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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.

Genesee Ridge within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

237 since 2003

Regional 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/undetermined194
Natural13
Equipment and vehicle use12
Smoking9
Recreation and ceremony4
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersINDIAN HILLS
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersN/A
7 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGolden Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
4 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGolden Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 80 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bear CreekGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Blackstone ClaimUranium, Radium, VanadiumProspect
Burroughs Feldspar MineFeldspar, Beryllium, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Bismuth, REE, Uranium, Thorium, LithiumPast Producer1942, 1944
Capitol CentralLead, Gold, Silver, ZincUnknown
FoothillsGold, SilverPast Producer
Genessee Mountain Scheelite OccurrenceTungstenOccurrenceScheelite
Grapevine MineUranium, VanadiumPast Producer1955
Jefferson County Iron MinesIronOccurrence1880
Malachite MineGold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Nickel, LeadPast Producer1866, 1888
Seven Hills-Yetter Ranch PegmatiteFeldspar, Mica, Quartz, Garnet, GemstoneOccurrenceBiotite, Garnet, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz, Tourmaline

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
Genesee0.3 miles24
Riva Chase1.3 miles24
Idledale1.8 miles25
Kittredge2.3 miles24
Cody Park2.4 miles24
Paradise Hills2.4 miles24
Mountain Meadow Heights2.4 miles24
Spring Ranch2.6 miles24

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 Q122560392The 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.