BlockBefore

Sipapu, New Mexico

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the PeƱasco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87579. It lies near Gallegos Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Tres Ritos quadrangle.

Sipapu within Taos County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 11 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 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Sipapu between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,733 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 5 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
Natural24
Recreation and ceremony20
Arson/incendiarism5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Fireworks1
Smoking1

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
2 September 2019Natural1,954 acresCarson National ForestAMOLE
12 September 2016Naturalunder an acreCarson National ForestVIEW POINT
9 August 2013Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCarson National ForestAMOLE
8 August 2000Natural6.0 acresCarson National ForestMICA
4 August 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson National Forestnot named
3 August 2009Natural1.0 acresCarson National ForestBORREGO
28 August 2018Naturalunder an acreCarson National ForestAMOLE
16 August 2003Natural1.0 acresCarson National ForestCANON HONDO FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Taos County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sipapu: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Mica, 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
Limestone QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Tojo MineMicaProducer1954

Every working recorded in Taos 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
Las Mochas1.1 miles11
Tres Ritos2.5 miles11
Rock Wall4.0 miles11
Angostura5.0 miles10
Rio Pueblo5.1 miles11
Llano Largo5.8 miles11
Rodarte6.5 miles11
Vadito6.8 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 912618. 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.