BlockSolo, New Mexico
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Tres Piedras census division. The Survey maps it on the Taos Junction 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.
- 1954 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Taos Junction quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Taos quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Taos Junction quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Solo between 1996 and 2017, burning about 51 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | COMANCHE |
| 27 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | HONDO |
| 26 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HARRIS |
| 23 July 2011 | Natural | 30 acres | Carson National Forest | ARROYO FIRE |
| 19 July 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | HORNY TOAD |
| 13 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | SECO |
| 9 June 2017 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Carson National Forest | MOJINO |
| 21 June 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | PLAZA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Solo: 3 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paloma Canyon Prospect | Quartz | Prospect | ||
| Stanko and Springer Property | Mica | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit No. 78-10-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 78-41-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taos Junction | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Howiri-Ouinge Historic Site (historical) | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Ojo Caliente | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Barranca | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pilar | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Carson | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Servilleta | 15.0 miles | 9 | |
| Vallecito | 15.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 911202. 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.