BlockLa Jara, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87722. It stands on Jarosa Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lucero quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Lucero quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Taos quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Lucero quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of La Jara between 1995 and 2020, burning about 16,890 acres in total. 32 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LUCERO |
| 3 September 2012 | Natural | 2.2 acres | Las Vegas District | ROGUE |
| 4 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Las Vegas District | COYOTE |
| 31 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LA JARA |
| 30 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SKIPPY |
| 28 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Las Vegas District | MONTOYA |
| 28 August 2000 | Natural | 1.2 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LUCERO |
| 24 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MUFFLER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of La Jara: 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Uranium, Uranium, Vanadium, Copper, Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Deoux Ranch Lease Mine | Uranium, Vanadium, Copper | Past Producer | 1885, 1954 | |
| Unnamed Prospects | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Copper, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Uranium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Medinas | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Los Cisneros | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lucero | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Ojo Feliz | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| El Turquillo | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Los Cocas | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Rainsville | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Guadalupita | 6.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898562. 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.