Echo, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Cotopaxi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81223. It lies in Echo Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Echo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cotopaxi quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Echo quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Echo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 69 acres in total. 27 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Deer Mountain Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 12 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | OWL |
| 12 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | SPIKE BUCK |
| 8 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Deer Mountain Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Front Range District Office | KIRK |
| 6 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | HINDMANGUL |
| 4 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Royal Gorge Field Office | SPIKEBUCK |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | TEXAS CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Echo: 14 occurrences, 14 past producers, 8 producers, 4 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Uranium, Feldspar, Mica, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Gulch | Mica, Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Bull Gulch Prospect | Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Prospect | Beryl, Feldspar, Mica | |
| Canon Dolomite Quarry | Dolomite | Producer | ||
| Chief #1-5 Mine | Quartz, Feldspar, Beryllium, Lithium, REE | Producer | 1950, 1959 | |
| Devil's Hole Quarry | Stone, Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Quartz | Past Producer | 1922, 1944 | |
| Devils Hole Mine | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum | Producer | Columbite, Tantalite | |
| Horsepasture Pegmatites | Feldspar, REE, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum | Occurrence | Microcline | |
| Misery Mines | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1952 | |
| Navajo Claims | Uranium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Oliver Prospect | Tungsten | Past Producer | Scheelite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Creek | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Sunset City | 6.8 miles | 24 | |
| Fink | 8.9 miles | 24 | |
| Cotopaxi | 9.4 miles | 17 | |
| Sample | 9.9 miles | 26 | |
| Buckskin Joe | 11.5 miles | 26 | |
| Pleasanton | 12.3 miles | 17 | |
| Coaldale | 12.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 191760. 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.








