Wilcox Peak, New Mexico
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Reserve census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88039. It lies near Gold Hill. The Survey maps it on the Holt Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1910 USGS Mogollon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1912 USGS Mogollon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Holt Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mogollon Mountains quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Holt Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Wilcox Peak between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,928 acres in total. 55 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Natural | 80 acres | Gila National Forest | BLUE JAY |
| 20 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | RED HAIR |
| 6 August 1995 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Gila National Forest | DOG |
| 30 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | SHRON |
| 26 August 1997 | Natural | 30 acres | Gila National Forest | CROWN |
| 26 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | DUCK |
| 24 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Gila National Forest | HOLT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Wilcox Peak: 18 occurrences, 13 prospects, 7 unknowns, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Trail Tunnel | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Frisco Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Goat Corral Canyon Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Independence Mine | Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | Silver | |
| Lone Star Prospects | Silver, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite, Gold | |
| Old Uncle John Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Pilgrim Camp Prospects | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Uncle John Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper, Cadmium | Past Producer | 1884, 1955 | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Huckleberry Spar Mine | Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica | Past Producer | 1920, 1939 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Glenwood | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Mogollon | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Alma | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Claremont | 9.2 miles | 14 | |
| Cooney | 9.8 miles | 14 | |
| Lower San Francisco Plaza | 26.4 miles | 14 | |
| Rancho Grande Estates | 28.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 912364. 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.








