BlockSwallows Nest, Colorado
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Mancos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81330. It sits by Sun Point. The Survey maps it on the Moccasin Mesa 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
9 surveys from 25 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.
- 1912 USGS Soda Canyon quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1915 USGS Soda Canyon quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Moccasin Mesa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
489 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 489 fires within 5 miles of Swallows Nest (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,822 acres in total. 484 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 | 484 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Ute Mountain Ute Agency | POWERFUL |
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Ute Mountain Ute Agency | FORT |
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Mesa Verde National Park | SUN POINT |
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Mesa Verde National Park | LOST |
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Mesa Verde National Park | JOURNEY |
| 9 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Mesa Verde National Park | CHICK |
| 7 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Mesa Verde National Park | MOCCASIN |
| 6 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Mesa Verde National Park | WILD HORSE |
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 Swallows Nest (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Verde Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo House (historical) | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Badger House Community (historical) | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Towaoc | 14.2 miles | 9 | |
| Weber | 14.3 miles | 11 | |
| Cortez | 14.6 miles | 11 | |
| Mancos | 16.0 miles | 11 | |
| Millwood | 19.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mariano | 21.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 179217. 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.