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Rociada, New Mexico

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Las Vegas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87742. It stands on Rito San Jose. The Survey maps it on the Rociada quadrangle. It stands 7,500 feet above sea level.

Rociada within San Miguel County

On record in Rociada

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

57 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Rociada between 1993 and 2020, burning about 855 acres in total. 38 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
Natural38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
10 September 2017Natural20 acresSanta Fe National ForestBEAVER CREEK
8 August 2005Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionCHARLIE
6 August 2015Natural1.0 acresSanta Fe National ForestDAVY
3 August 2000Natural1.0 acresSanta Fe National ForestBUELAH
29 August 2015Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestTIJERA
18 August 2010Natural1.0 acresLas Vegas DistrictPRITZLAFF
1 August 2004Naturalunder an acreSanta Fe National ForestTHUNDER
5 July 2000Natural4.5 acresSanta Fe National ForestMORPHY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Miguel County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Rociada: 12 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lithium, Zinc, Copper, 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
Azure-Rising Sun MineGold, Molybdenum, CopperPast Producer1900, 1940
Iron Hole MineLithium, BerylliumUnknown
Joe Matt & Sam Adams MineLead, Copper, Silver, ZincUnknown
Lepidolite ShaftLithium, Beryllium, TantalumPast Producer
Pidlite Pegmatite MineLithium, Tantalum, Rubidium, Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium)Past Producer1935
Azure MineCopperUnknown
Joe and Jenny ProspectCopperOccurrence
Martinez PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Good Hope MineZincUnknown

Every working recorded in San Miguel County

Storms near this place

10 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rociada in 10 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 6 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2024Flash FloodRociada$100,000Damage from flash flooding occurred along County Road A3A. Debris and rubble were scattered across roadways and driveways with some vehicles trapped in the debris. Another video in the same area showed vehicles trapped in flash flooding in Rincon Montoso southwest of Rociada. Property damage for cabins and vehicles is an estimate.
August 2022Flash FloodRociada$100,000Heavy rain on the Calf Canyon burn scar ran into the Rito San Jose, causing it to overfill its banks. This caused significant flooding near Rociada as high and fast-moving water ran up against a house near Highway 105 and County Road A4B. Water nearly swept away a large propane tank as well. Reports were also received of water near another building in Rociada and with water up to the bumpers of several parks vehicles. Damages are a rough estimate.
August 2022Flash FloodRociada$30,000Heavy rain on the Calf Canyon burn scar caused flash flooding in and around Rociada. Heaviest rains drained into Capulin Canyon flowing to the Rito San Jose and San Jose Church. Video shared on Twitter showed flood waters approaching homes, but exact damages are unknown. Damages are estimated.
August 2022Flash FloodRociada$20,000Heavy rain on the Calf Canyon burn scar caused flooding along Highway 105 and Highway 276. This forced the closure of Highway 105 at mile marker 5 and the closure of Highway 276 at mile marker 0. Damages are estimated.
May 2025FloodRociada-A trained spotter reported that flooding from the rain on snow event that had ended on earlier in the week was continuing due to the fast warm-up in temperatures exacerbating the snowmelt. Flood impacts included streams and creeks overtopping area highways near Pendaries between Mora and Rociada and along the Sapello River.
May 2025FloodRociada-A trained spotter near Chacon, NM confirmed reports from various sources across social media and broadcast media of flooding across the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains from a combination of heavy rain and heavy rain on snow within the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar. The Gallinas Creek in particular responded with high rises that flooded several low water crossings within Las Vegas, NM. Videos shared on Facebook showed flooding in Sapello, NM with other reports of flooding near Mineral Hill west of Las Vegas.
August 2022Flash FloodRociada-The IMET on the Calf Canyon fire reported flash flooding along New Mexico 276 due to the Maestas Creek overfilling its banks. Damages are not known.
July 2022Flash FloodRociada-Heavy rain on the Calf Canyon burn scar caused the Rito San Jose to overflow its banks and flood low water crossings along County Road A4 near Rociada. No damages were reported.
May 2021HailRociada-A trained spotter reported two inch hail from a severe thunderstorm near Rociada.
July 2018HailRociada-Hail up to the size of quarters in Rociada.

Every storm recorded in San Miguel 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
Upper Rociada1.6 miles15
Pendaries Village1.7 miles15
Tierra Monte4.3 miles16
Peñasco Blanco4.5 miles16
San Ignacio5.5 miles16
Canoncito5.7 miles16
Las Dispensas6.8 miles16
Manuelitas7.8 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on RociadaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q19818354The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 910357. 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.