Webster, Colorado
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Fairplay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80448. It lies near Kenosha Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Mount Logan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1945 USGS Mount Logan quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Mount Logan 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
- 1983 USGS Bailey quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Mount Logan quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mount Logan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Webster between 1994 and 2020, burning about 430 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | RED CONE |
| 19 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | KENOSHA |
| 12 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 9 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | COLORADO TRAIL |
| 3 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 23 August 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | WEBSTER |
| 22 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CAMP |
| 14 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BEST GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Webster: 7 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Vanadium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gore Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Handcart Gulch-Hall Valley Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Roadside Mine | Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Gem Dandy Prospect | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1950, 1971 | |
| Mac George Prospect | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1956 | |
| Donna Lou | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Donna Lou, Guernsey | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Guernsey Kenosha Pass Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Jim Dandy No. 1 | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Tedco Claims | Uranium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Santa Maria | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Weller | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Singleton | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Jefferson | 7.0 miles | 26 | |
| Shawnee | 9.2 miles | 18 | |
| Highland Park | 10.5 miles | 18 | |
| Glenisle | 11.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183209. 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.








