BlockGato, Colorado
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Arboles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81147. It lies near Cañada de la Nutrita. The Survey maps it on the Pagosa Junction quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1924 USGS Pagosa Springs quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1927 USGS Pagosa Springs quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pagosa Junction quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Durango quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Pagosa Junction quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Gato between 1992 and 2020, burning about 448 acres in total. 152 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 | 152 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Ute Agency | 241 |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Ute Agency | JUANITA2 |
| 29 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Ute Agency | TRAIL CANY |
| 27 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Ute Agency | OB JOYFULL |
| 22 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Ute Agency | VEGA |
| 18 September 2017 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Southern Ute Agency | 1449 |
| 18 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Ute Agency | JUMPING |
| 15 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Southern Ute Agency | TRAIL CYN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gato in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Gato | $25,000 | Damage occurred to County Road 500 that was washed out between mile markers 20 and 30 due to a flash flood. The flooding was isolated and included a significant debris flow. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pagosa Junction | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| Juanita | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Carracas | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Kearns | 6.3 miles | 21 | |
| Lonetree | 8.6 miles | 21 | |
| Trujillo | 8.8 miles | 21 | |
| Altura | 9.6 miles | 21 | |
| Stollsteimer | 10.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 196398. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.