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Ute Park, New Mexico

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Cimarron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87749. It lies near Cimarron Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Ute Park quadrangle. 63 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7,413 feet above sea level.

Ute Park within Colfax County

Population over time

2 figures

Ute Park fell from 71 to 63 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201071
202063-8 (-11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 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.

Fires near this place

53 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Ute Park between 1993 and 2018, burning about 131,468 acres in total. 36 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
Natural36
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
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
30 September 2007Natural1.5 acresNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
8 August 2003Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionCOORS
8 August 2003Natural4.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBEAR
7 August 2009Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPONDEROSA
7 August 2000Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionUPPERBENCH
6 August 2003Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionLOOKOUT
26 August 2003Naturalunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBLACKJACK
19 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionPONDEROSA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Colfax County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ute Park: 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Thunder MineGold, Copper, SilverUnknown
Anaconda MineCopperUnknown
Garst MineGold, CopperUnknown
AlabamaGoldUnknown
Contention MineGoldUnknown

Every working recorded in Colfax County

Storms near this place

27 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ute Park in 27 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 15 flash flood, 11 hail, 1 wildfire. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2018Flash FloodUte Park$1,000,000Widespread significant damage from flash flooding on the Ute Park burn scar. NMDOT closed U.S. Highway 64 due to flooding and debris over the roadway. A total of 28 homes were impacted, some were the same as the ones impacted on July 13th. Six homes were completely cut-off from access due to several feet of mud, rocks, and debris. Damage amounts are estimated.
July 2018Flash FloodUte Park$250,000Flood wave with mud, debris, and rocks resulted in damage to 12 homes and several vehicles. Four homes experienced moderate damage from water and debris. Septic systems and wells were impacted at several residences. Damage amounts are a rough estimate.
July 2021Flash FloodUte Park$100,000A strong thunderstorm produced an estimated 1 inch of heavy rainfall in a short period of time on the Ute Park burn scar. This resulted in rapid runoff with emergency personnel reporting a six foot wall of water that flowed through Ute Park with a three foot rise of water in Cimarron. This damaged many roads in the area and trapped numerous residents within their homes. No injuries or fatalities resulted from the flash flooding. Damages are estimated.
August 2018Flash FloodUte Park$50,000Significant flash flooding occurred along Eagle Lane and Turkey Roost Lane in Ute Park. Several of the homes and roads that were impacted by the August 2, 2018 flood event were flooded again in the event. Damage amounts are a very rough estimate for roadways and impacts to homes.
August 2018Flash FloodUte Park$5,000Fast flowing water inundated U.S. Highway 64 near mile marker 295 just west of Ute Park. Damage amounts are estimated to roadways.
July 2024HailUte Park-A severe thunderstorm dropped quarter size hail in Ute Park.
July 2024HailUte Park-A public spotter reported quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm a few miles east of Ute Park.
July 2023Flash FloodUte Park-Ponil road near intersection of State Highway 204 was reported to be under approximately three feet of water as the middle Ponil Creek flooded. Debris, including mud and rocks, made the road impassable. This location is located north of the Ute Park burn scar.
June 2022HailUte Park-A member of the public along U.S. Highway 64 near Cimarron Canyon reported half dollar size hail.
July 2021HailUte Park-A trained spotter near Ute Park reported nickel size hail from a strong thunderstorm that was slowly tracking northward through the area.
June 2020HailUte Park-A trained spotter reported nickel size hail with a strong thunderstorm that moved southeast over the Ute Park burn scar.
July 2019Flash FloodUte Park-Flash flooding impacted the U.S. Highway 64 corridor between Cimarron and Ute Park. Portions of the roadway were closed for several hours.
August 2019Flash FloodUte Park-A significant surge of flood waters with boulders, mud, and debris impacted U.S. Highway 64 at Turkey Creek. No damage was noted to the roadway or the bridge.
July 2019Flash FloodUte Park-Large rocks, mud, and debris flooded Saw Mill Canyon. Impacts to structures was minimal but Eagle Lane and Hummingbird Lane were impassable.
August 2019Flash FloodUte Park-A surge of water 5 to 6 feet deep impacted Eagle Creek Lane and Hummingbird Lane within Ute Park. Flood waters came within an inch of moving into one home in the area.
July 2018Flash FloodUte Park-U.S. Highway 64 closed due to mud slide over the roadway. A motorcyclist crashed after hitting a muddy area at mile marker 303. Injuries were very minor and he continued traveling after refusing treatment.
July 2018Flash FloodUte Park-Mud, rocks, and debris flowing over U.S. Highway 64 several inches deep between mile markers 300 and 301. Road is closed.
July 2018Flash FloodUte Park-Flash flooding along the Cimarron River forced large boulders over U.S. Highway 64. A side bridge near the highway was forced under water.
July 2018Flash FloodUte Park-NMDOT reported burn scar debris over U.S. Highway 64 between mile markers 301 and 303.
August 2018HailUte Park-Hail up to the size of pennies with very heavy rainfall in Ute Park.
August 2018Flash FloodUte Park-Flash flood forced water, mud, rocks, and debris over U.S. Highway 64 between mile markers 301 and 305. Highway was closed for clean up.
July 2009HailUte Park-no account filed
June 2008HailUte Park-no account filed
May 2007HailUte Park-no account filed
May 2002WildfireUte Park-no account filed
May 2001HailUte Park-no account filed
June 1997HailUte Park-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Colfax 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
Perryville (historical)6.2 miles13
Virginia City6.8 miles13
Deep Tunnel (historical)7.4 miles15
Eagle Nest7.9 miles11
Six Mile Gate8.2 miles11
Elizabethtown9.9 miles11
Idlewild10.1 miles11
Lakeview Pines10.6 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 Ute ParkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7902612The 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 902380. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.