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Phoenix, Colorado

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Central City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80474. It lies near Buckeye Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Nederland quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Phoenix within Gilpin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 29 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

213 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Phoenix (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,166 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined137
Recreation and ceremony42
Natural11
Equipment and vehicle use5
Debris and open burning5
Arson/incendiarism5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Fireworks2
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNederland Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
8 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandSITE 11 FIRE
8 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNederland Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNederland Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
8 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNederland Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
8 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
7 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland925A
7 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland355C

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gilpin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 305 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 305 workings within 5 miles of Phoenix (historical): 179 past producers, 84 occurrences, 36 producers, 3 unknowns. 37 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver. 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
BelcherSilver, Gold, Lead, CopperPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Big MoonGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Blue Bird MineCopper, Gold, Zinc, Lead, SilverPast ProducerUnderground
Blue Vein, Winnebago, Campania, DeadwoodGold, TungstenOccurrenceGold
Boulder Co. MineSilver, Gold, Tungsten, LeadOccurrenceVein
Boulder County TunnelCopper, Gold, Lead, ZincOccurrence1870
Caribou Hill iron depositIron, Titanium, VanadiumOccurrenceIlmenite, Magnetite, Titaniferous Magnetitite
Caribou MineGold, Lead, Silver, Uranium, Copper, Zinc, VanadiumPast Producer1869
Caribou Mine (based on DMEA uranium report)Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver, UraniumPast Producer1869
Clark TunnelTungsten, Silver, GoldUnknown

Every working recorded in Gilpin 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
Rollinsville2.0 miles29
Baltimore (historical)2.7 miles29
Gilpin3.0 miles29
Tolland3.3 miles29
Perigo (historical)3.4 miles29
Pactolus3.8 miles25
Lincoln Hills4.1 miles25
Apex (historical)4.7 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 181049. 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.