Leyden Junction, Colorado
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Northeast Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80005. It lies near Leyden Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Golden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1899 USGS West Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1939 USGS Golden quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Golden quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Golden quadrangle1:31680
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Golden quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Golden quadrangle1:24000, 10 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
431 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 431 fires within 5 miles of Leyden Junction between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,220 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined | 384 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arvada Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arvada Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arvada Fire Protection District | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Leyden Junction: 13 occurrences, 8 producers, 4 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl Ores Mill | Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Old Leyden | Uranium, Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Old Leyden Coal Mine | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | 1874, 1950 | |
| Old Leyden Mine | Coal, Uranium | Past Producer | 1874, 1950, 1956 | |
| Unknown | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Lindsay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Terra Cotta | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkire Estates | 0.3 miles | 28 | |
| Cameo Estates | 0.6 miles | 28 | |
| Village of Five Parks | 0.6 miles | 28 | |
| Country View Estates | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Mesa Heights | 1.2 miles | 28 | |
| Northwood Acres | 1.3 miles | 28 | |
| Ralston Valley | 1.3 miles | 28 | |
| Churchhill Downs | 1.4 miles | 24 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122570940 | 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 181656. 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.










