Magic Valley, New Mexico
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the East Bernalillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87047. The Survey maps it on the Sandia Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Sandia Park quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Sandia Park quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Magic Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 148 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 26 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 5 HILLS |
| 21 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | STORM |
| 15 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Cibola National Forest | SAN PEDRO CREEK |
| 9 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Bernalillo District | CRESTVIEW |
| 6 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bernalillo District | 333 FIRE |
| 4 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cibola National Forest | ZUZAX |
| 25 July 2009 | Natural | 4.7 acres | Bernalillo District | SOUTH MTN. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Magic Valley: 7 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonatite Deposit | Cobalt | Unknown | ||
| Gypsum Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 58-9-S | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Crusher Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit #57-26-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit #62-45-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit #65-56-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit 65-55-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frost (historical) | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sandia Knolls | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Paa-Ko | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Dennis Chaves Estates | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| San Antonito | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Los Pinos | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Pinon Ridge Estates | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| El Refugio | 4.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2728249. 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.







