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Lake George, Colorado

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Lake George census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80827. It stands on Twin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake George quadrangle. It stands 7,992 feet above sea level.

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Lake George within Park County

On record in Lake George

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 2 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 30 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

214 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 214 fires within 5 miles of Lake George between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,333 acres in total. 73 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined93
Natural73
Recreation and ceremony23
Arson/incendiarism7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
4 September 2000Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestNOBLE
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFour Mile Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
15 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
12 September 2002Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestOBRIEN
10 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestHAPPY
8 August 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acrePike and San Isabel National Forestnot named
7 August 2009Naturalunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestCRYSTAL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Park County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 37 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Lake George: 12 occurrences, 11 past producers, 10 producers, 2 prospects. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Uranium, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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
Apex MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Tungsten, MolybdenumPast Producer1921, 1955
Christie Ward-Lucky Thirteen 1&2Feldspar, REE, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Quartz, MicaProducerBeryl, Columbite, Thorite
Crystal Peak Topaz ProspectsGemstone, FeldsparProspect
Crystal Peak Topaz ProspectsGemstone, Semiprecious Gemstone, TinProspect1865
Florissant AreaPumiceProducer
Halstead ProspectFeldspar, MicaOccurrence
HaymonVermiculiteProducerVermiculite
Jasper Queen MineTungsten, Copper, MolybdenumPast ProducerCopper, Molybdenite, Scheelite
Teller PegmatiteFeldspar, REEPast Producer
Teller Pegmatite ClaimREE, Fluorine-Fluorite, Feldspar, Beryllium, ThoriumProducerAllanite, Gadolinite, Microcline, Molybdenite, Monazite, Orthoclase, Quartz, Xenotime

Every working recorded in Park County

Storms near this place

12 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake George in 12 storm reports between 2006 and 2021: 6 hail, 4 tornado, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2008Tornado (EF1)Lake George$30,000A waterspout transitioned to a landspout and caused damage to several recreational vehicles. Several peopled suffered minor injuries from flying debris.
May 2021Tornado (EF0)Lake George-A tornado briefly touched down near Eleven-mile Reservoir. No damage was observed.
September 2019Heavy RainLake George-A combination of heavy rainfall, anywhere from 2 to 4 inches, and hail produced debris flows and that damaged county roads between Elevenmile Reservoir and Spinney Reservoir. County roads 59 and 333 were closed due to road damage. The hail accumulated up to 18 inches deep in spots.
July 2018LightningLake George-A couple received minor injuries when lightning struck near their truck and they were preparing to leave the campsite. Both suffered minor burns.
June 2014Tornado (EF2)Lake George-A tornado touched down and caused damage in an RV park. Several power lines were downed and a some damage reported along Park County Road 370. Some buildings in Lake George also sustained minor damage. Trees were snapped from their bases. The tornado continued its track into Teller County.
August 2009Tornado (EF1)Lake George-North of Eleven Mile State Park, the tornado destroyed to small sheds and a camper, while a steel framed barn suffered major damage. Two homes received minor damage including: broken windows, cracked siding, lost shingles and a collapsed deck awning. At another property northeast of Lake George, another camper was flipped and destroyed. Minor damage was also observed with signs knocked down along State Highway 24. Between Eleven Mile Reservoir and Lake George, there were numerous areas of significant tree damage. Large ponderosa pines, two feet in diameter, were uprooted and snapped off.
May 2021HailLake George-no account filed
September 2019HailLake George-no account filed
June 2018HailLake George-no account filed
August 2009HailLake George-no account filed
June 2006HailLake George-no account filed
July 2006HailLake George-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Park 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
Platte Springs5.8 miles30
Tarryall11.6 miles24
Glentivar13.9 miles18
Guffey18.0 miles16
Pike-San Isabel Village19.9 miles15
Balfour20.1 miles14
Hartsel23.4 miles15
Trump (historical)24.5 miles14

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.

Wikipedia article on Lake GeorgeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3033301The 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 191146. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.