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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1905 USGS Mount Olympus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Mount Olympus quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1907 USGS Mt. Olympus quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Glen Haven quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | SOULSHINE |
| 9 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | PIPER MEADOWS |
| 8 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 44 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | DUNRAVEN |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Rocky Mountain National Park | TWIN OWLS |
| 28 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | TRIANGLE MOUNTAIN 2 |
| 14 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | CHRISTY MEADOWS |
| 12 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Estes Valley Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 1 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Estes Valley Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Crystal Mine | Beryllium, Mica | Past Producer | 1960 | |
| Hide Above Lode | Beryllium, Lithium, Uranium | Past Producer | 1958 | |
| Lewis Beryl Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis Beryl Prospect | Mica, Beryllium | Occurrence | 1943 | |
| Mt. Olympia | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| New Hope Claims | Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Titanium, Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Hide Away and Hide Above | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Hide-A-Way Claim | Beryllium | Producer | ||
| Hide-A-Way Claim | Beryllium | Producer | ||
| Hideabove | Beryllium | Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 2001Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $25,000 | The 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 2022 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $25,000 | Roads closures around The Retreat due to flooding, with rockslides east of Drake. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $25,000 | Heavy 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 2022 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $15,000 | Flash flooding damaged roads around The Retreat, Glen Haven and Crystal Mountain. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $15,000 | Heavy 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 2023 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $10,000 | Buckhorn Road was impassable from 1 mile east of Moose Ridge Road to Forest Road 129. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $10,000 | Localized flash flooding observed along Miller Fork near Streamside Drive. In addition, Black Creek Drive was impassable. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $10,000 | Flash flooding occurred near The Retreat. Streamside and Black Creek Roads were impassable due to the flash flooding. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $10,000 | Larimer 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $10,000 | Heavy 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $10,000 | Localized flash flooding damaged Big Bear Road and some areas upstream. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $10,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding and mudslides in parts of the central Larimer County, including the High Park burn scar. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Glen Haven | $5,000 | County Road 43 at Streamside Drive was impassable due to floodwaters from Miller Fork. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Glen Haven | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Glen Haven | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Glen Haven | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Glen Haven | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Glen Haven | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Glen Haven | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Glen Haven | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Comfort | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Loveland Heights | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Waltonia | 5.3 miles | 23 | |
| Olympus Heights | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Drake | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Estes Park | 6.5 miles | 30 | |
| Midway | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Beaver Point | 8.0 miles | 31 |
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 Haven | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5567797 | 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 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.










