BlockVallecito, 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. It stands on Cañada de la Madera. The Survey maps it on the Trampas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1953 USGS Trampas quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Raton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Taos quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Trampas quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Vallecito between 1992 and 2020, burning about 434 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 6 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Taos Field Office | APEDACO |
| 17 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carson National Forest | not named |
| 9 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | OJITO |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | OSO 2012 |
| 29 August 2001 | Natural | 50 acres | Carson National Forest | HORSESHOE |
| 28 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Carson National Forest | CANADA DE LOS ALAMOS |
| 28 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Pueblos Agency | GARCIA |
| 24 August 2010 | Natural | 270 acres | Carson National Forest | OJITO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Vallecito: 10 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Calcium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1879, 1959 | |
| Champion Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Harding Pegmatite | Beryllium, Lithium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Calcium | Past Producer | 1919, 1958 | |
| Harding Pegmatite | Tin, Tantalum, Lithium, Beryllium | Past Producer | 1900, 1920 | |
| Harding Pegmatite Ext. | Beryllium, Tantalum | Occurrence | ||
| Owen-Roybal Group | Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum | Past Producer | 1957 | |
| Owens-Roybal Group | Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium) | Past Producer | ||
| Picuris District | Copper, Lithium, Beryllium, Tantalum, Silver, Tungsten, Gold, Bismuth, Calcium, Kyanite, Niobium (Columbium) | Past Producer | LODE (VEIN) | |
| The Tungsten Mine | Copper, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Theodore Glass Property | Beryllium, Mica | Prospect |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 912046. 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.