Cherry Creek Highlands, Colorado
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Parker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80134. It lies near Oak Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Parker quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1890 USGS East Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS East Denver Nos. 3 and 4 quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Parker quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Parker quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Parker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Parker quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1981 USGS Denver East quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
376 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 376 fires within 5 miles of Cherry Creek Highlands between 1994 and 2020, burning about 212 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 13 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 | 261 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Douglas County | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas County | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 29 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 29 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Cherry Creek Highlands: 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Canyon Creek Gold Occurrence | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Newlin Gulch | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Newlin Gulch Gold Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Newlin Gulch Placer | Gold | Occurrence | 1895 | |
| Sandpit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Claypit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Claypit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Madis | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Clarke Farms | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Stonegate | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Stepping Stone | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Richlawn Hills | 2.5 miles | 28 | |
| Sierra Ridge | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Pine Valley | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Meridian Village | 2.9 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122565734 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2084067. 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.










