Waterton, Colorado
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the South Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80128. It stands on Brush Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kassler quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 33 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
- 1945 USGS Kassler quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Kassler quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Kassler quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1983 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Kassler quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
132 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Waterton between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,311 acres in total. 22 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/undetermined | 68 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Littleton Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | N/A |
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2010 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WATERTON |
| 28 September 2011 | Smoking | 20 acres | Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge | INDIANA WF |
| 22 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | West Metro Fire Rescue | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 61 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 61 workings within 5 miles of Waterton: 34 producers, 15 occurrences, 11 past producers, 1 unknown. 34 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonzo No. 1 Claim | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | Malachite, Pitchblende | |
| Deer Creek Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Helmer Bros. Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Helmer Lime Quarry | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Products No 2 | Stone | Producer | ||
| Roxborough Park | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Magnesite, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Mica | Occurrence | Mica | |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Waterton Sand & Clay Co. | Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand | |
| Kaminski Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Euxenite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kassler | 0.4 miles | 33 | |
| Archer | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Meadowbrook Heights | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Deermont | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Columbine Hills | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Ken Caryl | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Columbine Knolls | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Phillipsburg | 6.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183349. 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.









