Birdseye, Colorado
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Leadville North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80461. It lies in Birdseye Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Climax quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 35 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.
- 1889 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1934 USGS Climax quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Mount Lincoln quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1938 USGS Mt. Lincoln quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Mount Lincoln quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Mt. Lincoln quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1970 USGS Climax quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1983 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Climax quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Birdseye between 1992 and 2020, burning about 427 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake County | CABIN |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 2 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CLIMAX |
| 14 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Leadville / Lake County Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 1 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | ZION SUMMIT |
| 4 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LONDON |
| 27 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CANTERBERRY |
| 22 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Leadville / Lake County Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 251 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 251 workings within 5 miles of Birdseye: 203 past producers, 25 occurrences, 20 producers, 2 unknowns. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Zinc, Lead, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Mill | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1933 | |
| Antioch Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Ball Mtn. Property | Zinc, Lead, Copper | Producer | ||
| Ballard-President-Big Six | Iron, Silver, Bismuth | Producer | Replacement | |
| Breece Hill properties | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Chalk Mountain | Gemstone | Occurrence | Topaz | |
| Chalk Mtn | Garnet | Producer | ||
| Champaign Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Uranium | Past Producer | 1876 | |
| Champaign and Coney Claim | Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Producer | ||
| Champaign and Coney Mines | Gold, Silver, Uranium | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wortman (historical) | 4.3 miles | 35 | |
| Climax (historical) | 4.6 miles | 35 | |
| Adelaide (historical) | 4.7 miles | 30 | |
| Oro (historical) | 5.4 miles | 30 | |
| Leadville | 5.4 miles | 32 | |
| Resurrection Mill | 5.9 miles | 30 | |
| Leadville Junction | 7.0 miles | 32 | |
| Stringtown | 7.2 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 179911. 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.















