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Ruedi, Colorado

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Basalt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81621. It stands on Smith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ruedi Reservoir quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Ruedi within Eagle County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

18 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Ruedi (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 778 acres in total. 6 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
Natural6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Debris and open burning1

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
18 September 2009Naturalunder an acreWhite River National ForestRED TABLE
28 August 2016Naturalunder an acreWhite River National ForestRUEDI
17 August 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestLOST LAKE
15 August 1992Naturalunder an acreWhite River National Forestnot named
13 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
1 August 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreWhite River National ForestSMITH FIRE
26 July 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestMOLLIE BEE
22 July 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWhite River National ForestROCKY FORK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Eagle County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ruedi (historical): 3 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium, Lead, 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
Frying Pan ClaimsUraniumOccurrenceTorbernite
MeredithCalciumPast Producer
Porphyry Mountain Mines CoLead, SilverPast Producer
ReudiGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
UnknownGypsum-AnhydriteProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Eagle 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
Basalt12.4 miles14
Fulford12.7 miles12
Hooks15.4 miles14
El Jebel15.6 miles12
Leon16.0 miles12
Holy Cross City (historical)17.3 miles32
Carterville19.9 miles14
Eagle20.0 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 179731. 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.