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Glenelk, Colorado

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the South Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80470. It lies near Gooseberry Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Pine quadrangle.

Glenelk within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 33 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

136 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Glenelk between 1996 and 2020, burning about 10,965 acres in total. 17 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined110
Natural17
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

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
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
8 September 2013Naturalunder an acreNorth Fork Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
4 September 2019Naturalunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Fork Fire Protection DistrictN/A
17 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
9 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
5 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
4 August 2018Smokingunder an acrePlatte Canyon Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Glenelk: 8 past producers, 2 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Beryllium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Gold. 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
Babe of the WoodsCadmium, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer1876
Becky SharpCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast ProducerUnderground
Butterfield MineREE, Niobium (Columbium), TantalumPast ProducerFergusonite
Evergreen MeadowsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hallack MineBeryllium, Feldspar, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Osiris PropertyNickelProducer
Ruble ClaimsBeryllium, Copper, Feldspar, NickelPast Producer
UnknownStoneUnknown
AlphaGoldPast Producer
AnnieGoldPast Producer

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
Shaffers Crossing1.2 miles33
Pine Junction2.1 miles29
Wandcrest Park2.7 miles29
Indian Springs Village2.9 miles33
Broken Arrow Acres3.2 miles21
Sphinx Park3.5 miles33
Green Valley Acres3.6 miles21
Cliffdale3.9 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183299. 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.