BlockElkdale, Colorado
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Granby census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80478. It stands on Behler Creek. The Survey maps it on the Granby quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1915 USGS Longs Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1915 USGS Rocky Mountain National Park quadrangle1:125000
- 1919 USGS Rocky Mountain National Park quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Granby quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
48 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Elkdale between 1993 and 2020, burning about 235 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 3 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 | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Junction Fire Department | not named |
| 3 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 19 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Northwest District, Craig | HURD CREEK |
| 19 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Fire Protection District #1 | UNKNOWN |
| 8 August 2016 | Natural | 222 acres | Grand Fire Protection District #1 | UNKNOWN |
| 8 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | BERRYSTRAW |
| 30 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 30 August 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Grand Junction Fire Department | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Elkdale: 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabernash | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| Granby | 4.4 miles | 25 | |
| Fraser | 7.4 miles | 26 | |
| Maryvale | 8.9 miles | 26 | |
| Hideaway Park | 9.8 miles | 26 | |
| Hot Sulphur Springs | 12.0 miles | 18 | |
| Winter Park | 12.0 miles | 26 | |
| Corona (historical) | 12.7 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 178397. 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.