Buttes, Colorado
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Fountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80817. The Survey maps it on the Buttes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 30 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 Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS Buttes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Fountain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Buttes quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
114 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Buttes between 1993 and 2018, burning about 61,963 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 4 were 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 | 66 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fountain Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fountain Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fountain Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hanover Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fountain Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 24 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hanover Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 23 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | El Paso County | not named |
| 18 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fountain Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Buttes: 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wigwam | 3.7 miles | 30 | |
| Henkel | 5.1 miles | 30 | |
| Fountain | 6.8 miles | 32 | |
| Widefield | 10.5 miles | 32 | |
| Rock Creek Park | 12.1 miles | 34 | |
| Fort Carson | 12.2 miles | 34 | |
| Security | 12.5 miles | 32 | |
| Skinners | 13.5 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 193662. 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.












