Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
“Crested Butte is a home rule town located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,639 at the 2020 United States census.”
Wikipedia article Crested Butte, Colorado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Gunnison County · listed in 1974 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Town of Crested Butte between 1993 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Crested Butte Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 5 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | WASHINGTON |
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | CRESTED BUTTE |
| 22 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | WHETSTONE MTN. |
| 20 September 2019 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | WHETSTONE |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | RED LADY |
| 30 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests | GOTHIC |
| 29 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Southwest District, Montrose | SLATE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Town of Crested Butte: 9 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte | Molybdenum, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Producer | ||
| Daisy | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gunnison County Mines Rpr | Gold, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Jimmy, Keystone, Contact, Eclipse, My Boys, Union | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Keystone | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Producer | ||
| Keystone Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Micawber | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Producer | Copper, Lead, Silver | |
| Mt. Emmons/Crested Butte | Molybdenum, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | 1976 | |
| Park City Cons. Mines Co. | Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Copper, Lead, Silver |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crested Butte, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1994: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crested Butte | $50 | Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed a garage in Eckert (38 miles southeast of Grand Junction), and blew shingles off roofs and knocked down trees in Crested Butte (24 miles south southwest of Aspen). |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Crested Butte Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot | 0.2 miles | 2001 |
| Town of Crested Butte (Boundary Increase and Boundary Decrease) | 0.6 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74002279 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Gunnison County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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