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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1953 USGS Placerville quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Nucla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 1993Regional 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/undetermined | 25 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Telluride Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | not named |
| 18 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | NORTH CREEK |
| 8 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | PLACERVILE |
| 30 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Telluride Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 26 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Telluride Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 25 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Telluride Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 61 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor Corp. Mill | Lead, Uranium, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Belle Champion Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Limonite, Sphalerite | |
| Belle Champion Mine | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Binkley-Sawpit Project | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | 1892 | |
| Black King Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Uranium, Vanadium, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Cobalt, Chromium, Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | 1885, 1952 | |
| Crescent City | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Donovan Placer | Gold, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Claims | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Ironside | Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Jo Dandy Mine | Vanadium, Uranium, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1954 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placerville | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Sawpit | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Noel | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Vanadium | 7.3 miles | 27 | |
| Lime | 9.1 miles | 27 | |
| Vance Junction | 11.2 miles | 27 | |
| Keystone | 11.2 miles | 27 | |
| Ilium | 11.5 miles | 27 |
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.







