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Luis Lopez, New Mexico

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Socorro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87801. It lies near Red Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Luis Lopez quadrangle.

Luis Lopez within Socorro County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

75 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Luis Lopez between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,263 acres in total. 6 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/undetermined40
Equipment and vehicle use10
Debris and open burning9
Natural6
Smoking5
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2003Natural1.0 acresSocorro Field OfficeESCONDIDO
8 September 2000Smokingunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionMM143-I25
3 August 2011Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionRHODES
13 August 2000Natural1.0 acresSocorro Field OfficeYORK
1 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionTRANSFORMER
8 July 2002Naturalunder an acreSocorro Field OfficeCOTTONWOOD
7 July 2009Smokingunder an acreBosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge139 FIRE
7 July 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBENAVEDIZ

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Socorro County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Luis Lopez: 7 past producers, 4 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite, Manganese, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Iron HorseIronOccurrence
Red Hill Ext.Claim-Luis Lopez D.ManganesePast Producer1956
Socorro MountainKaolinPast ProducerResidual
State of New Mexico Lease M-20347 To Bureau of ReclamationStone, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Great Lakes Carbon Corp. Socorro DepositPerliteProducer
Grefco Socorro PerlitePerliteUnknown
Grefco Socorro Perlite MillPerliteUnknown
Grefco Socorro Perlite Mine 1970'sPerliteProducer1949
Socorro Perlite MinePerliteProducer
Materials Pit 59-12-FSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Socorro County

Storms near this place

4 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Luis Lopez in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 2 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2020Flash FloodLuis Lopez$100,000Emergency management and NMDOT officials reported flash flooding in the area between Luis Lopez and San Antonio. State Road 1 was closed between mile markers 51 and 60 due to flood waters and debris over the roadway. One vehicle was trapped in flood waters up to the mirrors near U.S. Highway 380 around San Antonio. U.S. Highway 380 was closed east of San Antonio. Damage amounts are a rough estimate for repairs to several roadways, culverts, low water crossings, and the flooded vehicle. Extent of injuries to the occupants of the flooded vehicle are unknown.
October 2021HailLuis Lopez$50,000A thunderstorm near Luis Lopez produced estimated pea to half inch size hail which accumulated between 6 to 8 inches deep along Interstate 25. The highest accumulations were observed along Interstate 25 between mile markers 144 and 145 which resulted in multiple vehicle accidents as well as the closing of the Interstate. The hail stripped numerous trees of their leaves and also caused damage to chile plants in the Luis Lopez area. Heavy rain from the thunderstorm resulted in the minor flooding of low-water crossings along New Mexico State Road 1 between mile markers 54 and 56 which carried debris on the roadway. No injuries were reported. Damages are estimated for the unknown amount of cars involved in the multi-vehicle accident as well as the crop damage to the chile plants.
July 2012Flash FloodLuis Lopez$10,000Rapidly rising water in an arroyo near San Antonio resulted in the closure of State Road 1. Flood waters also impacted a nearby home about halfway between Luis Lopez and San Antonio.
June 2010HailLuis Lopez-The hail accumulated to a depth of 3 inches and ranged in size from peas to nickels.

Every storm recorded in Socorro County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bosquecito2.0 miles10
Laborcita3.1 miles10
Tajo (historical)4.1 miles15
Socorro4.8 miles14
San Antonio5.0 miles10
San Pedro5.9 miles10
San Antonito6.7 miles10
Florida7.1 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899699. 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.