Powderhorn, Colorado
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Sapinero census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81243. It lies near Stone Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Powderhorn quadrangle. It stands 8,097 feet above sea level.
On record in Powderhorn
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Johnson Stage Stationlisted 2017
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 Uncompahgre quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Uncompahgre quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Powderhorn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1968 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Powderhorn between 1996 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2009 | Natural | 3.1 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | HUNTSMAN |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | HUNTSMAN |
| 5 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | WEST FORK |
| 26 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | WPOWDERHOR |
| 18 July 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Southwest District, Montrose | INDIAN CRK |
| 5 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | GRAY HOUSE |
| 30 June 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | 9 MILE |
| 30 June 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | BEAVER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 93 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 93 workings within 5 miles of Powderhorn: 52 occurrences, 21 past producers, 10 unknowns, 7 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Thorium, Lead, Copper, Zinc, REE, REE, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Beaver Creek | Zeolites | Unknown | ||
| Cebolla Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Copper King Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite | |
| Du Pont Tunnel | Niobium (Columbium), REE, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Manganese, Thorium, Zinc, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | 1956 | |
| Iron Hill Area | Fluorine-Fluorite, Vanadium, Iron, Manganese, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Hill Carbonatite Deposit | REE, Titanium, Niobium (Columbium), Iron, Copper, Platinum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Mica, Barium-Barite, Vermiculite | Prospect | 1885 | |
| Ironcap Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| May Queen Mine | Lead, Copper, Thorium | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Thorite | |
| May Queen Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Powderhorn in 1 storm report in 2021: 1 debris flow. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Debris Flow | Powderhorn | $2,500 | Highway 149 was closed due to mudslides that occurred between Elk Road and County Road 149A. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway (historical) | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Smith Place | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Gateview | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Vulcan (historical) | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Iola (historical) | 13.7 miles | 21 | |
| Sapinero | 16.7 miles | 24 | |
| Chance | 17.1 miles | 12 | |
| Gunnison | 20.6 miles | 14 |
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 Powderhorn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7236028 | 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 204752. 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.
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.







