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Climax, 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 near Chalk Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Climax quadrangle. It stands 11,362 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Climax within Lake County

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 35 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

7 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Climax (historical) between 1992 and 2012, burning about 421 acres in total. 1 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
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1
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
2 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestCLIMAX
29 July 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest District, Grand JunctionSUMMIT ASSIST 2
29 July 1993Naturalunder an acreWhite River National Forestnot named
17 July 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWhite River National Forestnot named
15 July 1992Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreRoyal Gorge Field OfficePROSPECTOR
23 June 2012Railroad operations and maintenance420 acresPike and San Isabel National ForestTREASURE MOUNTAIN
18 June 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWhite River National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 168 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 168 workings within 5 miles of Climax (historical): 70 past producers, 42 unknowns, 36 occurrences, 20 producers. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc. 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
Axtell TunnelGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Chalk MountainGemstoneOccurrenceTopaz
Champaign and Coney ClaimZinc, Gold, Silver, LeadProducer
Champaign and Coney MinesGold, Silver, UraniumOccurrenceVein
Chicago BoySilver, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Climax Mill (Facility)Molybdenum, REE, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tin, TungstenProducer
Climax Molybdenum DepositMolybdenum, REE, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tungsten, Tin, Zinc, Niobium (Columbium), Copper, Titanium, Metal, LeadProducer1879, 1918
Climax Molybdenum MineTungsten, Molybdenum, Tin, REEOccurrence1879, 1948
Climax Surface Mine Open PitMolybdenum, Sulfur, Tin, TungstenProducer
Colonel Sellers MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, GoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lake 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
Wortman (historical)1.0 miles35
Birdseye4.6 miles35
Adelaide (historical)9.3 miles30
Oro (historical)9.9 miles30
Leadville10.0 miles32
Resurrection Mill10.5 miles30
Leadville Junction11.2 miles32
Stringtown11.8 miles30

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.

Wikipedia article on Climax (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q637747The 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 204684. 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.