Mora, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Mora census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87732. It stands on Eagle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mora quadrangle. 547 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7,172 feet above sea level.
On record in Mora
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
La Cueva Historic Districtlisted 1973
St. Vrain's Milllisted 1973
Population over time
2 figuresMora fell from 656 to 547 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 656 | |
| 2020 | 547 | -109 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Mora quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
8 of 53 photographs shown, 1939 to 1943Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Mora County
Fires near this place
101 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Mora between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,048 acres in total. 39 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 | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Las Vegas District | 21-40470263X |
| 6 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | WIMP |
| 5 August 2013 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Las Vegas District | BUSTOS |
| 30 August 2005 | Natural | 3.5 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 22 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ROMO |
| 21 August 2013 | Natural | 3.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | ROMERO |
| 20 August 2003 | Natural | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mora: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Western Mine | Mica | Past Producer | 1949, 1952 | |
| Mora Beryl Prospect | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mora in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 4 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Mora | $300,000 | Local law enforcement reported that heavy rain and debris flow made Highway 94 as well as County Road C 001 impassable which forced the closure of the roads. New Mexico Department of Transportation personnel worked through the overnight hours to clear the roadways and reopen them. Along Maestas Canyon, a lifelong resident was caught by surprise when four feet of water, mud, and debris came rushing down the canyon. A large shipping container also caught within the flood crashed into his cabin. The resident fled in his vehicle, and fortunately suffered no injuries. Damages are estimated. |
| April 1999 | Flash Flood | Mora | $200,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Mora | $100,000 | Heavy rain on the northern portion of the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn scar caused significant flash flooding near Holman. Video obtained by KRQE showed fast moving water near residences in Holman, and this flooding also washed out Highway 518. Canoncito Creek overflowed again as well, creating deep water below homes and destroying a number of pastures. Damages are estimated. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Mora | - | Local law enforcement reported flash flooding just outside of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar along NM 434 at mile marker 3 that closed the road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mora | - | A portable RAWS station near Mora measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph associated with strong downburst winds from nearby shower and thunderstorm activity. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Mora | - | Hail up to the size of golf balls two miles east of Mora. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Mora | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Mora | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Mora | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Gertrudis (historical) | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| El Alto | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cordillera | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cleveland | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Abuelo | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pacheco Village | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cañon | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Monte Aplanado | 3.7 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Mora | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3183004 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 915867. 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.







