Piñon Acres, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Durango census division. The Survey maps it on the Loma Linda quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1908 USGS Ignacio quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1924 USGS Ignacio quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Durango quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Loma Linda quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Durango quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
269 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 269 fires within 5 miles of Piñon Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 655 acres in total. 57 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined | 159 |
| Natural | 57 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Durango Fire Rescue Authority | N/A |
| 8 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | La Plata County | THREE SPRINGS |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Durango Fire Rescue Authority | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Durango Fire Rescue Authority | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Durango Fire Rescue Authority | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Durango Fire Rescue Authority | UNKNOWN |
| 30 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Durango Fire Rescue Authority | UNKNOWN |
| 28 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Durango Fire Rescue Authority | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Piñon Acres: 26 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Quarry | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Hazel Mine Group | Silver, Tellurium, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Mtn. | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Durango Mill | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| V.C.A. Mill | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Uranium Enterprise Inc. | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Champion Gold, Inc. | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| City Mine | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Coin | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Loma Linda | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Griffth (historical) | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Falfa | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Carbon Junction | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Florida | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Durango | 4.7 miles | 30 | |
| Oxford | 6.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 184375. 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.









