BlockMonero, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Tierra Amarilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87520. It lies in Monero Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Monero quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Aztec quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Lumberton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Aztec quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chama quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Monero quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Monero between 1992 and 2020, burning about 535 acres in total. 88 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 | 88 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | GOMEZ RANCH |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Chama District | 20-10210227X |
| 5 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | not named |
| 4 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | HARDLINE |
| 21 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | GOMEZ 2 |
| 19 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | HUMPHRIES |
| 19 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | MONERO |
| 7 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Jicarilla Agency | TECOLOTE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monero in 4 storm reports in 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Monero | $100,000 | A tornado traveled slightly north of due east through complex terrain of the Lazy Triangle Anchor Ranch, passing less than one quarter mile north of the ranch headquarters located near the intersection of U.S. Highway 64/84. The tornado traveled through terrain ranging from 7500 feet to 9800 feet in elevation. Numerous if not hundreds of large diameter pine trees and cedars were snapped and/or twisted and subsequently uprooted along the first one to one and a half miles. An old long-standing chapel dating back to the 1940s was destroyed. A 6-ft long 4x6 beam was tossed 150 yards. The main ranch residence suffered considerable damage including complete removal of it's pitched roof that was carried 50 yards to the east northeast. A bunkhouse and other storage buildings sustained significant damage. Winds were estimtated at 110 mph, the upper end of EF-1. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monero | $10,000 | Trained spotter reported downed power lines and debris on the highway west of Chama. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monero | - | Observer was unable to stand up because the winds were so strong. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Monero | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamante (historical) | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Amargo | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Biggs (historical) | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Lumberton | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Dulce | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Willow Creek | 10.9 miles | 14 | |
| Navajo | 11.4 miles | 13 | |
| Chama | 14.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 892151. 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.
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.