Crossons, Colorado
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the South Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80421. It lies near Beaver Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Bailey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 29 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.
- 1893 USGS Platte Canyon quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1945 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
159 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Crossons between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,891 acres in total. 48 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 | 87 |
| Natural | 48 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | North Fork Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SANDY |
| 4 September 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Fork Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | DENNY'S FIRST IN 98 |
| 29 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Platte Canyon Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Crossons: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 3 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Nickel, Gemstone, Titanium, Metal, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Aspen Lode Pegmatite | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Aspen Lode Pegmatites | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite, Mica, Quartz, Topaz | |
| Butterfield Mine | REE, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum | Past Producer | Fergusonite | |
| Lone & Lonesome Lodes | Mica, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gemstone | Producer | Biotite, Fluorite, Topaz | |
| Mcguire Mine | Feldspar, Gemstone, Titanium, Metal, REE | Past Producer | ||
| Ruble Claims | Beryllium, Copper, Feldspar, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Lone & Lonesome Lodes Pegmatite | Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Osirio Mine | Nickel | Occurrence | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffdale | 0.8 miles | 29 | |
| Wandcrest Park | 2.5 miles | 29 | |
| Pine Grove | 3.4 miles | 33 | |
| Indian Springs Village | 4.2 miles | 33 | |
| Sphinx Park | 4.2 miles | 33 | |
| Pine Junction | 4.6 miles | 29 | |
| Glenelk | 4.7 miles | 33 | |
| Shaffers Crossing | 5.6 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.
| Wikidata item Q122559854 | 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 183265. 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.









