San Isabel, Colorado
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Westcliffe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81069. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Isabel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1889 USGS Huerfano Park quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Huerfano Park quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS San Isabel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Blanca Peak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Trinidad quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS San Isabel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of San Isabel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 168 acres in total. 30 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beulah Valley Volunteer Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | AMETHYST |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Beulah Valley Volunteer Fire Department | N/A |
| 22 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LOG |
| 21 September 2019 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Front Range District Office | DAVENPORT |
| 10 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WALK UP |
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-Canon City District | not named |
| 4 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CLIFF CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of San Isabel: 5 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena | |
| Victory Claims | Manganese | Occurrence | 1947 | |
| Wet Mountains District | Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| San Isabel Deposit | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Vermiculite | Occurrence | Vermiculite |
Storms near this place
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Isabel in 13 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 6 hail, 5 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | San Isabel | $4,000 | Six inches of water was observed flowing over roadways...with several gravel roads washed out and impassable. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | San Isabel | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.61 inches. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | San Isabel | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.44 inches. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | San Isabel | - | Heavy rainfall of 2.48 inches. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | San Isabel | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.14 inches occurred. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | San Isabel | - | A trained spotter reported 1.3 inches of rain. |
| August 2008 | Hail | San Isabel | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | San Isabel | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | San Isabel | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | San Isabel | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | San Isabel | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | San Isabel | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | San Isabel | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| McKenzie Junction | 14.2 miles | 24 | |
| Cold Spring | 15.0 miles | 24 | |
| Greenwood | 15.2 miles | 23 | |
| Rosita | 16.7 miles | 24 | |
| Wetmore | 17.4 miles | 23 | |
| Querida | 17.7 miles | 26 | |
| Silver Cliff | 23.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 192524. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









