Moquino, New Mexico
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1883 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Laguna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87014. It stands on Seboyeta Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moquino quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1883 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000
- 1886 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000
- 1899 USGS Mt. Taylor quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Moquino quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Grants quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Moquino between 1992 and 2020, burning about 216 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | SEBOY ROCKIE |
| 8 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Laguna Agency | LAVA |
| 10 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Bernalillo District | 20-60450242X |
| 1 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Laguna Agency | BIBO CREEK |
| 19 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Laguna Agency | SEBOYETA |
| 16 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Laguna Agency | CANYON |
| 11 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Laguna Agency | BEAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Moquino: 12 unknowns, 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Vanadium, Vanadium, Selenium, Molybdenum, Copper, Lead, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit 61-49-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Paguate Deposits | Uranium, Vanadium, Selenium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1956, 1981 | |
| Woodrow Mine | Uranium, Vanadium, Copper, Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1951, 1953, 1956 | |
| L-Bar Deposits | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1956, 1976 | |
| Saint Anthony Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1955, 1957, 1980 | |
| Alpine Miner Test Area | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| H-1 Mine | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Jj #1 | Uranium | Producer | ||
| L-Bar Uranium Mill (Facility) | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Oak Creek Canyon Deposit | Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibo | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Cebolletita | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Seboyeta | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Paguate | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Encinal | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Piedra Lumbre | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Casa Fria | 8.2 miles | 19 | |
| Laguna | 9.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 899803. 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.









