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Kassler, Colorado

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the South Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80125. It stands on Brush Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kassler quadrangle.

Kassler within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 33 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

116 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Kassler between 1993 and 2020, burning about 809 acres in total. 25 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/undetermined56
Natural25
Smoking10
Equipment and vehicle use8
Fireworks6
Arson/incendiarism4
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueN/A
5 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
5 September 2010Fireworks3.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
30 September 2001Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestWATERTON
28 September 2011Smoking20 acresRocky Flats National Wildlife RefugeINDIANA WF
22 September 2015Smokingunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
2 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
11 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 61 workings within 5 miles of Kassler: 34 producers, 16 occurrences, 10 past producers, 1 unknown. 34 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bonzo No. 1 ClaimUranium, CopperOccurrenceMalachite, Pitchblende
Deer Creek MineGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Helmer Bros. QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Helmer Lime QuarryClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rock Products No 2StoneProducer
Roxborough ParkStone, Crushed/Broken, Magnesite, StonePast Producer
UnknownMicaOccurrenceMica
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopper, Uranium, Nickel, CobaltOccurrenceVein
Waterton Sand & Clay Co.Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSand
Kaminski ProspectUraniumOccurrenceEuxenite

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Waterton0.4 miles33
Archer3.1 miles21
Deermont4.9 miles23
Meadowbrook Heights5.0 miles21
Phillipsburg5.9 miles23
Ken Caryl6.0 miles21
Columbine Hills6.0 miles21
Columbine Knolls6.1 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204729. 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.