Tungsten, Colorado
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Bald Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80466. It lies near Hurricane Hill. The Survey maps it on the Tungsten 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
10 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.
- 1899 USGS West Denver quadrangle1:125000
- 1906 USGS Blackhawk quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Tungsten quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Tungsten quadrangle1:31680
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Tungsten quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Denver West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
298 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 298 fires within 5 miles of Tungsten (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,196 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 8 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 | 148 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 81 |
| Natural | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 | Nederland Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | IA 657 |
| 8 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | SITE 11 FIRE |
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nederland Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nederland Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nederland Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | 925A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 281 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 281 workings within 5 miles of Tungsten (historical): 184 past producers, 70 occurrences, 20 producers, 4 unknowns. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, 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 | |
| Boulder Co. Mine | Silver, Gold, Tungsten, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Boulder County Tunnel | Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | 1870 | |
| Caribou Mine (based on DMEA uranium report) | Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver, Uranium | Past Producer | 1869 | |
| Champion, Lone Star | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Clark Tunnel | Tungsten, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Copper Glance | Gold, Copper | Producer | Vein | |
| Copper Glance | Gold, Talc-Soapstone | Unknown | ||
| Cougar, Greyback | Molybdenum, Tungsten | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Fairheaven | Emery, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Mountain Estates | 0.4 miles | 25 | |
| Whispering Pine | 0.5 miles | 25 | |
| Saint Ann Highlands | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Nederland | 2.0 miles | 29 | |
| Caribou City | 2.3 miles | 29 | |
| Ridgewood | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Switzerland Park | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| Silver Springs | 3.2 miles | 28 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Tungsten (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27995435 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 181150. 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.









