Massadona, Colorado
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Dinosaur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81610. The Survey maps it on the Skull Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1907 USGS Rangely quadrangle1:125000
- 1910 USGS Rangely quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Skull Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Rangely quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Massadona between 1992 and 2018, burning about 4,485 acres in total. 62 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | MILLER |
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 67 acres | Northwest District, Craig | JONES TWIS |
| 5 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | POWDER |
| 23 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 45 acres | Moffat County | not named |
| 21 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | THE SKULL |
| 17 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 108 acres | Northwest District, Craig | THREE SPRINGS |
| 13 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | EDDIE |
| 11 September 1994 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Northwest District, Craig | NORTH BOX |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Massadona: 4 occurrences, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Vanadium, Uranium, Vanadium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain Group | Uranium, Vanadium, Copper | Past Producer | Carnotite, Uraninite | |
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Biles Shaft | Vanadium | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Mountain No. 4 | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Cleta Group | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Massadona in 9 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 5 wildfire, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massadona | - | The Pinto RAWS station recorded a gust to 60 mph with a passing thunderstorm. This storm also produced a gust to 49 mph at the KEEO ASOS at Meeker Airport. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massadona | - | Thunderstorms tracked across Rio Blanco and Routt counties on the afternoon of the 27th, producing strong to severe wind gusts as they did so. Recorded wind gusts ranged from 50 mph to 60 mph, with the peak gust being recorded at the PIRC2 Pinto mesonet site, 18 miles southeast of Massadona. Gusts into the 50s were recorded at KEEO ASOS at Meeker Airport and KHDN AWOS at Yampa Valley Airport in Hayden. No reports of damages or injuries were received. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Massadona | - | Thunderstorm outflow winds estimated to 65 mph knocked out power for 2 to 3 hours in Massadona. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Massadona | - | Hail up to one inch in diameter completely covered the ground like a layer of snow. |
| June 2002 | Wildfire | Massadona | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Wildfire | Massadona | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Wildfire | Massadona | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Wildfire | Massadona | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Wildfire | Massadona | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Springs | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Blue Mountain | 11.7 miles | 12 | |
| Elk Springs | 12.4 miles | 15 | |
| Dinosaur | 19.8 miles | 18 | |
| Robinson Place | 21.1 miles | 15 | |
| Greystone | 24.7 miles | 11 | |
| Sunbeam | 31.3 miles | 13 | |
| Maybell | 34.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 170927. 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.






