BlockModel, Colorado
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Model census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81059. The Survey maps it on the Model quadrangle. It stands 5,617 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS Elmoro quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Elmoro quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Elmoro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Model quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Model quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Model: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Model in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. 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 2023 | Hail | Model | - | Public reported. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Model | - | There were two videos supporting the tornado touching on the ground briefly. |
| June 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Model | - | Public reported a funnel cloud about half way down from the storm's base. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Model | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Model | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Model | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Model | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Model | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Model | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Model | - | 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.
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 Model | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6888128 | 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 204809. 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.
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.