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Pleasant Hill, New Mexico

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Clovis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88135. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Hill quadrangle.

Pleasant Hill within Curry County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 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

9 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Hill between 1994 and 2017, burning about 5,300 acres in total. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Natural2

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
3 July 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPLEASANT
3 July 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionTOMATOE
21 June 2017Natural5,120 acresLas Vegas DistrictGRIFFITH
4 May 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionANDERSON
26 May 2001Natural30 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPLEASANT HIL
6 March 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionHOGBARN
20 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
13 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Curry County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Hill: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Materials Pit 59-49-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials Pit 65-48-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Curry County

Storms near this place

43 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasant Hill in 43 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 26 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2014Thunderstorm WindPleasant Hill$25,000Roof blown off a house near Highway 208 and CR21.
June 2024HailPleasant Hill-A trained spotter near Pleasant Hill just north of Clovis along the TX border reported nickel size hail. He also relayed nuisance flooding in fields from heavy rain.
May 2023HailPleasant Hill-A trained storm spotter reported quarter size hail 5 miles north of Pleasant Hill.
May 2023HailPleasant Hill-A trained storm spotter reported two inch diameter hail 9 miles northwest of Pleasant Hill.
May 2023HailPleasant Hill-There was a public report of quarter size hail one mile west-southwest of Pleasant Hill.
May 2023HailPleasant Hill-There was a public report of half-dollar size hail 2 miles northeast of Pleasant Hill.
May 2023HailPleasant Hill-Several hail reports occurred during this time ranging in size from dimes to 1.5 inches across central Curry County.
May 2023Flash FloodPleasant Hill-The NM Department of Transportation reported State Highway 108 was closed to flooding north of Pleasant Hill.
May 2023Flash FloodPleasant Hill-The NMDOT reported that NM Highway 108 near Pleasant Hill was closed due to flooding.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindPleasant Hill-A storm chaser measured an 84 mph thunderstorm wind gust with a handheld anemometer.
May 2022HailPleasant Hill-The Fire Department near Texico reported quarter inch hail from a severe thunderstorm.
May 2021HailPleasant Hill-A strong thunderstorm near Texico produced nickel size hail.
March 2020Tornado (EF0)Pleasant Hill-A brief tornado touched down near Pleasant Hill, NM.
May 2019HailPleasant Hill-Penny size hail reported northwest of Pleasant Hill.
May 2019Funnel CloudPleasant Hill-A funnel cloud was observed near Pleasant Hill, NM around sunset.
May 2017Funnel CloudPleasant Hill-The fourth funnel cloud was reported from a severe thunderstorm moving northeast across Curry County. No touchdown was confirmed by an NWS storm survey.
May 2016HailPleasant Hill-Half dollar size hail near Pleasant Hill.
May 2016HailPleasant Hill-Nickel size hail near Pleasant Hill.
May 2015Heavy RainPleasant Hill-Widespread heavy rainfall amounts between 3 and 5 inches reported across Curry County. Significant flash flooding was observed around the Clovis area. Pleasant Hill picked up an impressive 24-hour total of 4.2 inches.
May 2015HailPleasant Hill-Trained spotter reported dime to quarter size hail covering the ground.
May 2015Flash FloodPleasant Hill-New Mexico Department of Transportation closed state road 108 at mile marker 14 due to flooding from the heavy rains. While flooding may have subsided, the DOT reported that the road will remain closed through memorial day weekend. A CoCoRaHS observer near Pleasant Hill reported 3.25 inches of rain in less than 24 hours.
July 2015Heavy RainPleasant Hill-Torrential rainfall dumped 6.05 inches over Pleasant Hill within 24-hours. This resulted in the closure of State Road 108 due to high water on the roadway. The road was closed for several days in the same area earlier in the month.
June 2014HailPleasant Hill-Golf ball or larger hail killed a cow near Highway 209 and CR21.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindPleasant Hill-Numerous trees blown down in Ned Houk Memorial Park.
May 2013HailPleasant Hill-Golf ball sized hail with heavy rain reported 9 miles northwest of Pleasant Hill.
May 2013HailPleasant Hill-Mixture of dime and nickel size hail 5 miles north of Pleasant Hill.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindPleasant Hill-Spotter reported 60mph peak wind gust 9 miles northwest of Pleasant Hill.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindPleasant Hill-A SKYWARN Spotter reported strong winds in association with a thunderstorm in the area along with quarter sized hail.
August 2013HailPleasant Hill-Golf ball size hail reported west of Pleasant Hill.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Pleasant Hill-Report relayed by Emergency Manager. Tornado briefly touched down approximately 0.25 mi west of NM/TX state line.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindPleasant Hill-An amateur radio operator estimated a 58 mph wind gust from a thunderstorm.
June 2023HailPleasant Hill-no account filed
June 2014HailPleasant Hill-no account filed
July 2013HailPleasant Hill-no account filed
May 2010HailPleasant Hill-no account filed
May 2005HailPleasant Hill-no account filed
May 2005HailPleasant Hill-no account filed
July 2005HailPleasant Hill-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindPleasant Hill-no account filed
May 2004HailPleasant Hill-no account filed
June 2002HailPleasant Hill-no account filed
June 2002HailPleasant Hill-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindPleasant Hill-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Curry 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
Claud7.6 miles7
Texico9.2 miles9
Clovis10.6 miles9
Ranchvale13.1 miles8
Gallaher14.3 miles8
Portair14.5 miles8
Hollene17.8 miles6
Grier18.8 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 898586. 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.