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Eggers, Colorado

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Livermore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80536. It lies near Kelley Flats. The Survey maps it on the Big Narrows quadrangle.

Eggers within Larimer County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

114 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Eggers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,293 acres in total. 47 started naturally. 2 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
Natural47
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Recreation and ceremony23
Debris and open burning4
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandLAKEFIELD 2
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
6 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandCAYMEN
22 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLarimer CountyUNKNOWN
22 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandTHREE WAY
19 September 2017Smokingunder an acrePoudre Canyon Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
13 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandKELLY FLATS FIRE
9 August 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandBENNET

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Larimer County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Eggers: 9 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, 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
Berghof LodeGold, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Mica Dike ClaimsBerylliumProducer
Red Hill 1UraniumPast Producer
SodomGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectsSilverOccurrence
Uranium Queen MineUranium, VanadiumPast Producer1956, 1964
Goldora MineSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Kelly MineSilver, GoldPast ProducerVein
Bidwell ClaimsTungsten, MolybdenumPast ProducerPowellite, Scheelite
Challenger MineTungsten, MolybdenumPast Producer1932, 1942

Every working recorded in Larimer 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
Indian Meadows3.5 miles17
Rustic5.0 miles17
Glen Echo5.2 miles17
Stove Prairie Landing5.2 miles21
Goodell Corner5.8 miles17
Mishawaka6.5 miles17
Manhattan (historical)6.6 miles17
Box Prairie7.6 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 177147. 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.