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Moly, New Mexico

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Questa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87556. It lies near Spring Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Red River quadrangle.

Moly within Taos County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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

69 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Moly between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. 11 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
Recreation and ceremony50
Natural11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
7 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson National ForestCABRESTO CREEK ACF
7 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson National ForestYETI ACF
7 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson National ForestLOG JAM ACF
7 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson National ForestDOG ACF
6 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson National ForestGOAT HILL
19 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson National ForestVIGAS
14 September 1992Debris and open burning5.0 acresCarson National Forestnot named
29 August 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson National ForestCABRESTO LAKE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Taos County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 64 workings within 5 miles of Moly: 36 prospects, 16 past producers, 7 occurrences, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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
Ajax Tunnel ProspectSilver, Gold, Copper, LeadProspect
Bear Canyon ProspectMolybdenum, Copper, Manganese, TungstenOccurrenceStockwork
Bernhardt ProspectsCopper, Silver, Lead, Molybdenum, ZincProspect
Bjb ProspectsMolybdenum, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Dyke Tunnel ProspectMolybdenum, Gold, CopperProspect
Golden GooseGold, CalciumProspect
Gray Hawk ProspectFluorine-FluoriteProspect
Hornet ProspectLead, Zinc, Manganese, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1941
Iron King ProspectIronOccurrence
Jay Hawk MineGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, CopperPast Producer1895

Every working recorded in Taos 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
Red River4.7 miles10
Questa5.4 miles9
Taos Ski Valley7.3 miles10
Twining7.4 miles10
Lama7.4 miles9
Cerro7.5 miles9
El Rito8.1 miles9
Buena Vista8.4 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 908829. 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.