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Browns Canon, Colorado

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Salida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81201. It stands on Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Salida West quadrangle.

Browns Canon within Chaffee County

On record in Browns Canon

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

52 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Browns Canon between 1993 and 2018, burning about 131 acres in total. 26 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
Natural26
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Recreation and ceremony4
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreRoyal Gorge Field OfficeBLANK
16 September 2009Naturalunder an acreRoyal Gorge Field OfficeSAWMILL
11 September 1996Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestBIG WALL
10 September 2011Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestLONGS GULCH
6 August 2009Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestLONGS GULCH
6 August 2009Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestGOAT GULCH
31 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersSALIDA
26 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSedgwick Volunteer Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chaffee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 90 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 90 workings within 5 miles of Browns Canon: 63 past producers, 16 occurrences, 9 producers, 2 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Manganese, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ace High-Jackpot ProspectCopper, IronOccurrenceBrochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Malachite
Ben Hill MineLead, SilverPast Producer
Bonus Extension GroupBeryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica, FeldsparProducer1955
Buckley HillQuartzPast Producer
Coffey Pot ClaimsFeldspar, Beryllium, TantalumOccurrenceBeryl, Feldspar
Copper King MineCopper, Gold, Zinc, IronPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Sphalerite
Gold Bug MineGold, Silver, Copper, UraniumPast Producer1900
Independence MineCopper, Gold, Molybdenum, Zinc, IronPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Gahnite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Rock King ProspectNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, BerylliumProducerBeryl
SedaliaCopper, Lead, Gold, Zinc, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Chaffee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Belleview3.2 miles19
Turret4.2 miles15
Swan (historical)4.8 miles17
Smeltertown5.1 miles19
Salida6.2 miles17
Centerville6.9 miles17
Poncha Springs6.9 miles19
Cleora8.3 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 189486. 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.