BlockAlpine, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Salida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81236. It stands on Baldwin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Saint Elmo quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1940 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Saint Elmo quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS St. Elmo quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Gunnison quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Saint Elmo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Alpine (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 4 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 | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | GREEN TIMBER GULCH |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WELDON GULTCH |
| 16 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | GROUSE CANYON |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chaffee County | ALPINE LAKE |
| 15 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | COAL CREEK |
| 7 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | HOPE GULCH |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | COAL CAMP |
| 3 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Alpine (historical): 20 past producers, 8 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine No One | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Beryl Gem Claims | Beryllium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Black Hawk | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| California | Molybdenum, Beryllium | Producer | Vein | |
| California Mine | Beryllium, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Stockwork | |
| Carey Mill | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Garfield Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Mary Murphy Group | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Mary Murphy Mine | Zinc, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Manganese | Past Producer | 1949 | |
| Mound Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron City (historical) | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Saint Elmo (historical) | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Romley (historical) | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Hancock (historical) | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Stonewall (historical) | 7.1 miles | 20 | |
| Shavano (historical) | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| Centerville | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Nathrop (historical) | 11.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 203899. 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.