BlockArrowood, Colorado
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Upper St. Vrain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80510. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Allenspark quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1915 USGS Longs Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Rocky Mountain National Park quadrangle1:125000
- 1919 USGS Rocky Mountain National Park quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Allens Park quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
157 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Arrowood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 63 acres in total. 29 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 | 82 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 33 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | BEAVER |
| 7 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-Boulder District | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | TAYLOR MOUNTAIN |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | TIMBERLINE FALLS |
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | BUNCE SCHOOL |
| 30 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Allenspark Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 26 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Arrowood: 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Beryllium, Mica, Tantalum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mona No 9 Claim | Beryllium, Mica, Tantalum | Producer | Beryl, Columbite, Tantalite | |
| Old Town | Gold, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Twin Sister | Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Diana | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Majestic | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bradshaw | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Fairday | Uranium | Producer | Vein | |
| No Soni Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferncliff | 0.3 miles | 28 | |
| Allenspark | 0.9 miles | 28 | |
| Pine Valley | 1.5 miles | 27 | |
| Raymond | 3.3 miles | 27 | |
| Meeker Park | 3.4 miles | 28 | |
| Peaceful Valley | 3.9 miles | 27 | |
| Riverside | 4.0 miles | 27 | |
| Hidden Lake | 5.6 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 197776. 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.