Olympus Heights, 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 80517. It lies near Dry Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Glen Haven quadrangle.
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
274 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 274 fires within 5 miles of Olympus Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,545 acres in total. 63 started naturally. 2 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 | 173 |
| Natural | 63 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Estes Valley Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Rocky Mountain National Park | FALL RIVER FIRE |
| 9 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | PIPER MEADOWS |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Estes Valley Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 8 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Estes Valley Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Estes Valley Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Estes Valley Fire Protection District | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Olympus Heights: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bashor Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Estes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mt Olympia Mine | Mica, Tantalum | Past Producer | ||
| Greeno Nos 1-20 | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Mt. Olympia | Mica | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loveland Heights | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Estes Park | 2.0 miles | 30 | |
| Glen Comfort | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Beaver Point | 3.3 miles | 31 | |
| Glen Haven | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Waltonia | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Drake | 8.5 miles | 23 | |
| Midway | 9.3 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 177642. 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.










