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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS Bernalillo quadrangle1:125000
- 1889 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1934 USGS East Albuquerque quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Albuquerque East quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Albuquerque East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Albuquerque East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 41 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2019 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Cibola National Forest | HAWK WATCH |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | EMBUDITO |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | LOMAS |
| 28 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | KIWANIS 1 |
| 26 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | ROCK |
| 16 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | SOUTH CREST |
| 8 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | COYOTE |
| 6 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MICHELLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9700 North 2nd Crusher | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Alpha Mine | REE | Unknown | ||
| Great Combination Group | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Great Combination Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Hetty Green Group | Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown | ||
| Silver Ring-Verdun Claims | Gold, Silver, Lead | Unknown | ||
| York Mine | Zinc, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite | |
| Materials Pit 58-43-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| New Pueblo Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ambrell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cañada Village | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Sandia Vista | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Chelwood Park | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Buena Ventura | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Mesa Village | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Carnuel | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Hoffmantown | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Monticello | 3.4 miles | 21 |
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.












