Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“Dedisse Park is a Denver Mountain Park located in Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. It was originally the scenic mountain ranch of 1860s pioneer Julius C.”
Wikipedia article Dedisse Park, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 1990 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 198 fires within 5 miles of Dedisse Park between 1995 and 2020, burning about 102 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 176 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | INDIAN HILLS |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Evergreen Fire/Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 27 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | WARRIOR MOUNTAIN |
| 23 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Evergreen Fire/Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 20 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Evergreen Fire/Rescue | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | GOLDEN |
| 17 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Evergreen Fire/Rescue | UNKNOWN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Dedisse Park: 13 producers, 11 past producers, 1 occurrence. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Mine | Copper, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Cobalt | Past Producer | 1966 | |
| Bear Creek | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Burroughs Feldspar Mine | Feldspar, Beryllium, Mica, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Bismuth, REE, Uranium, Thorium, Lithium | Past Producer | 1942, 1944 | |
| Evergreen Florite Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Idealite Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Malachite Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Nickel, Lead | Past Producer | 1866, 1888 | |
| Seven Hills-Yetter Ranch Pegmatite | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz, Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | Biotite, Garnet, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz, Tourmaline | |
| Silver Glen Ranch Pegmatite | Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, Thorium | Past Producer | 1945, 1956 | |
| Sunrise Peak Mine | Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Sunrise Peak Pegmatite | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, Feldspar | Past Producer | Euxenite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Evergreen, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 22 hail, 9 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Lightning | Evergreen | $1,000,000 | Lightning ignited a fire which destroyed a luxury home on Bear Mountain near Evergreen. |
| April 2003 | Lightning | Evergreen | $100,000 | Lightning struck a chimney at a residence in Hiwan, sending stones flying as far as 150 feet. Electrical equipment in some nearby homes also failed. Damage to the residence, in addition to electrical equipment, was estimated to be $100,000. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Evergreen | $20,000 | Heavy rainfall, nearly two inches in one hour, flooded several residences. In addition, several bridges along Forest Estate Road were washed out. |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Evergreen | $5,000 | Lightning damaged the Evergreen Fire Protection District (EFPD) repeater. One microwave transmitter, the main fire channel transmitter and two solor panel controllers were ruined. |
| May 2011 | Lightning | Evergreen | $1,000 | Lightning struck a park ranger's office and destroyed a nearby gasoline storage tank. |
| August 2008 | Lightning | Evergreen | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Lightning | Evergreen | - | A lightning strike sparked a fire at a recreation center in Evergreen. The roof of the building was damaged. In addition, the small fire that was ignited also spread into some brush. The ensuing brush fire consumed about one quarter of an acre. |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Evergreen | - | Lightning struck a home causing extensive damage. |
| June 1999 | Lightning | Evergreen | - | Lightning sparked two small fires at separate residences near the Hiwan Country Club. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Lightning | Evergreen | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hiwan Homestead | 0.7 miles | 1974 |
 | Evergreen Conference District | 1.1 miles | 1979 |
 | Corwina Park, O'Fallon Park, Pence Park | 2.5 miles | 1990 |
 | Everhardt Ranch | 3.7 miles | 1980 |
 | Bergen Park | 4.3 miles | 1990 |
 | Brook Forest Inn | 4.5 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001709 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jefferson County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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