Hillside, Colorado
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Cotopaxi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81232. It stands on Spruce Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hillside quadrangle. It stands 7,490 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cotopaxi quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hillside quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Canon City quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Hillside between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,264 acres in total. 19 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 | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | not named |
| 3 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BRUSH CREEK |
| 3 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Deer Mountain Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 August 2016 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Wet Mountain Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 19 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Deer Mountain Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 July 1993 | Natural | 250 acres | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | SOUTH LAKE |
| 8 July 1992 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Royal Gorge Field Office | TURLEY III |
| 4 July 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Pike and San Isabel National Forest | BALMAN |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Hillside: 11 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Copper, Niobium (Columbium), Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gem Mine | Nickel, Silver, Cobalt, Copper | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Gem Mine | Nickel, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gem Park Complex | Niobium (Columbium), Barium-Barite, Molybdenum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Strontium, Thorium, Vermiculite | Prospect | 1880 | |
| Gem Park District | Vermiculite, Nickel, Thorium, Niobium (Columbium), Iron, REE, Copper, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silver, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Hillside | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Letha Lee Prospect | Niobium (Columbium), REE, Vermiculite | Occurrence | Ancylite, Monazite | |
| Mag Lode Prospect | Titanium, Metal, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Niles Mine | Vermiculite, REE | Past Producer | 1945 | |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Gold | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Unk | Feldspar | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillside in 6 storm reports between 1995 and 2015: 6 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 2015 | Hail | Hillside | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Hillside | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Hillside | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hillside | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Hillside | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Hillside | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotopaxi | 8.3 miles | 17 | |
| Pleasanton | 10.0 miles | 17 | |
| Texas Creek | 10.3 miles | 15 | |
| Coaldale | 10.4 miles | 18 | |
| Vallie | 12.3 miles | 19 | |
| Echo | 12.8 miles | 15 | |
| Sunset City | 14.5 miles | 24 | |
| Yorkville | 17.1 miles | 26 |
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 Hillside | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5763858 | 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 191803. 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.








