BlockAlder, Colorado
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Saguache census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81155. It stands on Merkt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Whale Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Bonanza quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Whale Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Saguache quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Whale Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Alder between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,127 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,959 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | DECKER |
| 1 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | SOUTH ROCK CREEK |
| 4 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | San Luis Valley Field Office | ROUND HILL GULCH |
| 28 August 1997 | Natural | 10 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | NIELAND CREEK |
| 17 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | MOPPIN FIRE |
| 1 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | not named |
| 4 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | PONCHA LOOP |
| 8 June 2013 | Natural | 1,152 acres | Rio Grande National Forest | OX CART |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Alder: 26 past producers, 17 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Limonite Deposit | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | Hematite, Limonite | |
| Clover Creek Dist | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| First Chance | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gladstone Shaft | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Great Depth Tunnel | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Joe Wheeler Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc, Bismuth | Past Producer | 1917, 1928 | |
| Joe Wheeler Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Katie Mine | Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Legal Tender Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Liberty Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza | 7.5 miles | 17 | |
| Kerper City | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sedgewick (historical) | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Villa Grove | 9.6 miles | 13 | |
| Parkville | 10.3 miles | 12 | |
| Spook City | 12.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bonita | 13.2 miles | 12 | |
| Chester | 13.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 189960. 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.