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.
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
7 since 1992Regional 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 maintenance | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CLIMAX |
| 29 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | SUMMIT ASSIST 2 |
| 29 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | not named |
| 17 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | White River National Forest | not named |
| 15 July 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | PROSPECTOR |
| 23 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 420 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | TREASURE MOUNTAIN |
| 18 June 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | White River National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 168 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axtell Tunnel | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Chalk Mountain | Gemstone | Occurrence | Topaz | |
| Champaign and Coney Claim | Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Producer | ||
| Champaign and Coney Mines | Gold, Silver, Uranium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Chicago Boy | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Climax Mill (Facility) | Molybdenum, REE, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tin, Tungsten | Producer | ||
| Climax Molybdenum Deposit | Molybdenum, REE, Sulfur-Pyrite, Tungsten, Tin, Zinc, Niobium (Columbium), Copper, Titanium, Metal, Lead | Producer | 1879, 1918 | |
| Climax Molybdenum Mine | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Tin, REE | Occurrence | 1879, 1948 | |
| Climax Surface Mine Open Pit | Molybdenum, Sulfur, Tin, Tungsten | Producer | ||
| Colonel Sellers Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wortman (historical) | 1.0 miles | 35 | |
| Birdseye | 4.6 miles | 35 | |
| Adelaide (historical) | 9.3 miles | 30 | |
| Oro (historical) | 9.9 miles | 30 | |
| Leadville | 10.0 miles | 32 | |
| Resurrection Mill | 10.5 miles | 30 | |
| Leadville Junction | 11.2 miles | 32 | |
| Stringtown | 11.8 miles | 30 |
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 Q637747 | 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 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.















