Las Tusas, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Las Vegas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87745. It stands on Manuelitas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sapello quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Sapello quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Sapello quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
84 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Las Tusas between 1993 and 2020, burning about 6,197 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 1 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 | 35 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Las Vegas District | 20-40270239X |
| 9 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | HERMIT |
| 8 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SWAMP |
| 7 August 2000 | Natural | 3,600 acres | Las Vegas District | BELL |
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | COUGAR |
| 24 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ROBBINS |
| 20 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 13 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
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 Las Tusas: 3 unknowns. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Las Tusas in 5 storm reports between 2022 and 2024: 4 flash flood, 1 debris flow. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Las Tusas | $50,000 | Flash flooding and debris flow within the eastern edge of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar resulted in a bridge being washed out along County Road A3. Exact location is unknown and damage is an estimate. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Las Tusas | $25,000 | Heavy rain on the Calf Canyon burn scar caused water and debris to overtop a bridge along Highway 266 at the Sapello River. Damages are estimated. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Las Tusas | - | A radio report of flash flooding was received from heavy rain on the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar along NM Highway 94 just north and west of Sapello, NM. |
| June 2024 | Debris Flow | Las Tusas | - | A trained spotter reported debris including trees and mud coming down the mountain from intense storms. Timing is an estimate based on radar. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Las Tusas | - | The Sapello River flooded and went out of it's banks near the State Highway 266 crossing. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapello | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Manuelitas | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Canoncito | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| San Ignacio | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Las Dispensas | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Emplazado | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Gallinas | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| El Porvenir | 7.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 907884. 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.







