BlockSteeplerock, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Tyrone census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88051. It lies near Telephone Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Steeple Rock quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Silver City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Steeple Rock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Steeple Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Steeplerock (historical) between 1998 and 2015, burning about 434 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
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 August 2015 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | SUMMIT PEAK |
| 3 July 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | SADDLEBACK |
| 15 July 2003 | Natural | 432 acres | Las Cruces Field Office | ALEXANDER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Steeplerock (historical): 18 past producers, 9 producers, 7 occurrences, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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 Willow Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Gold, Manganese | Occurrence | 1922 | |
| Black Willow Prospect | Silver, Iron, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Carlisle Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | 1880, 1882, 1960 | |
| Carlisle Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Center | Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | |
| Mount Royal Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Producer | 1941 | |
| Ontario Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1949 | |
| Ontario Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Alabama Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1951 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Camp (historical) | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Redrock | 16.7 miles | 12 | |
| Mule Creek | 18.6 miles | 13 | |
| Buckhorn | 18.6 miles | 13 | |
| Telegraph (historical) | 18.8 miles | 11 | |
| Cliff | 20.3 miles | 10 | |
| Riverside | 20.3 miles | 10 | |
| Gila | 22.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 919963. 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.