Widefield, Colorado
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Fountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80911. It lies near Skinner Hill. The Survey maps it on the Fountain quadrangle.
On record in Widefield
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Little Fountain Creek Bridgelisted 2002
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 32 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 Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Fountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Fountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Fountain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Fountain quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Colorado Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
665 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 665 fires within 5 miles of Widefield between 1994 and 2020, burning about 6,330 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 17 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 | 577 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado Springs Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Stratmoor Hills Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Stratmoor Hills Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Security Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Stratmoor Hills Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Security Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Widefield: 24 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. 24 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Carson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
39 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Widefield in 39 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 31 hail, 5 flash flood, 3 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Hail | Widefield | - | Report from mPING. Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in Fountain. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Widefield | - | Water on roadway 6 inches to a foot deep at Hwy 115 and Star Ranch Road. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Widefield | - | Hail measured to 1.5 inches occurred in central El Paso County. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Widefield | - | A public report via mPING reported hail of 1 inch in diameter. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Widefield | - | A trained spotter reported 1.00 inches of rain, which fell in a 30 min period, and was produced by a strong thunderstorm. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Widefield | - | A public source via mPing, reported hail of 1 inch in diameter. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Widefield | - | A source via amateur radio reported hail of 1.25 inches in diameter. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Widefield | - | Hail measured to 1.5 inches fell in Security. |
| September 2024 | Hail | Widefield | - | There was one inch hail measured at the location. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Widefield | - | Mping report. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Widefield | - | From the Mping app and the public. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Widefield | - | Water flowing over curb at Fontaine and Dartmouth. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Widefield | - | Extensive street flooding reported by broadcast media. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Widefield | - | Cars stalling in flood waters across roadway. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Widefield | - | Trained spotter reported large hail, 1 inch. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Widefield | - | Public reported large hail, 1.25 inches. |
| August 2020 | Heavy Rain | Widefield | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.79 inches. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Widefield | - | Strong storms produced heavy rain and flash flooding of Fontaine Street in Security. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Widefield | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security | 2.1 miles | 32 | |
| Skinners | 3.3 miles | 32 | |
| Fort Carson | 3.7 miles | 34 | |
| Fountain | 3.7 miles | 32 | |
| Stratmoor | 4.2 miles | 32 | |
| Stratmoor Hills | 5.2 miles | 32 | |
| Kelker | 5.4 miles | 32 | |
| Rock Creek Park | 6.7 miles | 34 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122542088 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 193620. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.













