Lenado, Colorado
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Aspen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81656. It stands on Silver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Aspen quadrangle. It stands 8,540 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1893 USGS Aspen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1895 USGS Aspen quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1909 USGS Mount Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Mount Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Aspen quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Lenado between 1994 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | STEEP BEAVER |
| 21 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | WOODY CREEK |
| 11 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | HUNTER CREEK VALLEY |
| 4 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | ASPEN |
| 21 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | DAISY |
| 10 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | White River National Forest | WOODY CREEK |
| 1 July 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | LENADO |
| 28 June 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | White River National Forest | SMUGGLER MT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 64 workings within 5 miles of Lenado: 55 past producers, 6 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A M T & D Co Tunnel | Silver, Lead, Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| A-J Tunnel | Lead, Calcium, Silver, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Alta Argent | Copper, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Argentum-Juanita Incline | Silver, Clay, Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Aspen | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Platinum | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Aspen | Silver, Calcium, Lead, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Aspen Contact Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Bushwacker Shaft | Silver, Lead, Clay, Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Della's | Silver, Calcium, Clay, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Frying Pan Claims | Uranium | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen | 4.6 miles | 26 | |
| Woody Creek | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Norrie | 8.0 miles | 18 | |
| Meredith | 8.5 miles | 18 | |
| Biglow | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Thomasville | 8.7 miles | 18 | |
| Nast | 9.2 miles | 18 | |
| Snowmass Village | 9.5 miles | 25 |
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 Lenado | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6522213 | 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 180042. 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.










