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La Cuesta, New Mexico

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Albuquerque census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87123. The Survey maps it on the Albuquerque East quadrangle.

La Cuesta within Bernalillo County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 21 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

80 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of La Cuesta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 937 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 3 were 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/undetermined41
Natural15
Recreation and ceremony6
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking1
Other causes1
Fireworks1

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
14 September 2019Natural1.8 acresCibola National ForestHAWK WATCH
6 August 2000Naturalunder an acreCibola National ForestEMBUDITO
4 August 2000Naturalunder an acreCibola National ForestLOMAS
28 August 2003Naturalunder an acreCibola National ForestKIWANIS 1
26 August 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCibola National ForestROCK
16 August 2015Naturalunder an acreCibola National ForestSOUTH CREST
8 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionCOYOTE
6 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionMICHELLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bernalillo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of La Cuesta: 8 unknowns, 7 producers, 2 past producers, 2 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Copper. 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
9700 North 2nd CrusherPumiceProducer
Alpha MineREEUnknown
Great Combination GroupGoldOccurrence
Great Combination MineGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer1955
Hetty Green GroupFluorine-FluoriteUnknown
Silver Ring-Verdun ClaimsGold, Silver, LeadUnknown
York MineZinc, Gold, CopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite
Materials Pit 58-43-SStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
New Pueblo Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ambrell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Bernalillo 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
Cañada Village0.8 miles21
Sandia Vista1.0 miles21
Chelwood Park1.2 miles21
Buena Ventura1.6 miles21
Mesa Village2.1 miles21
Carnuel2.8 miles21
Hoffmantown2.9 miles21
Monticello3.4 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 907629. 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.