BlockApex, Colorado
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Central City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80422. It lies near Whites Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Central City 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
11 surveys from 27 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.
- 1905 USGS Central City quadrangle1:62500
- 1910 USGS Central City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1912 USGS Central City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Central City quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Central City quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Central City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Apex (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 1 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 | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | EAST PORTAL |
| 7 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | PICKLE |
| 5 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | 512 |
| 3 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | MIKE FIRE |
| 22 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Gilpin County | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | GAMBLE GULCH |
| 19 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | BOULDER CREEK |
| 12 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | WHITE HORSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 199 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 199 workings within 5 miles of Apex (historical): 108 past producers, 59 occurrences, 24 producers, 7 unknowns. 25 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast & Shamrock | Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Big Moon | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Carrol Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Chihuahua Tungsten Mine | Tungsten, Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Dory Hill | Iron, Niobium (Columbium), Mica, Quartz, Feldspar | Occurrence | Columbite, Feldspar, Magnetite, Mica, Quartz | |
| Dory Hill | Niobium (Columbium) | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Lode | Gold, Garnet, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Evergreen, Gold Standard, Nancy Lee | Copper, Gold, Silver | Producer | Copper, Gold, Silver | |
| Fairheaven | Emery, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gallup | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Sphalerite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nugget | 1.0 miles | 27 | |
| American City (historical) | 1.0 miles | 27 | |
| Perigo (historical) | 2.3 miles | 29 | |
| Baltimore (historical) | 2.6 miles | 29 | |
| Wideawake (historical) | 2.8 miles | 27 | |
| Tolland | 2.9 miles | 29 | |
| Gilpin | 3.7 miles | 29 | |
| East Portal | 4.7 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2770928. 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.