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Mineral Hill, New Mexico

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Pecos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87701. It stands on Cabo Lucero Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Geronimo quadrangle.

Mineral Hill within San Miguel County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

92 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Mineral Hill between 1993 and 2020, burning about 228 acres in total. 55 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
Natural55
Missing data/not specified/undetermined30
Debris and open burning6
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
29 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionGERONIMO
2 September 2004Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionHAVEN
10 September 2000Natural2.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionMINERAL FIRE
10 September 2000Natural1.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionNICHOLSON
8 August 2003Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestPABLO
6 August 2011Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestBARILLAS
6 August 2000Natural1.5 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionMINERAL
4 August 2011Natural1.5 acresSanta Fe National ForestSANTILLANES

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Miguel County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mineral Hill: 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Nickel. 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
Guy's Nickel ClaimsNickelOccurrence
Lost CreekUraniumProspect

Every working recorded in San Miguel County

Storms near this place

16 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mineral Hill in 16 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 11 hail, 5 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 2022Flash FloodMineral Hill$25,000Heavy rain on Tecolote Creek on the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn scar caused the creek to exceed its banks, flooding New Mexico State Road 283 and County Road A19A near Mineral Hill. Damages are estimated.
June 2023HailMineral Hill$10,000Fire Dept. in Cabo Lucero relayed secondary reports of quarter size hail and accumulated hail 4 to 6 inches deep. Location estimated to be at Mineral Hill based on radar. There were secondary reports of hail damage knocking out windows as well.
June 2024Flash FloodMineral Hill-Widespread flooding reported along Tecolote Creek in Mineral Hill stretching over to NM Highway 283 from mile markers 3 to 13 that closed the highway. Any damage is unknown.
October 2024Flash FloodMineral Hill-Heavy rain resulted in multiple low water crossings along County Road A19A being flooded with several inches of water. Additionally, parts of San Pablo Creek and Tecolote Creek overflowed its banks in the Mineral Hill area.
June 2023HailMineral Hill-Dime size hail covering the ground was reported.
June 2023Flash FloodMineral Hill-Local Volunteer Fire Dept. relayed reports of burn scar flash flooding. Debris and water over roadways in and around Cabo Lucero stretching down to San Geronimo an hour later. No damage to structures. Timing estimated and based on radar.
July 2018HailMineral Hill-Hail up to the size of quarters near Mineral Hill.
August 2018Flash FloodMineral Hill-The Tecolote River overflowed its banks onto NM-283 near Mineral Hill.
June 2017HailMineral Hill-Hail up to the size of golf balls reported in Mineral Hill.
June 2023HailMineral Hill-no account filed
August 2007HailMineral Hill-no account filed
June 2006HailMineral Hill-no account filed
June 2006HailMineral Hill-no account filed
August 2004HailMineral Hill-no account filed
June 2003HailMineral Hill-no account filed
June 2001HailMineral Hill-no account filed

Every storm recorded in San Miguel 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
San Geronimo2.1 miles16
San Pablo4.3 miles16
Trout Springs4.7 miles16
Gallinas5.4 miles16
El Porvenir6.1 miles15
Lagunas6.5 miles15
Hot Springs6.6 miles16
Montezuma7.2 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 908792. 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.