Sinkhole risk in Mineral County, CO: No soluble rock mapped

No soluble rock mapped

No soluble bedrock mapped.

On soluble rock: 0%
At or near the surface: 0%
Buried under cover: 0%

What this means before you buy

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 876 square miles, under one square mile of Mineral County maps onto soluble rock. With about 933 residents (1 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 365 map points about 1.5 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Two things to read before deciding: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.

Counties around Mineral County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Emery County, UT, about 225 miles northwest. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Archuleta County, CO 24 mi south · 0% at surface
Hinsdale County, CO 28 mi northwest · under 1% at surface
Rio Grande County, CO 30 mi east · 0% at surface
San Juan County, CO 40 mi northwest · 1% at surface
La Plata County, CO 49 mi west · 2% at surface
Conejos County, CO 51 mi southeast · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Colorado

Mineral County ranks 57 of 64 in Colorado for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.