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Ridgewood, Colorado

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Bald Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80466. It lies near Winiger Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Tungsten quadrangle.

Ridgewood within Boulder County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 25 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

282 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 282 fires within 5 miles of Ridgewood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,284 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined150
Recreation and ceremony56
Natural46
Equipment and vehicle use9
Arson/incendiarism7
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Debris and open burning3
Other causes2
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 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandIA 657
8 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder 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 1994Naturalunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandHAWKINS
6 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-Boulder Districtnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boulder County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 328 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 328 workings within 5 miles of Ridgewood: 227 past producers, 66 occurrences, 28 producers, 4 unknowns. 29 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Gold, 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
Clark TunnelTungsten, Silver, GoldUnknown
J AlbineGold, Silver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
KekiongaGold, Silver, TungstenPast Producer
Lucky Strike, Last NickelTungsten, Lead, ZincProducerFerberite, Galena
Marion MillUranium, VanadiumUnknown
Marion MillTin, REE, TungstenProducer
Night ShadeSilver, LeadPast Producer
Stevens Camp TunnelsSilver, Gold, Lead, Tungsten, ZincPast Producer
SunriseGold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Sylvanite TunnelSilver, Gold, Lead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Boulder 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
Aspen Meadows0.9 miles25
Saint Ann Highlands2.3 miles25
Switzerland Park2.5 miles28
Tungsten (historical)2.8 miles25
Lake Shore Park3.0 miles31
Bonanza Mountain Estates3.1 miles25
Wondervu3.2 miles25
Whispering Pine3.3 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 197904. 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.