Pine Lodge, New Mexico
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Capitan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88316. It lies near Boy Scout Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Arabela quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1936 USGS Arabela quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Arabela quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Arabela quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Roswell quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Arabela quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Carrizozo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Arabela quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Pine Lodge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,536 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | SUNSET |
| 8 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | MICHALLAS |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | 65 acres | Lincoln National Forest | 7 CABINS |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | CABIN |
| 7 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | ZEUFELDT |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | SAWMILL |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | SMOKEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Pine Lodge: 6 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Uranium, Uranium, Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabela Mines Mn Mine | Manganese, Silver | Past Producer | 1959 | |
| Copeland Canyon Prospect | Uranium, Iron, Thorium | Occurrence | Magnetite | |
| San Pedro-Link- Nob Hill | Uranium, Thorium | Occurrence | Allanite | |
| Arabela Mines Inc Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Bear Canyon Group | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Ajax | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Bunton | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Major | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Major Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Magnetite | |
| Oslo | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pine Lodge in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2021: 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Pine Lodge | $50,000 | Heavy rain near Arabela forced the closure of New Mexico State Road 246 between mile marker 29 and mile marker 31.5. The Lincoln County emergency manager reported that the flood waters washed away the pavement. Damages are estimated for the loss of the road. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Pine Lodge | - | A severe thunderstorm north of Arabela began producing 1 inch hail which grew as the thunderstorm intensified. A storm chaser reported a maximum hail size of 2 inches from the severe thunderstorm. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Pine Lodge | - | Eight to 12 inches of water, mud, and debris flowed over NM-246 between mile markers 30 and 31. NMDOT was dispatched to clean up the roadway. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Pine Lodge | - | Hail ranging from nickel to quarter size was reported on Highway 246 by a storm chaser. |
| July 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Pine Lodge | - | Rain wrapped funnel cloud reported with the hail along Highway 246. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabela | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Bluewater | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Baca (historical) | 8.7 miles | 13 | |
| Escondido (historical) | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Lincoln | 11.7 miles | 9 | |
| Double Crossing | 12.3 miles | 14 | |
| Encinoso | 13.3 miles | 13 | |
| San Patricio | 15.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 909671. 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.








