Craig South Highlands, Colorado
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Craig census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81625. It lies near Thompson Hill. The Survey maps it on the Castor Gulch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1910 USGS Danforth Hills quadrangle1:125000
- 1915 USGS Monument Butte quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Craig quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Castor Gulch quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Meeker quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
48 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Craig South Highlands between 2009 and 2020, burning about 120 acres in total. 7 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 | 28 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Northwest District, Craig | DOE RUN |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Craig Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Northwest District, Craig | 64 WEST |
| 31 August 2018 | Natural | 9.6 acres | Northwest District, Craig | TRAPPER |
| 31 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Northwest District, Craig | THOMPSON |
| 26 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Craig Rural Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 23 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Craig Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 19 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | RETURN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Craig South Highlands: 8 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Claims | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Three Sisters | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Craig Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grace Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Mack Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Moon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Hamilton | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Iles Grove | 12.2 miles | 17 | |
| Loyd | 14.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lay | 17.1 miles | 13 | |
| Axial | 18.4 miles | 17 | |
| Juniper Hot Springs | 20.7 miles | 17 | |
| Maybell | 27.9 miles | 14 |
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 Q122571515 | 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 171386. 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.










