Copper Spur, Colorado
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Eagle-Gypsum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80423. It stands on Yarmony Creek. The Survey maps it on the McCoy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 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
- 1972 USGS Mc Coy quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Vail quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Copper Spur between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2019 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | WATER WHEEL |
| 9 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | WATERWHEEL |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | DRIFT BOAT |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | ELK CREEK |
| 15 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | WATER WHEEL |
| 7 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | BALANCED ROCK |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | CONGOR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Copper Spur: 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Uranium, Gold, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns & Mccoy | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Copper King | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1900, 1910 | |
| Copper Spur | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mccoy Pit & Quarry | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle River | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unknown | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | Scoria | |
| Unknown | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | Scoria | |
| Rock Hat Claim | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Tipton Ranch | Uranium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCoy | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bond | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| State Bridge | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Dell | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Burns | 10.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sheephorn | 11.8 miles | 19 | |
| Derby Junction | 11.9 miles | 12 | |
| Wolcott | 14.3 miles | 14 |
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 Q122572220 | 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 175756. 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.






