Puye, New Mexico
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Santa Clara Pueblo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87532. It lies near Sawyer Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Puye quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1892 USGS Santa Clara quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Puye quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Espanola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Los Alamos quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 2002 USGS Puye quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Puye between 1992 and 2020, burning about 180 acres in total. 53 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 53 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | CABRA |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | GUAJE |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | CABALLO |
| 8 August 2018 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Carson National Forest | POSOS |
| 3 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | GARCIA |
| 3 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | SNAG |
| 24 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | ROCK |
| 23 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | BIA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Puye: 5 producers, 5 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Pumice, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside 1 & 4 Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Espanola Transit Mix Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit No. 69-8-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Pit 67-23-5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sebastian & Martin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wayne A Lowdermilk Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Copar Mill | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Copar Mine | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Cullum Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Cupar Mine | Pumice | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Peak | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| San Lorenzo | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Santa Clara Pueblo | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| Santa Clara | 7.6 miles | 20 | |
| Guachupangue | 7.8 miles | 20 | |
| El Guacho | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Recheulos | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| EspaƱola | 8.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 918307. 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.








