Duffield, Colorado
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Cheyenne Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80906. It lies near Saint Peters Dome. The Survey maps it on the Mount Big Chief quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 32 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 Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Mount Big Chief quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Mount Big Chief quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Mount Big Chief quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Mount Big Chief quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mount Big Chief quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Mount Big Chief quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
157 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Duffield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 62 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 7 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 | 91 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | COLORADO SPRINGS |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 23 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 19 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 15 September 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CHEYENNE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 51 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Duffield: 21 past producers, 15 occurrences, 8 producers, 5 unknowns. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Tungsten, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird Mine | Uranium, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium) | Past Producer | Columbite | |
| Cheyenne District | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Thorium, Gemstone, REE, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Titanium, Metal, Tin, Uranium | Producer | 1901, 1910, 1945 | |
| Duffields Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1901, 1910, 1945 | |
| Eureka Shaft | Fluorine-Fluorite, Gemstone, Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | Cryolite, Fluorite | |
| Fountain Creek Magnetite Deposit | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | ||
| Mike Doyle Carnotite Deposit | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1949 | |
| South Cheyenne Mine | Stone | Unknown | ||
| St Peters Dome Area | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl, Pyrochlore | |
| St Peters Dome Fluorite | Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Lead, Silica, Zinc, Gold | Prospect | 1883, 1910 | |
| St Peters Dome Pegmatite Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Semiprecious Gemstone, Tin | Prospect |
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 Settlement | 2.5 miles | 37 | |
| Rock Creek Park | 4.8 miles | 34 | |
| Broadmoor | 5.3 miles | 32 | |
| Ivywild | 6.2 miles | 32 | |
| Fort Carson | 6.6 miles | 34 | |
| Stratton Meadows | 6.8 miles | 32 | |
| Stratmoor Hills | 6.9 miles | 32 | |
| Stratmoor | 7.4 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 193597. 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.















