La Ladera, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Los Lunas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87031. It stands on La Canada de la Loma de Arena. The Survey maps it on the Tome quadrangle.
On record in La Ladera
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Miguel E. Baca Houselisted 1978 · 0.9 miles away
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.
- 1952 USGS Tome quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Socorro quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Belen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Tome quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
444 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 444 fires within 5 miles of La Ladera between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,976 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 232 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 141 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ANIMAL |
| 28 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SKUNK FIRE |
| 27 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | AFS FIRE |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bernalillo District | HACKSAW FIRE |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 20-60460253X |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | GROOT FIRE |
| 16 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.1 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MANZANO S |
| 14 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SERAFIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of La Ladera: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tome Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelino | 1.0 miles | 10 | |
| El Cerro | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Pasitos del Cielo | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Rio del Oro | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Tome | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| La Constancia | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Los Chavez | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Azul | 2.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899704. 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.





