Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“Ojo Caliente Hot Springs is a group of thermal springs located in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. They are also known as the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs.”
Wikipedia article Ojo Caliente Hot Springs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Taos County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs between 1992 and 2017, burning about 30 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | HONDO |
| 25 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PRIVATE |
| 1 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New Mexico State Forestry Division | OLIVER |
| 9 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | CERRO FIRE |
| 8 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Carson National Forest | PLAZA |
| 23 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | PETACA |
| 29 June 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Albuquerque District Office | OJITO |
| 28 June 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Albuquerque District Office | RANCHO |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs: 13 prospects, 6 unknowns, 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Compadres | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Spring | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Materials Pit No. 62-39-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 62-42-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 78-10-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Materials Pit No. 78-41-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Antonio Joseph Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ojo Caliente, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2021: 1 flash flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Ojo Caliente | $25,000 | Heavy rain in Ojo Caliente resulted in flash flooding. Flood waters reportedly entered at least one mobile home, and debris and water covered many secondary roads east of U.S. Highway 285. The extent of damage to the mobile home is unknown, and damages are a rough estimate. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chapel of Santa Cruz | 0.3 miles | 1975 |
 | Ojo Caliente Hot Springs Round Barn | 0.5 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85003496 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Taos County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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