Seven Lakes, Colorado
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Cripple Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80813. It lies near Almagre Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Pikes Peak 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
12 surveys from 28 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.
- 1894 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1901 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Seven Lakes (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 11 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Teller County | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | VICTOR |
| 27 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WYE |
| 25 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WYE CAMPGROUND |
| 23 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BIG CHIEF |
| 14 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | EAST BEAVER |
| 13 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mountain Communities Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | STOVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Seven Lakes (historical): 7 occurrences, 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Beryllium, REE, Gold, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peters Dome No. 1 Mine | Uranium, Thorium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Heavy Stone Lode | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Heavystone Prospect | Tungsten | Past Producer | Wolframite | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Comanche Group | Beryllium | Producer | ||
| Comanche Group | Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| Tracie Group | Beryllium | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont | 3.9 miles | 32 | |
| Gillett (historical) | 6.1 miles | 28 | |
| Altman (historical) | 7.3 miles | 26 | |
| Independence (historical) | 7.6 miles | 26 | |
| Goldfield | 7.6 miles | 26 | |
| Midway | 7.7 miles | 26 | |
| Stratton | 7.8 miles | 26 | |
| Hollywood | 8.3 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 191253. 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.











