Wingo, Colorado
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Snowmass Village census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81654. It lies near Bionaz Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Basalt quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Basalt quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Wingo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,257 acres in total. 36 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Northwest District, Grand Junction | EAGLE CO 11 |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | ARBNEY HIL |
| 27 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Basalt & Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 26 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | White River National Forest | TAYLOR RIDGE |
| 17 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Basalt & Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 11 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | LYONS GUL |
| 1 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | WOODY CREEK |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | SNOWMASS CANYON |
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 Wingo: 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice. 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Homeward Bound | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Big Buck | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Big Buck Mine | Manganese | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Bionaz Group | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Bionaz Group | Manganese | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Panco Manganese Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | Braunite | |
| Panco Manganese Deposit | Manganese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowmass | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Emma | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Woody Creek | 8.4 miles | 19 | |
| Snowmass Village | 9.9 miles | 25 | |
| Aspen | 14.8 miles | 26 | |
| Meredith | 14.9 miles | 18 | |
| Lenado | 14.9 miles | 26 | |
| Thomasville | 16.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 175036. 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.






