BlockRinconada, New Mexico
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Dixon census division. It lies near Cerro de Arriba. The Survey maps it on the Trampas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Trampas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Taos quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Trampas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Rinconada between 1993 and 2020, burning about 143 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 1 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Taos Field Office | APEDACO |
| 9 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Albuquerque District Office | CEMETARY |
| 7 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Taos Field Office | APODACA |
| 6 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Taos Field Office | MM 25 |
| 6 July 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Taos Field Office | DIXON |
| 5 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Taos Field Office | SAHD |
| 5 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Taos Field Office | MM 25A |
| 4 July 1993 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Albuquerque District Office | WILLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Rinconada: 7 prospects, 5 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Bismuth, Calcium, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blm 1 - 74 - 676 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Champion Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1879, 1959 | |
| Champion Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Harding Pegmatite | Beryllium, Lithium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Calcium | Past Producer | 1919, 1958 | |
| Harding Pegmatite | Tin, Tantalum, Lithium, Beryllium | Past Producer | 1900, 1920 | |
| Picuris District | Copper, Lithium, Beryllium, Tantalum, Silver, Tungsten, Gold, Bismuth, Calcium, Kyanite, Niobium (Columbium) | Past Producer | LODE (VEIN) | |
| Theodore Glass Property | Beryllium, Mica | Prospect | ||
| Wilson Prospect | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Dulfney Mine | Calcium | Unknown | ||
| Wilson Prospect | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 910208. 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.