BlockAnvil Points, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rifle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81650. It lies near Sharrard Park. The Survey maps it on the Anvil Points quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1906 USGS Grand Hogback quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Grand Hogback quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Anvil Points quadrangle1:24000, 10 printings
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Glenwood Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Anvil Points between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,386 acres in total. 152 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 152 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | SHALE MINE |
| 8 September 2009 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Northwest District, Grand Junction | GFX ASSIST 498 |
| 6 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | OAK |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 acres | Northwest District, Grand Junction | MEDIAN |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | 246 |
| 4 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | PORCUPINE |
| 4 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | LONGRIDGE |
| 4 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | ANVIL PTII |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Anvil Points: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rulison | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Battlement Mesa | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Rifle | 7.5 miles | 20 | |
| Parachute | 8.2 miles | 16 | |
| Antlers | 10.5 miles | 20 | |
| Una | 12.7 miles | 16 | |
| Silt | 14.3 miles | 20 | |
| New Castle | 20.8 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122545577 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 174030. 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.