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Minnehaha, Colorado

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pikes Peak census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80809. It lies near Artists Glen. The Survey maps it on the Manitou Springs quadrangle.

Minnehaha within El Paso County

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 37 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

252 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 252 fires within 5 miles of Minnehaha between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,748 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined180
Natural31
Recreation and ceremony19
Arson/incendiarism8
Smoking7
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestEAGLE LAKE
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
3 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePike and San Isabel National ForestCAMP #1
29 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreManitou Springs Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
28 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado Springs Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
28 September 2007Recreation and ceremony30 acresPike and San Isabel National ForestINCLINE
28 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.8 acresPike and San Isabel National ForestWALDO CANYON
27 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado Springs Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in El Paso County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Minnehaha: 18 producers, 13 occurrences, 5 past producers, 1 prospect. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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
Black CanyonMagnesite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Black CanyonStone, Crushed/Broken, MagnesitePast Producer
Crystal Park AreaBeryllium, Gemstone, Niobium (Columbium), REEProducerAmazonstone, Zircon
KenmuirStone, DimensionProducer
South Apache Creek ProspectsUranium, VanadiumProspect
TrailThoriumProducer
UnknownREEOccurrence
UnknownGold, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceFluorite, Gold
UnknownClayOccurrenceClay
Cascade-Ute PassFluorine-FluoritePast ProducerFluorite

Every working recorded in El Paso 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
Midway0.9 miles37
Old Mountain View (historical)2.0 miles37
Manitou Springs2.3 miles37
Cascade3.3 miles34
Glen Eyrie4.9 miles34
Chipita Park5.7 miles25
Green Settlement6.2 miles37
Ivywild7.1 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 193440. 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.