Redrock, New Mexico
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Tyrone census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88055. It lies near Trusdale Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Redrock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Redrock quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Redrock quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Redrock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Redrock in 2002, burning about 100 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | REDROCK |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Redrock: 10 occurrences, 6 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Magnesite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animas Mine | Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica | Past Producer | 1943 | |
| Black Bob Mine | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Jackpot Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Manganese | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Magnetite Deposits | Iron | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Name Unknown | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Ricolite Prospects | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | 1888, 1946 | |
| Ash Creek Talc-Serpentinite Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Ricolite Deposits | Stone | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand and Gravel |
Storms near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Redrock in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redrock | - | The Burro Mountain RAWS recorded a peak gust of 69 mph. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Redrock | - | Our Cooperative Observer reported 3.10 inches of rain in Redrock and a report from the public had 3.50 inches. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Redrock | - | Up to three and a half inches of rain fell across the area between Redrock and Lordsburg resulting in flash flooding and roads becoming impassable along New Mexico Highway 464. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redrock | - | Big tree limbs were blown off trees. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Redrock | - | A report from the public said water was covering the road in Redrock and rain was still falling. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Redrock | - | Hail from nickel to quarter size accumulated on the ground west of Red Rock. |
| October 2002 | Flash Flood | Redrock | - | Flooding from 1.65 inches of rain in 45 minutes was reported near Red Rock and in Red Rock Canyon. |
| October 1998 | Hail | Redrock | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telegraph (historical) | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Black Hawk (historical) | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| Alhambra (historical) | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| The Pines | 14.4 miles | 15 | |
| East Camp (historical) | 14.7 miles | 10 | |
| Malone (historical) | 14.9 miles | 12 | |
| Mangas Springs | 16.1 miles | 11 | |
| Steeplerock (historical) | 16.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 910095. 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.






