Genesee Ridge, Colorado
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Golden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80401. It lies near Lininger Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Evergreen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1899 USGS West Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evergreen quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Evergreen quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Evergreen quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1971 USGS Evergreen quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Evergreen quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
237 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Genesee Ridge between 2003 and 2020, burning about 149 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 194 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | INDIAN HILLS |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 80 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 80 workings within 5 miles of Genesee Ridge: 38 producers, 22 occurrences, 16 past producers, 2 unknowns. 38 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Feldspar, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Blackstone Claim | Uranium, Radium, Vanadium | Prospect | ||
| Burroughs Feldspar Mine | Feldspar, Beryllium, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Bismuth, REE, Uranium, Thorium, Lithium | Past Producer | 1942, 1944 | |
| Capitol Central | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Foothills | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Genessee Mountain Scheelite Occurrence | Tungsten | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Grapevine Mine | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Jefferson County Iron Mines | Iron | Occurrence | 1880 | |
| Malachite Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Nickel, Lead | Past Producer | 1866, 1888 | |
| Seven Hills-Yetter Ranch Pegmatite | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz, Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | Biotite, Garnet, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz, Tourmaline |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Riva Chase | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Idledale | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Kittredge | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Cody Park | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Paradise Hills | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain Meadow Heights | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Spring Ranch | 2.6 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122560392 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2354965. 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.










