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Edgemont, Colorado

25 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 80401. The Survey maps it on the Morrison quadrangle.

Edgemont within Jefferson County

On record in Edgemont

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 25 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

1,248 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,248 fires within 5 miles of Edgemont between 2003 and 2020, burning about 5,608 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 34 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/undetermined1013
Equipment and vehicle use57
Smoking41
Arson/incendiarism34
Recreation and ceremony23
Fireworks19
Natural16
Debris and open burning16
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Other causes2

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
9 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
9 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersN/A
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersN/A
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePleasant View Fire DepartmentN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 64 workings within 5 miles of Edgemont: 32 producers, 26 occurrences, 3 past producers, 3 unknowns. 32 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Alumet Pilot PlantAluminumUnknown
Rio Grande PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, SilverPast Producer1973
Soda Lakes, Soda SpringsSodiumProducer
Amax MillUraniumProducer
Linda 1&2 MineGoldOccurrence
Shepherd MineUraniumProducer
Youngfield PitSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldPast Producer1979
Golden QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
North Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Daniels Garden0.3 miles25
Mountain View Estates0.7 miles25
Applewood Glen1.0 miles25
College West Estates1.1 miles25
Applewood Grove1.2 miles25
Paramount Heights2.0 miles24
Pleasant View2.2 miles25
Green Mountain Village2.3 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 182189. 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.