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Ken Caryl Ranch North, 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 80127. The Survey maps it on the Indian Hills quadrangle.

Ken Caryl Ranch North within Jefferson County

On record in Ken Caryl Ranch North

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 23 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

303 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 303 fires within 5 miles of Ken Caryl Ranch North between 2003 and 2020, burning about 191 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined236
Arson/incendiarism17
Natural11
Smoking9
Fireworks8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Debris and open burning6
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersINDIAN HILLS
5 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersLITTLETON
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
28 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
27 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueN/A
27 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 54 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 54 workings within 5 miles of Ken Caryl Ranch North: 25 occurrences, 20 producers, 8 past producers, 1 prospect. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, 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
Bigger Mica MineFeldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Uranium, Bismuth, Niobium (Columbium), REE, Tin, TantalumPast Producer1884, 1935
Bigger Mica MineFeldspar, Quartz, BerylliumPast Producer
Blackstone ClaimUranium, Radium, VanadiumProspect
Buckman Ranch PegmatiteIron, Beryllium, Gemstone, Quartz, Garnet, Mica, FeldsparOccurrenceBeryl, Feldspar, Garnet, Magnetite, Mica, Quartz, Tourmaline
Deer Creek MineGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Fenders-Magnotte PegFeldspar, Mica, Quartz, Garnet, GemstoneOccurrenceGarnet, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Tourmaline
Four Corners MineUranium, Vanadium, MolybdenumPast Producer1954, 1955, 1960
Iowa GulchQuartz, Feldspar, Mica, Gemstone, Garnet, IronOccurrenceBiotite, Garnet, Magnetite, Microcline, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Tourmaline
Iowa Gulch PegmatiteQuartzProducer
Malden School PegFeldspar, Quartz, Garnet, MicaOccurrenceFeldspar, Garnet, Mica, Quartz

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
Willow Brook0.9 miles23
Willow Springs1.2 miles23
The Valley1.5 miles23
West Meadows2.0 miles23
Bellevue Acres2.4 miles23
Twin Forks2.5 miles23
Country West2.6 miles23
Fenders2.8 miles23

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 Q122591842The 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 2355329. 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.