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Glen Haven, Colorado

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Estes Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80532. It lies near Devils Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Glen Haven quadrangle. It stands 7,218 feet above sea level.

Glen Haven within Larimer County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

94 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Glen Haven between 1992 and 2020, burning about 385 acres in total. 44 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
Natural44
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Recreation and ceremony12
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandSOULSHINE
9 September 2000Naturalunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandPIPER MEADOWS
8 September 2009Recreation and ceremony44 acresArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandDUNRAVEN
3 September 2007Naturalunder an acreRocky Mountain National ParkTWIN OWLS
28 September 2002Naturalunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandTRIANGLE MOUNTAIN 2
14 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National GrasslandCHRISTY MEADOWS
12 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreEstes Valley Fire Protection DistrictN/A
1 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreEstes Valley Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Larimer County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Glen Haven: 5 producers, 4 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Beryllium, Mica, Mica, Beryllium, Beryllium, Lithium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Giant Crystal MineBeryllium, MicaPast Producer1960
Hide Above LodeBeryllium, Lithium, UraniumPast Producer1958
Lewis Beryl MineFeldsparPast Producer
Lewis Beryl ProspectMica, BerylliumOccurrence1943
Mt. OlympiaMicaOccurrence
New Hope ClaimsNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Titanium, UraniumProspect
Hide Away and Hide AboveBerylliumOccurrence
Hide-A-Way ClaimBerylliumProducer
Hide-A-Way ClaimBerylliumProducer
HideaboveBerylliumProducer

Every working recorded in Larimer County

Storms near this place

20 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glen Haven in 20 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 13 flash flood, 7 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2023Flash FloodGlen Haven$25,000The Buckhorn Road, County Road 44H, was closed west of Stove Prairie Road due to flood damage. Water was also observed crossing County Road 43 at Streamside Drive.
August 2022Flash FloodGlen Haven$25,000Roads closures around The Retreat due to flooding, with rockslides east of Drake.
July 2021Flash FloodGlen Haven$25,000Heavy rainfall washed out County Roads 43 and 44H, along with several residential driveways and roads that crossed Buckhorn Creek north of Stringtown Gulch Road.
July 2022Flash FloodGlen Haven$15,000Flash flooding damaged roads around The Retreat, Glen Haven and Crystal Mountain.
August 2021Flash FloodGlen Haven$15,000Heavy rain washed out a crossing along Miller Fork. The two washouts cut off all access to several residents on Streamside and Corner Court. The residents sheltered in place until all repairs could be completed. The Black Creek culvert under Corner Court was also washed out in The Retreat.
July 2023Flash FloodGlen Haven$10,000Buckhorn Road was impassable from 1 mile east of Moose Ridge Road to Forest Road 129.
July 2023Flash FloodGlen Haven$10,000Localized flash flooding observed along Miller Fork near Streamside Drive. In addition, Black Creek Drive was impassable.
July 2021Flash FloodGlen Haven$10,000Flash flooding occurred near The Retreat. Streamside and Black Creek Roads were impassable due to the flash flooding.
July 2021Flash FloodGlen Haven$10,000Larimer County Sheriff reported flash flooding near Glen Haven. An estimated 1.2 inches of rain fell in one hour. The areas around Steamside Drive and Fishermans Lane just north of Glen Haven were most impacted by floodwaters from Miller Fork.
June 2021Flash FloodGlen Haven$10,000Heavy rain produced flash flooding near Masonville. Minor flooding was observed at the Masonville Post Office. There was a debris jam at the bridge. Black Creek Road in the Retreat was washed out in the storm. Both sides of the road were eroded by water flow making the it impassable. Big Bear Road was washed out from the paved road to the gate of nearby property. A recently installed culvert was washed out, and the road was impassable.
August 2021Flash FloodGlen Haven$10,000Localized flash flooding damaged Big Bear Road and some areas upstream.
July 2012Flash FloodGlen Haven$10,000Heavy rain caused flash flooding and mudslides in parts of the central Larimer County, including the High Park burn scar.
July 2022Flash FloodGlen Haven$5,000County Road 43 at Streamside Drive was impassable due to floodwaters from Miller Fork.
June 2025HailGlen Haven-no account filed
July 2022HailGlen Haven-no account filed
July 2014HailGlen Haven-no account filed
July 2008HailGlen Haven-no account filed
June 2006HailGlen Haven-no account filed
August 2003HailGlen Haven-no account filed
July 2001HailGlen Haven-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Larimer County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Glen Comfort4.2 miles23
Loveland Heights4.5 miles23
Waltonia5.3 miles23
Olympus Heights5.6 miles23
Drake6.0 miles23
Estes Park6.5 miles30
Midway6.9 miles23
Beaver Point8.0 miles31

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 Glen HavenAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5567797The 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 177630. 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.