BlockRattlesnake, New Mexico
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Shiprock-Sanostee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87420. The Survey maps it on the Rattlesnake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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 Chaco quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Chaco quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1934 USGS Rattlesnake quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Rattlesnake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Rattlesnake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Rattlesnake between 2005 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | CUDEI 3 |
| 2 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.3 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | RATTLESNAKE WASH |
| 5 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 28 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | CUDEI 2 |
| 29 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | BLUEBERRY HILL 2 |
| 22 June 2017 | Fireworks | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | HOGBACK 12 |
| 6 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | CUDEI 4 |
| 3 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | SHIPROCK 8 |
| 26 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | SHIPROCK12 |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rattlesnake: 1 unknown. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rattlesnake in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2024 | Flash Flood | Rattlesnake | $250,000 | NMDOT reported the bridge along U.S. Highway 64 at the AZ border was severely damaged by flash flooding. The original bridge was in the process of being replaced and what was destroyed was a temporary bridge structure until a new bridge was constructed. Damage is an estimate. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Rattlesnake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiprock | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Cudei | 7.2 miles | 20 | |
| Beclabito | 13.0 miles | 18 | |
| Waterflow | 17.0 miles | 18 | |
| Nenahnezad | 20.4 miles | 21 | |
| Fruitland | 21.6 miles | 21 | |
| Little Water | 21.7 miles | 20 | |
| Sanostee | 23.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902336. 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.