Crimson Dawn, Wyoming
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Casper South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82601. The Survey maps it on the Crimson Dawn quadrangle. It stands 7,933 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Crimson Dawn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Casper quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
60 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Crimson Dawn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15,642 acres in total. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Casper Field Office | CASPER MOUNTAIN |
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15,556 acres | Casper Field Office | SHEEPHERDER HILL |
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Casper Field Office | MUDDY MOUNTAIN |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Casper Field Office | CIRCLE DRIVE |
| 5 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 acres | Natrona County | GARDEN CREEK |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Casper Field Office | BOSTON |
| 4 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Casper Field Office | MUDDY |
| 26 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Casper Field Office | GRADEN CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Crimson Dawn: 9 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Feldspar, Vanadium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casper Mountain Mine | Chromium | Prospect | 1911 | |
| Koch feldspar deposit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Koch gold and silver deposit | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Gold, Silver | |
| Koch's manganese deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Rim Rock Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Vanadium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Beaver Creek | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Muddy Creek | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Koch hematite deposit on Casper Mountain | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casper Mountain | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Eadsville (historical) | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Allendale | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Thorndale Acres | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Paradise Valley | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Strouds | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Mills | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Evansville | 8.7 miles | 11 |
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 Q14714688 | 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 1597271. 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.





