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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.

Duffield within El Paso County

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 32 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

157 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined91
Natural24
Recreation and ceremony22
Arson/incendiarism7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking2
Debris and open burning1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersCOLORADO SPRINGS
5 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado Springs Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
4 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado Springs Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
3 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado Springs Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
23 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColorado Springs Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
22 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado Springs Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
19 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado Springs Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
15 September 2005Natural2.0 acresPike and San Isabel National ForestCHEYENNE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in El Paso County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 51 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blue Bird MineUranium, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium)Past ProducerColumbite
Cheyenne DistrictFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Thorium, Gemstone, REE, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Titanium, Metal, Tin, UraniumProducer1901, 1910, 1945
Duffields DepositFluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Lead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer1901, 1910, 1945
Eureka ShaftFluorine-Fluorite, Gemstone, Titanium, MetalPast ProducerCryolite, Fluorite
Fountain Creek Magnetite DepositIron, Titanium, MetalPast Producer
Mike Doyle Carnotite DepositUranium, VanadiumPast Producer1949
South Cheyenne MineStoneUnknown
St Peters Dome AreaNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, BerylliumOccurrenceBeryl, Pyrochlore
St Peters Dome FluoriteFluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Lead, Silica, Zinc, GoldProspect1883, 1910
St Peters Dome Pegmatite ProspectFluorine-Fluorite, Semiprecious Gemstone, TinProspect

Every working recorded in El Paso County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Green Settlement2.5 miles37
Rock Creek Park4.8 miles34
Broadmoor5.3 miles32
Ivywild6.2 miles32
Fort Carson6.6 miles34
Stratton Meadows6.8 miles32
Stratmoor Hills6.9 miles32
Stratmoor7.4 miles32

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.