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One of 8 National Register listings published here for Summit County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Summit County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 229 fires within 5 miles of Wildhack's Grocery Store-Post Office between 1992 and 2020, burning about 222 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 6 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 | 135 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 50 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | LOWRY |
| 8 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Dillon Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Dillon Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | WATERLINE |
| 8 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | PROSPECTOR |
| 8 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | White River National Forest | MT ROYAL |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Dillon Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Wildhack's Grocery Store-Post Office: 6 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| King Soloman | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Skookum Mine | Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Blue River Placers | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Buffalo Placers | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Frisco Schoolhouse | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
| The Bunk House Lodge | 4.3 miles | 2025 | |
| Soda Creek Ranch | 5.5 miles | 2010 | |
| Masonic Placer Cemetery-Valley Brook Cemetery | 5.9 miles | 2014 | |
![]() | Breckenridge Historic District | 7.0 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85001059 in Record Group 79. |
| Summit County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |