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Weber, Colorado

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Mancos census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81328. It sits by Flint Rock Point. The Survey maps it on the Mancos quadrangle.

Weber within Montezuma County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 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

110 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Weber between 1993 and 2020, burning about 13,152 acres in total. 97 started naturally. 1 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
Natural97
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
8 September 2020Naturalunder an acreTres Rios Field OfficeGOBBLER
3 September 1995Natural10 acresMontezuma Countynot named
3 September 1995Natural5.0 acresMontezuma Countynot named
15 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseWEBER 2
12 September 1993Naturalunder an acreSouthwest District, MontroseFLINT ROCK
10 September 2018Natural1.0 acresTres Rios Field OfficeEAST CANYON
1 September 2006Naturalunder an acreTres Rios Field OfficeNORTH WEBER
1 September 1996Naturalunder an acreMesa Verde National ParkWEBER 3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montezuma County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Weber: 8 past producers, 5 occurrences, 3 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Champion MillGold, SilverPast Producer
E.A.K.Gold, SilverPast Producer
HavertSilverPast Producer
Little JimGold, SilverPast Producer
Southern CrossGold, SilverPast Producer
Valley ViewGold, SilverPast Producer
East Mancos River PlacersGoldPast Producer
West Mancos River PlacersGoldPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Montezuma 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
Mancos2.2 miles11
Millwood7.9 miles13
Golconda12.4 miles17
Roundup Junction13.5 miles17
Stapleton14.2 miles10
Swallows Nest (historical)14.3 miles25
Echo House (historical)15.0 miles12
Badger House Community (historical)15.6 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 196522. 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.