Golden Meadows, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80465. It lies near Iowa Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Indian Hills quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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
- 1945 USGS Indian Hills quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indian Hills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Indian Hills quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
122 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Golden Meadows between 2003 and 2020, burning about 89 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 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 | 100 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 27 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indian Hills Fire/Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 13 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Golden Meadows: 15 occurrences, 10 producers, 7 past producers, 1 prospect. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigger Mica Mine | Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Uranium, Bismuth, Niobium (Columbium), REE, Tin, Tantalum | Past Producer | 1884, 1935 | |
| Bigger Mica Mine | Feldspar, Quartz, Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Blackstone Claim | Uranium, Radium, Vanadium | Prospect | ||
| Buckman Ranch Pegmatite | Iron, Beryllium, Gemstone, Quartz, Garnet, Mica, Feldspar | Occurrence | Beryl, Feldspar, Garnet, Magnetite, Mica, Quartz, Tourmaline | |
| Deer Creek South Pit Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fenders-Magnotte Peg | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz, Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | Garnet, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Tourmaline | |
| Four Corners Mine | Uranium, Vanadium, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1954, 1955, 1960 | |
| Iowa Gulch | Quartz, Feldspar, Mica, Gemstone, Garnet, Iron | Occurrence | Biotite, Garnet, Magnetite, Microcline, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Tourmaline | |
| Iowa Gulch Pegmatite | Quartz | Producer | ||
| Jefferson County Iron Mines | Iron | Occurrence | 1880 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenders | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| The Bluffs | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Homestead | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Twin Forks | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Gems Park Estates | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Lone Pine Estates | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Doubleheader Ranch | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Sky Village | 2.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2355340. 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.








