Glen Eyrie, Colorado
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Monument census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80904. It lies near Queens Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cascade quadrangle.
On record in Glen Eyrie
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Glen Eyrielisted 1975 · 0.0 miles away- Glen Eyrie (Boundary Increase)listed 2016 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 34 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.
- 1893 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
819 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 819 fires within 5 miles of Glen Eyrie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,826 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 8 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 | 700 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | EAGLE LAKE |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 4 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 63 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Glen Eyrie: 34 producers, 16 occurrences, 11 past producers, 1 prospect. 34 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Canyon | Magnesite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Blair Athol Mine | Copper, Uranium, Manganese | Past Producer | Chalcocite | |
| Camp Creek Mine | Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Castle Concrete Lennox B | Magnesite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crystal Park Area | Beryllium, Gemstone, Niobium (Columbium), REE | Producer | Amazonstone, Zircon | |
| Gold Hill Mesa tailings | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | tailings | |
| Holly #1 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Magnesite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Holly #1 Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Magnesite, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Kenmuir | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Pikeview Quarry | Limestone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Magnesite | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitou Springs | 2.8 miles | 37 | |
| Roswell | 3.7 miles | 32 | |
| Pikeview | 3.7 miles | 32 | |
| Papeton | 4.5 miles | 32 | |
| Cascade | 4.7 miles | 34 | |
| Minnehaha | 4.9 miles | 37 | |
| Colorado Springs | 5.2 miles | 32 | |
| Midway | 5.8 miles | 37 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 193319. 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.
















