BlockWhitehorn, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Cotopaxi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81212. It lies near Bull Hill. The Survey maps it on the Cameron Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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
- 1956 USGS Cameron Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Cameron Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Pikes Peak quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Cameron Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Whitehorn between 1993 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CAMERON MOUNTAIN |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | TEACHER |
| 9 July 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 4 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | CRATER |
| 31 July 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Florence Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 22 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Front Range District Office | BADGER CREEK |
| 11 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | 173 |
| 8 June 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | MANOA SPRINGS |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Whitehorn: 14 past producers, 9 producers, 8 occurrences, 1 prospect. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Manganese, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet Mine | Iron, Tungsten, Copper, Vermiculite, Magnesite, Corundum | Past Producer | 1880, 1882, 1928 | |
| Cleora No. 2 Prospect | Tungsten, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Scheelite | |
| Copperhead Mine | Tungsten, Copper | Past Producer | Scheelite | |
| Ford Ranch Quarry | Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Homestake | Feldspar, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE | Producer | ||
| Homestake Mine | Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, REE | Past Producer | 1944, 1950, 1963 | |
| Iron King Hematite Deposit | Iron, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1885, 1920 | |
| Last Chance Prospect | Mica, Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky John No. 2 Mine | REE, Thorium, Uranium | Occurrence | 1952 | |
| Mica-Beryl Mine | Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), REE, Tantalum, Marble, Dimension | Producer | 1941 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsville | 11.0 miles | 19 | |
| Howard | 13.7 miles | 19 | |
| Vallie | 18.1 miles | 19 | |
| Coaldale | 20.2 miles | 18 | |
| Pleasanton | 20.4 miles | 17 | |
| Cotopaxi | 21.4 miles | 17 | |
| Texas Creek | 22.4 miles | 15 | |
| Echo | 22.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 191454. 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.