Tarryall, Colorado
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Fairplay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80827. It lies near China Wall. The Survey maps it on the Tarryall quadrangle.
On record in Tarryall
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Tarryall Schoollisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1893 USGS Platte Canyon quadrangle1:125000, 8 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Tarryall quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Tarryall quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Tarryall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 330 acres in total. 55 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 55 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | LIGHTNING ALLEY |
| 6 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BURNS |
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CHINA |
| 2 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Larimer County | not named |
| 17 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CHINA WALL 212 |
| 16 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | MARKSBURY |
| 11 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | TARRYALL |
| 8 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | MATHADAM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Tarryall: 18 occurrences, 14 past producers, 4 producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Beryllium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Uranium, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Iron, Copper, Tin, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & C Prospect | Beryllium, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Tin, Copper, Iron, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Badger Flats Area | Beryllium, Molybdenum, Gold, Tungsten, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Uranium, Arsenic, Iron, Tin | Past Producer | 1895, 1956 | |
| Bearcat Mines | Uranium, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Black Prince Mine | Beryllium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Uranium, Iron, Tin, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Blue Jay Mine | Beryllium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Uranium, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, Iron, Tin | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| Blue-Green Lodes | REE, Garnet, Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, Beryllium | Producer | Beryl, Garnet | |
| Boomer Mine | Beryllium, Silver, Uranium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, Iron, Tin | Past Producer | 1895, 1965 | |
| Champell Mine | Beryllium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Uranium, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Tin, Arsenic, Iron | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| China Wall Area | Beryllium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Uranium, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Iron, Copper, Tin | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Happy Thought Mine | Beryllium, Molybdenum, Uranium, Tungsten, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Iron, Copper, Tin | Occurrence | 1955 |
Storms near this place
2 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tarryall in 2 storm reports between 1993 and 2015: 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Flood | Tarryall | $15,000 | Eleven Mile Canyon was evacuated and closed down for several days due to floodwaters threatening to wash out a popular road. The flooding was the result of an above average winter snowpack from heavy late season rain and snow events in May. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Tarryall | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Springs | 7.4 miles | 30 | |
| Glentivar | 8.5 miles | 18 | |
| Lake George | 11.6 miles | 30 | |
| Pike-San Isabel Village | 13.9 miles | 15 | |
| Bordenville | 15.3 miles | 19 | |
| Estabrook | 18.2 miles | 29 | |
| Hartsel | 18.3 miles | 15 | |
| Insmont | 18.7 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183832. 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.







