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The Bluffs, Colorado

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80465. It lies near Iowa Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Indian Hills quadrangle.

The Bluffs within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

146 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of The Bluffs between 2003 and 2020, burning about 167 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined121
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Arson/incendiarism4
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersINDIAN HILLS
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
27 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueN/A
27 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWest Metro Fire RescueUNKNOWN
25 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIndian Hills Fire/RescueUNKNOWN
20 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
19 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
17 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 37 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of The Bluffs: 16 occurrences, 11 producers, 9 past producers, 1 prospect. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Feldspar. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bigger Mica MineFeldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Uranium, Bismuth, Niobium (Columbium), REE, Tin, TantalumPast Producer1884, 1935
Bigger Mica MineFeldspar, Quartz, BerylliumPast Producer
Blackstone ClaimUranium, Radium, VanadiumProspect
Buckman Ranch PegmatiteIron, Beryllium, Gemstone, Quartz, Garnet, Mica, FeldsparOccurrenceBeryl, Feldspar, Garnet, Magnetite, Mica, Quartz, Tourmaline
Deer Creek South Pit QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Fenders-Magnotte PegFeldspar, Mica, Quartz, Garnet, GemstoneOccurrenceGarnet, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Tourmaline
Four Corners MineUranium, Vanadium, MolybdenumPast Producer1954, 1955, 1960
Iowa GulchQuartz, Feldspar, Mica, Gemstone, Garnet, IronOccurrenceBiotite, Garnet, Magnetite, Microcline, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Tourmaline
Iowa Gulch PegmatiteQuartzProducer
Malden School PegFeldspar, Quartz, Garnet, MicaOccurrenceFeldspar, Garnet, Mica, Quartz

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Twin Forks0.6 miles23
Golden Meadows0.6 miles23
Gems Park Estates0.8 miles23
Fenders1.0 miles23
Lone Pine Estates1.2 miles23
Homestead1.6 miles23
Indian Hills2.2 miles23
Doubleheader Ranch2.2 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2355341. 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.