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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mancos quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
110 since 1993Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 97 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Tres Rios Field Office | GOBBLER |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | 10 acres | Montezuma County | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Montezuma County | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | WEBER 2 |
| 12 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | FLINT ROCK |
| 10 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Tres Rios Field Office | EAST CANYON |
| 1 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Tres Rios Field Office | NORTH WEBER |
| 1 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Mesa Verde National Park | WEBER 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Mill | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| E.A.K. | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Havert | Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Little Jim | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Cross | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Valley View | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| East Mancos River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| West Mancos River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mancos | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Millwood | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Golconda | 12.4 miles | 17 | |
| Roundup Junction | 13.5 miles | 17 | |
| Stapleton | 14.2 miles | 10 | |
| Swallows Nest (historical) | 14.3 miles | 25 | |
| Echo House (historical) | 15.0 miles | 12 | |
| Badger House Community (historical) | 15.6 miles | 12 |
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.






