Country West, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Northeast Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80127. It lies near Weaver Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Indian Hills quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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
- 1945 USGS Indian Hills quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indian Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Indian Hills quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
503 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 503 fires within 5 miles of Country West between 2003 and 2020, burning about 5,375 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 27 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 | 392 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | N/A |
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LITTLETON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Country West: 26 occurrences, 19 producers, 6 past producers, 2 unknowns. 19 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Uranium, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Four Corners Mine | Uranium, Vanadium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1954, 1955, 1960 | |
| Iowa Gulch Pegmatite | Quartz | Producer | ||
| Mann Ranch | Radium, Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1954, 1955 | |
| No Name Pegmatite | Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Rock Products No 2 | Stone | Producer | ||
| Schmidt Constr Inc | Silica | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Deer Creek South Pit Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Jefferson County Iron Mines | Iron | Occurrence | 1880 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Acres | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| West Meadows | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Spring Hill | 1.4 miles | 25 | |
| Willow Brook | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Willow Springs | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Ken Caryl Ranch North | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| The Ridge At Stony Creek | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Ken Caryl | 3.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2354979. 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.








