Greystone, Colorado
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Maybell-Powder Wash census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81640. The Survey maps it on the Greystone quadrangle.
On record in Greystone
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Bromide Charcoal Kilnslisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Vernal quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Greystone quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Canyon Of Lodore quadrangle1:100000
- 1979 USGS Canyon of Lodore quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
282 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 282 fires within 5 miles of Greystone between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,205 acres in total. 280 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 | 280 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | RED FERN |
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | DOUG |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | LANGLEY |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | DRY |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | HARDING |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | GREYSTONE |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | WELLER DRW |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Craig | LANGLY DRW |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Greystone: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greystone in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Flood | Greystone | 1 killed | A raft carrying several people down the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument flipped when it entered the rapids at Triplet Falls and became stuck on one of the rocks. Many of the passengers were ejected into the water and one man later died after he was pulled out of the river. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Greystone | $20,000 | Heavy rainfall on saturated soils led to flash flooding in the Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge, including flood waters that ran into basements of homes. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Greystone | $12,000 | The hail was reported to have damaged cars in the area. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greystone | - | The Dinosaur NM 19N RAWS recorded a gust to 62 mph at approximately 8:22 PM MDT on June 12th. This gust was associated with a small thunderstorm that had formed over the Dinosaur National Monument area. This was the only gust recorded in the area, and no reports of damages, injuries, or fatalities were received associated with it. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Greystone | - | Heavy rainfall rates of 0.5 to 1 inch in less than an hour from a strong thunderstorm resulted in flash flooding in Hells Canyon through Dinosaur National Monument. An additional inch accumulation of pea sized hail also accompanied the heavy rain resulting in the flash flooding. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greystone | - | A peak wind gust of 67 mph was measured by an automated weather station northwest of Greystone. |
| September 2007 | Hail | Greystone | - | Hail was observed at Roundtop Tower Lookout in Dinosaur National Monument. |
| September 2007 | Hail | Greystone | - | Hail observed at Zenobia Tower Outlook in Dinosaur National Monument. |
| July 2005 | Heavy Rain | Greystone | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Greystone | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greystone | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Place | 15.7 miles | 14 | |
| Craig Place | 16.7 miles | 13 | |
| Jack Springs | 17.9 miles | 12 | |
| Elk Springs | 21.2 miles | 15 | |
| Robinson Place | 21.7 miles | 15 | |
| Massadona | 24.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sunbeam | 25.7 miles | 13 | |
| Offield Place | 26.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 170638. 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.





