Kobe, Colorado
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Leadville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80461. It stands on Big Union Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leadville South quadrangle.
On record in Kobe
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.
Hayden Ranch Headquarterslisted 2003 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 30 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.
- 1889 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1935 USGS Mount Elbert quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1935 USGS Mt Elbert quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Mount Elbert quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Mount Elbert quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 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
- 1969 USGS Leadville South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Leadville South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Kobe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 160 acres in total. 13 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 | 36 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SOUTH ELBERT |
| 2 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LILY POND |
| 13 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | FOREBAY |
| 12 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LODGEPOLE 2 |
| 10 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SPRING CREEK |
| 9 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SOUTH ELBERT |
| 7 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Royal Gorge Field Office | LODGEPOLE FLATS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Kobe: 15 occurrences, 10 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy K Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Prospect Mtn | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Smith-Bullard Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Tom Thumb | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Cerlew Placer | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Placer Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Massive Lakes | 1.7 miles | 30 | |
| Balltown | 4.0 miles | 29 | |
| Twin Lakes | 4.8 miles | 30 | |
| Malta | 7.2 miles | 30 | |
| Stringtown | 7.2 miles | 30 | |
| Resurrection Mill | 7.6 miles | 30 | |
| Oro (historical) | 8.0 miles | 30 | |
| Leadville | 8.5 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 202693. 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.














