BlockMirage, Colorado
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Saguache census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81143. The Survey maps it on the Mirage 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
9 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.
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Mirage quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 2001 USGS Mirage quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Mirage (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 27 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | COTTON |
| 27 August 2013 | Natural | 1.2 acres | San Luis Valley Field Office | SPRING CREEK |
| 8 June 2013 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Royal Gorge Field Office | NORTH CREEK |
| 4 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Baca Grande Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 18 June 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | COTTON |
| 23 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Saguache County | CR DD2 |
| 6 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | MOFFAT |
| 22 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Saguache County | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Mirage (historical): 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake (Mirage, Cotton Creek) District | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Hematite, Malachite | |
| Copperhead Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | |
| Rio Oro Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Iron Mine | Iron | Prospect | Replacement | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Hot Springs | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Moffat | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Villa Grove | 11.0 miles | 13 | |
| Crestone | 11.4 miles | 15 | |
| Saguache | 14.7 miles | 11 | |
| Parkville | 15.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cottonwood | 16.5 miles | 15 | |
| Kerper City | 19.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 192260. 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.