Gateway, Colorado
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Glade Park-Gateway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81522. It stands on West Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gateway quadrangle. It stands 4,616 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1949 USGS Gateway quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Gateway quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gateway quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Gateway quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Moab quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Delta quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Gateway between 1993 and 2018, burning about 253 acres in total. 41 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | AJAX MINE |
| 24 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | DEAD FISH |
| 15 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | VANAKING |
| 14 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | MOTHER DEE |
| 1 September 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Northwest District, Grand Junction | W. UNAWEEP |
| 4 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | BROWN |
| 30 August 2009 | Natural | 47 acres | Northwest District, Grand Junction | COTTONWOOD 2 |
| 27 August 2008 | Natural | 23 acres | Northwest District, Grand Junction | TENDERFOOT 2 |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 138 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 138 workings within 5 miles of Gateway: 50 past producers, 39 unknowns, 29 producers, 17 occurrences. 29 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Vanadium, Uranium, Vanadium, Vanadium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Queen # 2 | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Gateway | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Durango No 2 | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Flat Top | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Gilmore Lode | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Joe | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Larry and Leslie Claim Group | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Pine No. 2 | Vanadium, Uranium | Occurrence | Replacement |
Storms near this place
27 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gateway in 27 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 11 flash flood, 5 flood, 3 heavy rain, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death. 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 2023 | Flood | Gateway | 1 killed | West Creek in Mesa County ran high and fast as a result of accelerated snowmelt resulting in the creek with flooding observed by local law enforcement. West Creek drains south into the Dolores River. A 94-year old man drowned after accidentally backing his ATV into West Creek and was swept downstream. |
| July 2021 | Debris Flow | Gateway | $100,000 | A normally dry arroyo erupted into a raging waterfall along Colorado Highway 141. Additionally, mud and debris flowed onto the highway. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Gateway | $80,000 | Flash flooding was observed along Salt Creek down to the confluence with the Dolores River, near the intersection of Salt Creek Road and Colorado Highway 141. A COOP observer nearby reported a pickup truck caught in the flood and floated upright downstream. Additionally, a Colorado Department of Transportation grader was noted leaving the CDOT facility in nearby Gateway and headed toward the area of this flash flooding. No reports of additional damage, or any injuries or fatalities were received. |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Gateway | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Gateway | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gateway | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Gateway | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Gateway | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Gateway | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gateway | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Gateway | $4,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Debris Flow | Gateway | - | At approximately 3:20 PM MDT, local law enforcement reported a rockfall between mile-markers 115 and 116 on Highway 141 in Unaweep Canyon, roughly 4 miles east of the town of Gateway. The Turner Gulch burn scar, which is adjacent to this location, experienced some heavy rain prior to this event. This did result in the need for the road to be cleaned, although no reports of the road being closed specifically due to this rockfall were received. Additionally, no reports of damages, injuries, or fatalities were received. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Gateway | - | A strong thunderstorm moved through Gateway with heavy rain rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour, where 1.18 inches of rain fell in a 30 minute period. Flooding occurred due to the heavy rain rates where water moved wood and rocks into a nearby creek. Internet service was lost during this time. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Gateway | - | Heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding across a remote section of Highway 141. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Gateway | - | Several dirt roads in the Gateway area were washed out by heavy runoff from rainfall. |
| September 2007 | Heavy Rain | Gateway | - | Rainfall of 1.00 inch fell in 25 minutes. |
| October 2006 | Flood | Gateway | - | West Creek overflowed it's banks and flooded pastureland. |
| May 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Gateway | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Heavy Rain | Gateway | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Heavy Rain | Gateway | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Flash Flood | Gateway | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | Gateway | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | Gateway | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Flood | Gateway | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Wildfire | Gateway | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Gateway | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Gateway | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glade Park | 24.8 miles | 16 | |
| Utaline | 30.9 miles | 21 | |
| Redlands | 32.7 miles | 17 | |
| Kannah | 33.1 miles | 16 | |
| Bridgeport | 33.3 miles | 17 | |
| Rosevale | 33.4 miles | 14 | |
| Orchard Mesa | 33.5 miles | 14 | |
| Durham | 34.3 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.
| Wikipedia article on Gateway | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5527186 | 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 185409. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










