Ula, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Westcliffe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81252. It stands on Venable Creek. The Survey maps it on the Beckwith Mountain 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 23 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.
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Beckwith Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Electric Peak quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 2001 USGS Beckwith Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Ula (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 175 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 6 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | MILLBALL |
| 31 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Wet Mountain Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 29 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wet Mountain Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 15 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 50 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Ula (historical): 30 past producers, 9 prospects, 6 occurrences, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Manganese, Perlite, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Domingo Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Uranium | Past Producer | 1879, 1880, 1914 | |
| Dakota Maid Prospect | Silver, Gold, Lead | Prospect | Galena, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Defender Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1882 | |
| Defender Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Geyser Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1878, 1880, 1911 | |
| Herman Passiflora Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Immortal Mine | Silver, Iron, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1882 | |
| Jit Prospect | Zinc, Lead, Manganese | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Galena | |
| Kate Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Keystone Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | 1880, 1895, 1964 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westcliffe | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Silver Cliff | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Tanglewood Acres | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Querida | 9.0 miles | 26 | |
| Rosita | 9.5 miles | 24 | |
| Cold Spring | 13.7 miles | 24 | |
| McKenzie Junction | 16.5 miles | 24 | |
| Greenwood | 21.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1782041. 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.









