BlockRulison, Colorado
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Rifle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81650. It lies near Balzac Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Rulison quadrangle. It stands 5,191 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Rulison quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
184 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Rulison between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,134 acres in total. 147 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 | 147 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | SHALE MINE |
| 8 September 2009 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Northwest District, Grand Junction | GFX ASSIST 498 |
| 6 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | OAK |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 acres | Northwest District, Grand Junction | MEDIAN |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | 246 |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | CRAIG |
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | COTTONWOOD GULCH |
| 4 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | PORCUPINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rulison: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anvil Points | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Battlement Mesa | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Parachute | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Rifle | 8.7 miles | 20 | |
| Una | 11.2 miles | 16 | |
| Antlers | 11.7 miles | 20 | |
| Silt | 15.5 miles | 20 | |
| New Castle | 22.0 miles | 20 |
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 Rulison | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22058734 | 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 174738. 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.