BlockJuanita Junction, Colorado
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Paonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81428. It stands on Hubbard Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bowie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Bowie quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Paonia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Bowie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Juanita Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 82 acres in total. 88 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 | 88 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | TERROR |
| 29 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | BLUERIBBON |
| 26 September 2008 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | BOWIE MINE |
| 20 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | RED TOP PEAK |
| 16 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | SOUTH JUMBO |
| 14 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | TERROR |
| 13 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | JUMBO |
| 13 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | GARVINMESA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Juanita Junction: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mine | Gold, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hubbard Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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.
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 Q122596549 | 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 186328. 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.