BlockAshcroft, Colorado
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Aspen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81612. It stands on Express Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hayden Peak quadrangle.
On record in Ashcroft
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Ashcroft, Coloradolisted 1975 · 0.1 miles away
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.
- 1893 USGS Aspen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1895 USGS Aspen quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1909 USGS Mount Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Mount Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hayden Peak quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Ashcroft between 1995 and 2014, burning about 2 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | CONUNDRUM |
| 10 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | BOUNDARY |
| 19 July 2014 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | RICHMOND RIDGE |
| 19 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | LIMW CREEK |
| 2 June 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | White River National Forest | ASHCROFT |
| 23 May 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | White River National Forest | CASTLE CREEK |
| 19 May 2002 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | LITTLE ANNIE |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Ashcroft: 25 past producers, 6 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcroft | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Columbia District | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Antimony, Titanium, Metal, Manganese | Producer | 1880, 1881 | |
| Difficult Creek District | Gold, Copper, Silver, Manganese | Occurrence | 1892 | |
| Eclipse Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Hope Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1936 | |
| Hope Mine | Lead, Calcium, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Pitkin Iron Mine | Iron, Silver, Titanium, Metal, Manganese, Copper | Producer | 1882, 1960 | |
| Porphyry Bell | Calcium, Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Puzzler Lode | Iron, Magnesite | Past Producer | ||
| Borealis | Silver, Lead, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen | 9.5 miles | 26 | |
| Ruby (historical) | 10.3 miles | 20 | |
| Independence (historical) | 10.9 miles | 20 | |
| Lenado | 13.2 miles | 26 | |
| Snowmass Village | 13.2 miles | 25 | |
| Woody Creek | 15.6 miles | 19 | |
| Nast | 19.5 miles | 18 | |
| Norrie | 20.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 180289. 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.