedale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Iyanbito between 1995 and 2020, burning about 9 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | 5.7 acres | Cibola National Forest | FT. WINGATE |
| 3 August 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | RON |
| 1 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Bernalillo District | 21-60020008X |
| 21 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 20-61880691X |
| 20 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Bernalillo District | 20-61870690X |
| 15 June 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | SPRNGSTD-1 |
| 20 October 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 21-60840302X |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Iyanbito: 12 unknowns, 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Vanadium, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proj. Adap 8-35-0019-01 | Stone | Unknown | ||
| San Antonio No. 1- 8 Placer Claims | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Foutz No. 1 and No. 2 Mines | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1953, 1954 | |
| Westwater No. 1 Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1957, 1960 | |
| Brown Const. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Iyanbito Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Iyanbito in 2 storm reports in 2010: 2 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 2010 | Flash Flood | Iyanbito | $20,000 | Sweetwater, Iyanbito, and Dakota Loop Roads in Iyanbito were washed out due to flash flooding. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Iyanbito | $20,000 | Sweetwater, Iyanbito and Dakota Loop Roads were washed out due to flash flooding in Iyanbito for the second time in two days. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perea | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wingate | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Jamestown | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Ciniza | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Fort Wingate | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pinedale | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| North Guam | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| McCune | 6.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899682. 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.








