BlockPlatoro, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the West Conejos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81120. It lies near Sawmill Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Platoro quadrangle. It stands 9,843 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1913 USGS Summitville quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Summitville 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
- 1967 USGS Platoro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Platoro quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Antonito quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Platoro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Platoro between 1992 and 2016, burning about 6 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | LAKE FORK |
| 24 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | BITTER |
| 25 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | FISHER GULCH |
| 23 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | FISHER CREEK |
| 23 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | CROPSY |
| 22 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | MUDD |
| 19 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | PLATORO |
| 19 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Rio Grande National Forest | RITO GATO |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Platoro: 27 past producers, 10 occurrences, 5 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-C Property | Aluminum, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Potassium | Occurrence | 1972 | |
| Alum Creek | Molybdenum, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Alum Creek Property | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Galena, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | |
| Apex Tunnel | Antimony | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Cliff | Gold, Copper, Iron, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Decatur West District | Gold, Silver, Aluminum, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Tin, Antimony, Zinc | Past Producer | 1870, 1938 | |
| Dee Stock | Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | 1971 | |
| Emma Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1881 | |
| Eurydice Shaft | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Mammoth Revenvue Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc | 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.
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 Platoro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27988067 | 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 190731. 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.