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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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 Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Ruedi quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Ruedi Reservoir quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | RED TABLE |
| 28 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | RUEDI |
| 17 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | LOST LAKE |
| 15 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | not named |
| 13 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 1 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | White River National Forest | SMITH FIRE |
| 26 July 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | MOLLIE BEE |
| 22 July 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | ROCKY FORK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frying Pan Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | Torbernite | |
| Meredith | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Porphyry Mountain Mines Co | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Reudi | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt | 12.4 miles | 14 | |
| Fulford | 12.7 miles | 12 | |
| Hooks | 15.4 miles | 14 | |
| El Jebel | 15.6 miles | 12 | |
| Leon | 16.0 miles | 12 | |
| Holy Cross City (historical) | 17.3 miles | 32 | |
| Carterville | 19.9 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle | 20.0 miles | 12 |
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.









