BlockValdez, New Mexico
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Arroyo Hondo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 87580. It lies near Hondo Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Arroyo Seco quadrangle. It stands 7,428 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Arroyo Seco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Wheeler Peak quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Arroyo Seco quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Valdez between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 3 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 | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson National Forest | CUCHILLA DE MEDIO |
| 18 August 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Carson National Forest | LATE NIGHT FIRE |
| 11 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Northern Pueblos Agency | CASSEY |
| 10 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | CERRITO COLORADO |
| 9 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Carson National Forest | LOWER HONDO ICF |
| 6 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | LAWRENCE |
| 5 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | ROCK |
| 5 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | HAWK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Valdez: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picuris | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Seco | 1.5 miles | 10 | |
| Cañoncito | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Kiowa Village | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Lobo (historical) | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Arroyo Hondo | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| San Cristobal | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Taos Pueblo | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| El Prado | 7.1 miles | 11 |
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 Valdez | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19818366 | The 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 912021. 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.