Sierra Ridge, Colorado
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Parker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80134. It lies near Badger Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Parker quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1890 USGS East Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS East Denver Nos. 3 and 4 quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Parker quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Parker quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Parker quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Parker quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1981 USGS Denver East quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
521 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 521 fires within 5 miles of Sierra Ridge between 1994 and 2020, burning about 146 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 375 |
| Smoking | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Other causes | 4 |
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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Douglas County | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Aurora Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Sierra Ridge: 6 occurrences, 4 producers, 3 past producers, 3 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Canyon Creek Gold Occurrence | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Newlin Gulch | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Claypit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Madis | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cherry Creek Placers | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Newlin Gulch Gold Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Newlin Gulch Placer | Gold | Occurrence | 1895 | |
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Village | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Stonegate | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Grand View Estates | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Vista Pointe | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Stepping Stone | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Clarke Farms | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Cottonwood | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Lone Tree | 2.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2805914. 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.










