BlockRuby, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Aspen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81611. It stands on Galena Creek. The Survey maps it on the Independence Pass quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1909 USGS Mount Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Mount Jackson quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Independence Pass quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Independence Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Ruby (historical) between 1992 and 2016, burning about 1 acre in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | ENTERPRISE |
| 1 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | TAYLOR PARK #2 |
| 17 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | POTHOLE |
| 28 July 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | DORCHESTER #3 |
| 26 July 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | DORCHESTER |
| 23 July 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | DORCHESTER #2 |
| 30 June 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | White River National Forest | not named |
| 21 June 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | PTARMIGAN LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Ruby (historical): 6 past producers, 6 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Copper, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Greenhorn | Molybdenum, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Lincoln District | Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum, Manganese | Past Producer | 1882 | |
| Ruby | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Ruby Mine | Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Manganese | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Sphalerite Mine | Zinc, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Stewart Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Prospect | Altaite, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Bwlchgoch Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Detroit Mine | Gold, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Collins | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence (historical) | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Ashcroft | 10.3 miles | 27 | |
| Aspen | 16.1 miles | 26 | |
| Lenado | 17.3 miles | 26 | |
| Nast | 18.7 miles | 18 | |
| Norrie | 21.1 miles | 18 | |
| Snowmass Village | 21.9 miles | 25 | |
| Biglow | 22.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 180362. 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.