Pagoda, Colorado
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Hayden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81639. It lies near Berry Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Pagoda quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1916 USGS Daton Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Daton Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Pagoda quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Meeker quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Pagoda quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Pagoda between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,064 acres in total. 8 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | C PUNCH |
| 29 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Northwest District, Craig | WISE |
| 20 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Moffat County | not named |
| 20 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | KNEZ |
| 17 August 2019 | Natural | 162 acres | Northwest District, Craig | INDIAN RUN |
| 14 August 1992 | Natural | 10 acres | Moffat County | not named |
| 5 July 2018 | Natural | 10 acres | Northwest District, Craig | SAND CREEK |
| 28 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | DEAKIN |
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 Pagoda: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zeolites. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breeze Mountain Mine | Zeolites | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Scoria | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunckley | 12.0 miles | 20 | |
| Hayden | 13.8 miles | 17 | |
| Mount Harris | 17.6 miles | 17 | |
| Bear River (historical) | 18.8 miles | 19 | |
| McGregor | 22.5 miles | 19 | |
| Milner | 23.4 miles | 19 | |
| Keystone | 24.1 miles | 12 | |
| Elkhead | 24.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 171476. 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.











