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Leonard, Colorado

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Telluride census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81430. It stands on Alder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Placerville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Leonard within San Miguel County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 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

49 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Leonard (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 83 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined25
Natural15
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism1
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
7 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTelluride Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
29 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forestsnot named
18 September 2009Naturalunder an acreGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestsNORTH CREEK
8 August 1993Naturalunder an acreSouthwest District, MontrosePLACERVILE
30 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTelluride Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
26 August 2018Naturalunder an acreTelluride Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
25 August 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTelluride Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Miguel 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 Leonard (historical): 39 past producers, 13 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Vanadium, Uranium, Uranium, Vanadium. 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
Bachelor Corp. MillLead, Uranium, ZincPast Producer
Belle Champion MineSilver, Gold, Lead, ZincPast ProducerLimonite, Sphalerite
Belle Champion MineGold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, SilverUnknown
Binkley-Sawpit ProjectGold, Lead, Copper, Silver, ZincOccurrence1892
Black King MineCopper, Silver, Gold, Uranium, Vanadium, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Cobalt, Chromium, Titanium, MetalPast Producer1885, 1952
Crescent CityGold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Donovan PlacerGold, Platinum, SilverPast Producer
Evans ClaimsCopper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, VanadiumPast Producer
IronsideGold, Silver, LeadOccurrence
Jo Dandy MineVanadium, Uranium, Gold, Silver, LeadPast Producer1954

Every working recorded in San Miguel 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
Placerville3.5 miles18
Sawpit4.9 miles14
Noel6.5 miles18
Vanadium7.3 miles27
Lime9.1 miles27
Vance Junction11.2 miles27
Keystone11.2 miles27
Ilium11.5 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 186236. 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.