Conifer, Colorado
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80433. It stands on Casto Creek. The Survey maps it on the Conifer quadrangle. It stands 8,278 feet above sea level.
On record in Conifer
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 2 records
Conifer Junction Schoolhouselisted 2014- Midway Houselisted 1990
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1899 USGS West Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Conifer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Conifer quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
110 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Conifer between 1998 and 2020, burning about 61 acres in total. 8 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 98 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | MAXWELL FALLS |
| 3 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 19 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | CONIFER |
| 18 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Inter-Canyon Fire Rescue | N/A |
| 14 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Inter-Canyon Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 8 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | EVERGREEN |
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 Conifer: 5 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Babe of the Woods | Cadmium, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1876 | |
| Becky Sharp | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Evergreen Meadows | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Idealite Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Arlington | Gold, Silver | Unknown | 1875 | |
| Barker | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1860 |
Storms near this place
19 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Conifer in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 17 hail, 2 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Lightning | Conifer | $5,000 | Lightning struck a residence in Evergreen. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Conifer | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Conifer | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Acres | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Aspen Park | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Broken Arrow Acres | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Oehlmann Park | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Sky Village | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Doubleheader Ranch | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Shaffers Crossing | 4.4 miles | 33 | |
| Glenelk | 4.8 miles | 33 |
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 Conifer | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5161057 | 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 204717. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







