Mitchell, Colorado
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Minturn-Red Cliff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81649. It lies near Piney Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Pando quadrangle. It stands 9,895 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 33 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.
- 1889 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS Holy Cross quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Holy Cross quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Pando quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1983 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Mitchell between 1993 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | White River National Forest | CAMP HALE |
| 19 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | CATARACT CREEK |
| 14 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | ANGRY |
| 8 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | CHICAGO RIDGE |
| 30 July 1995 | Natural | 3.0 acres | White River National Forest | TUNNEL |
| 15 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | BOW |
| 24 June 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | not named |
| 23 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | EAX ASSIST 5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Mitchell: 7 producers, 6 occurrences, 6 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge Mining District | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| El Capitan Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Elkhorn Shaft | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Jennie June Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Manganese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pando | 4.6 miles | 33 | |
| Holy Cross City (historical) | 8.6 miles | 32 | |
| Red Cliff | 8.7 miles | 21 | |
| Belden | 9.9 miles | 21 | |
| Gilman | 10.5 miles | 21 | |
| Astor City (historical) | 11.9 miles | 21 | |
| Minturn | 14.7 miles | 21 | |
| Mid Vail | 15.6 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Mitchell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058727 | 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 179560. 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.











