BlockThunder Mountain, New Mexico
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Santa Fe South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87015. It lies near Juan Tomas Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Edgewood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1892 USGS San Pedro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Edgewood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Edgewood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Albuquerque quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Edgewood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
112 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Thunder Mountain between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,328 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 26 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | 5 HILLS |
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | BRONCO |
| 16 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | not named |
| 31 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | TOTAVI |
| 25 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RIDGEWOOD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Thunder Mountain: 7 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Don Mine | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Materials Pit 58-9-S | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Tina | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Schockley | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Tina Barite Deposit | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Tina Prospect | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Crusher Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sun and Soil Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Cedar Grove | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Hyer | 10.7 miles | 16 | |
| San Pedro | 10.7 miles | 19 | |
| Agua (historical) | 11.1 miles | 19 | |
| Golden | 12.6 miles | 18 | |
| Stanley | 14.0 miles | 15 | |
| Ortiz (historical) | 17.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2806773. 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.