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Trampas, New Mexico

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Peñasco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87521. The Survey maps it on the Trampas quadrangle. It stands 7,425 feet above sea level.

Trampas within Taos County

On record in Trampas

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 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.

Photographs

8 of 9 photographs shown, 1943

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Trampas, New Mexico. Father Cassidy conducting mass at a church which was built in 1700 and is the best-preserved colonial mission in the Southwest
Trampas, New Mexico. Father Cassidy conducting mass at a church which was built in 1700 and is the best-preserved colonial mission in the Southwest
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Trampas, New Mexico. The Lopez home is many generations old, and this fireplace has been the only form of heating its inhabitants have known
Trampas, New Mexico. The Lopez home is many generations old, and this fireplace has been the only form of heating its inhabitants have known
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Trampas, New Mexico. Member of the congregation leaving an offering during a memorial mass in church which was built in 1700 and is the best-preserved colonial mission in the Southwest
Trampas, New Mexico. Member of the congregation leaving an offering during a memorial mass in church which was built in 1700 and is the best-preserved colonial mission in the Southwest
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Trampas, Taos County, New Mexico. A Spanish-American village in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Ditches and hand-hewn flumes carry the mountain water out over the valley for irrigation
Trampas, Taos County, New Mexico. A Spanish-American village in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Ditches and hand-hewn flumes carry the mountain water out over the valley for irrigation
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Trampas, New Mexico. Mass day at a church which was built in 1700 and is the best-preserved colonial mission in the Southwest
Trampas, New Mexico. Mass day at a church which was built in 1700 and is the best-preserved colonial mission in the Southwest
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Trampas, New Mexico. Spanish-Americans like any kind of pictures; even Hollywood beauties have their place with the saints on the family wall. These pictures are in the home of Juan Lopez, the majordomo (mayor) [i.e., steward
Trampas, New Mexico. Spanish-Americans like any kind of pictures; even Hollywood beauties have their place with the saints on the family wall. These pictures are in the home of Juan Lopez, the majordomo (mayor) [i.e., steward
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Trampas, New Mexico. Juan Lopez, the majordomo (mayor) [i.e., steward], cannont read English, but pictures of other lands and maps of the world fascinate him
Trampas, New Mexico. Juan Lopez, the majordomo (mayor) [i.e., steward], cannont read English, but pictures of other lands and maps of the world fascinate him
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress
Trampas, New Mexico. Congregation leaving after mass from a church which was built in 1700 and is the best-preserved colonial mission in the Southwest
Trampas, New Mexico. Congregation leaving after mass from a church which was built in 1700 and is the best-preserved colonial mission in the Southwest
Collier, John, Jr, 1943. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Taos County

Fires near this place

74 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Trampas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 447 acres in total. 37 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
Natural37
Debris and open burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Recreation and ceremony6
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism2
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
3 September 2009Natural2.3 acresCarson National ForestCONCRETE
17 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson National Forestnot named
9 August 1995Naturalunder an acreCarson National ForestOJITO
8 August 2003Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionLIANO
7 August 2016Naturalunder an acreCimarron DistrictUPPER LLANO
7 August 2012Naturalunder an acreCarson National ForestOSO 2012
4 August 1994Natural1.0 acresCarson National Forestnot named
3 August 2005Naturalunder an acreCarson National ForestMAEZ

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Taos County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Trampas: 6 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Beryllium, Lithium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Calcium, Beryllium, Tantalum. 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
Harding PegmatiteBeryllium, Lithium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), CalciumPast Producer1919, 1958
Harding PegmatiteTin, Tantalum, Lithium, BerylliumPast Producer1900, 1920
Harding Pegmatite Ext.Beryllium, TantalumOccurrence
Owen-Roybal GroupBeryllium, Niobium (Columbium), TantalumPast Producer1957
Owens-Roybal GroupBeryllium, Niobium (Columbium)Past Producer
Theodore Glass PropertyBeryllium, MicaProspect
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Materials Pit No. 64-65-SSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

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
El Valle2.2 miles12
Vallecito2.3 miles12
Ojito2.4 miles11
Chamisal2.6 miles11
Llano4.1 miles11
Peñasco4.7 miles11
Rio Lucio4.8 miles11
Rodarte4.8 miles11

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 TrampasAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3473108The 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 911790. 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.