Tres Lagunas, New Mexico
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Pecos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87573. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rosilla Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Rosilla Peak quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Santa Fe quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Rosilla Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
157 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Tres Lagunas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 39,627 acres in total. 77 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 77 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | WILLOW |
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | TRACT |
| 6 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | LINK |
| 4 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Santa Fe National Forest | DALTON |
| 1 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | RIDGE |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | LINKS |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Santa Fe National Forest | TRACK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Tres Lagunas: 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene R. Long Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Faith | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Jones Mine | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | 1899 | |
| Pecos Mine | Zinc, Lead, Bismuth | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Pecos Mine | Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Willow Creek District-New Mexico | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Jones Mine | Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tererro | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Holy Ghost | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| El Macho | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Upper La Posada | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Grass Mountain Summer Home Area | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Lower La Posada | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cowles | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Winsor Creek Summer Home | 6.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 911807. 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.






