BlockGrand Mesa, Colorado
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Cedaredge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81413. The Survey maps it on the Grand Mesa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1955 USGS Grand Mesa quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Grand Mesa between 1993 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | EUREKA |
| 23 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | YOUNGS CREEK |
| 16 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | KISER |
| 1 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | KISER |
| 3 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cedaredge Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | not named |
| 26 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | WARD |
| 12 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | SITE NINETEEN |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Grand Mesa: 1 producer, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lambert Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit No 14109 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grand Mesa in 1 storm report in 2020: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grand Mesa | - | Wind gusts estimated to be in the 70 to 75 mph range uprooted some very large trees and caused damage to cabins and vehicles. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brimstone Corner | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Colby | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Cedaredge | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Eckert | 13.6 miles | 14 | |
| Orchard City | 14.7 miles | 14 | |
| Payne | 16.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cory | 17.5 miles | 14 | |
| Austin | 17.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 175260. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.