BlockSunset, Colorado
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Bald Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80466. It lies near Pennsylvania Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Gold Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1902 USGS Boulder quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Boulder quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Boulder quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Gold Hill quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Sunset between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,507 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 7 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 | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 55 |
| Natural | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | IA 657 |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nederland Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | LEFT HAND RESERVOIR |
| 7 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | NORTH EAST SUGARLOAF |
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-Boulder District | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6,382 acres | Royal Gorge Field Office | FOURMILE CANYON |
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | MT. ALTO |
| 4 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | BRAINARD ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 429 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 429 workings within 5 miles of Sunset: 252 past producers, 131 occurrences, 34 producers, 7 unknowns. 34 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird Mine | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Brainard Lake Plant | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Clark Tunnel | Tungsten, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Cobalt Gold Mining Co | Nickel, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Glance | Gold, Copper | Producer | Vein | |
| Copper Glance | Gold, Talc-Soapstone | Unknown | ||
| Copper King Mine | Cobalt, Copper, Nickel | Past Producer | 1880, 1940 | |
| Copper King Nickel Mine | Cobalt, Nickel, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Niccolite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Fairday Mine | Uranium, Lead, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | Galena, Pitchblende, Pyrite | |
| Fools Paradise Number 1 and 2 | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Springs | 1.6 miles | 28 | |
| Switzerland Park | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| Ward | 3.3 miles | 28 | |
| Gold Run | 3.3 miles | 28 | |
| Saint Ann Highlands | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Sugarloaf | 3.5 miles | 28 | |
| Gold Hill | 3.7 miles | 28 | |
| Caribou City | 3.9 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 178500. 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.