BlockSmith Lake, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Red Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87323. The Survey maps it on the Hosta Butte quadrangle. It stands 7,260 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1886 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Wingate quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Hosta Butte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Gallup quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Smith Lake between 2009 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | MT POWELL 1 |
| 12 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | REFUGE |
| 21 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Bernalillo District | 20-61480559X |
| 23 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | SMITH CANYON |
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 Smith Lake: 7 past producers, 6 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Molybdenum, Selenium, Vanadium, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Jack No. 1 Mine | Uranium, Molybdenum, Selenium | Past Producer | 1958, 1959, 1971 | |
| Grants Uranium District: Smith Lake Subdistrict | Vanadium, Uranium, Molybdenum, Iron | Past Producer | 1950, 1951, 1983 | |
| State Hwy Pit No. 79-11-S | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Black Jack Nos 1 & 2 | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Blackjack #1 | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Ruby No. 1 and No. 2 Decline | Uranium | Past Producer | 1958, 1975, 1981 | |
| Ruby No. 3 and No. 4 Decline | Uranium | Producer | 1968, 1980, 1982 | |
| Section 13 Uran Deposit | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Section 13 Uran Deposit | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Section 21 Uran Deposit | Uranium | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borrego Pass | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Red Rock Ranch | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| North Chaves | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| South Chaves | 9.3 miles | 16 | |
| Thoreau | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Mariano Lake | 10.4 miles | 14 | |
| Crownpoint | 10.8 miles | 13 | |
| Continental Divide | 11.5 miles | 16 |
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 Smith Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14706107 | The 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 902845. 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.