Lucero, 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. 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
65 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Lucero between 1993 and 2020, burning about 941 acres in total. 37 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 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 |
| 5 August 2013 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Las Vegas District | BUSTOS |
| 31 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LA JARA |
| 28 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Las Vegas District | MONTOYA |
| 28 August 2000 | Natural | 1.2 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | LUCERO |
| 22 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Las Vegas District | 21-40420234X |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lucero: 4 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Uranium, Uranium, Vanadium, 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 Mine | Copper, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| 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
3 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lucero in 3 storm reports between 2022 and 2024: 3 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Lucero | $150,000 | An estimated 1 to 1.5 inches of heavy rain on the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn scar flooded New Mexico State Road 434, forcing the closure of the roadway. Near Guadalupita, a residential driveway turned into a raging river with deep water and debris. Canoncito Creek also flooded which was caused by debris caught in culverts. The creek overflowed into nearby pastures, onto Highway 518, and impacted homes within the area. The water was two feet deep in some locations. Damages are estimated. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Lucero | - | NM State Police reported a road closure on State Highway 434 due to flooding and runoff from the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar flowing across the road. Road closure time estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Lucero | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding within the Hermit's Peak Calf Canyon burn scar along state highway 434 at mile markers 4 and 5, closing the road. |
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 | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Rainsville | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| La Jara | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Los Cisneros | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| El Turquillo | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| El Alto | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Canoncito | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| La Cueva | 5.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898569. 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.




