Glentivar, Colorado
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Lake George census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80827. It lies near Rishaberger Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Glentivar quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Glentivar quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Glentivar quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Glentivar between 1992 and 2020, burning about 81 acres in total. 18 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake George Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 19 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | SAN ISABEL |
| 7 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | PUMA |
| 27 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | FLOATER |
| 26 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | STROLL MOUNTAIN |
| 21 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | DEJA VOOM |
| 19 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | TURNER |
| 17 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | RISHABEGER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Glentivar: 8 occurrences, 6 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Feldspar, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sheep Horn | Tantalum, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium) | Producer | Beryl, Columbite, Tantalite | |
| Blue-Green Lodes | REE, Garnet, Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, Beryllium | Producer | Beryl, Garnet | |
| Christe-Ward-Lucky 13 #1,#2 | Feldspar, Garnet, Mica, Rubidium | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Great Western Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Katydid Mine | Feldspar, Mica, Uranium | Producer | 1920 | |
| Pedro No. 1 and No. 2 Prospect | Tungsten | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Sunny South | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Big Sheep Horn Claim | Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Blue-Green Lodes #1,#2 | Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike-San Isabel Village | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Tarryall | 8.5 miles | 24 | |
| Hartsel | 10.3 miles | 15 | |
| Balfour | 11.6 miles | 14 | |
| Platte Springs | 13.1 miles | 30 | |
| Lake George | 13.9 miles | 30 | |
| Garo | 15.7 miles | 15 | |
| Bordenville | 16.3 miles | 19 |
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 Q122562980 | 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 196735. 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.






