Green Mountain Falls, Colorado
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1994. It lies in ZIP code area 80819. It stands on Crystal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Woodland Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1894 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Woodland Park quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Woodland Park quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Green Mountain Falls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 93 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 11 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 | 96 |
| Natural | 48 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Teller County | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | EAGLE LAKE |
| 6 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CAMP #1 |
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | MISTLETOE |
| 29 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LOY CREEK |
| 28 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | 950 |
| 28 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WALDO CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Green Mountain Falls: 7 past producers, 6 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avengers | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Green Mountain Falls District | Iron, Manganese, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1904, 1958 | |
| Holly #1 | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Iron King Mine | Lead, Gold, Zinc, Manganese | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unknown | Vermiculite | Unknown | ||
| Cascade-Ute Pass | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Fluorite | |
| Cascade-Ute Pass | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Navajo | Quartz | Producer | ||
| Navajo | Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Rampart No. 1 Claim | Manganese | Past Producer | 1958 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystola | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Woodland Park | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Divide | 7.5 miles | 25 | |
| Midland | 9.3 miles | 28 | |
| Seven Lakes (historical) | 10.6 miles | 28 | |
| Gillett (historical) | 12.0 miles | 28 | |
| Rosemont | 13.7 miles | 32 | |
| Florissant | 14.5 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 191196. 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.











