Highland Lake, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Johnstown-Milliken census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80542. The Survey maps it on the Longmont quadrangle.
On record in Highland Lake
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
United Church of Christ of Highlandlakelisted 1989 · 0.1 miles away
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.
- 1904 USGS Niwot quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Longmont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Longmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Longmont quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
183 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Highland Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 75 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 were 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 | 132 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mountain View Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mountain View Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mountain View Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 14 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Mountain View Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Highland Lake: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmer Bros | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | Sedimentary |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 202529. 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.










