Poudre Park, Colorado
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Livermore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80512. It lies near Hill Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Poudre Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Livermore quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Livermore quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Poudre Park quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Fort Collins quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Poudre Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,103 acres in total. 49 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | CEDAR GULCH |
| 26 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | HEWLETTE GULCH |
| 20 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | not named |
| 19 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Glacier View Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 11 September 2018 | Natural | 231 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | SEAMAN |
| 1 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | YOUNGS GULCH |
| 9 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | WET SADDLE |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | LONG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Poudre Park: 12 past producers, 12 producers, 10 occurrences, 1 unknown. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Beryllium, Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen O. Barrett Et Al | Beryllium, Tungsten, Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Green Rock Mine | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Powellite, Scheelite | |
| H G & S No. 3 Mine | Mica, Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl, Muscovite | |
| Red Mountain Lode | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Spaulding Mine | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Copper, Graphite | Past Producer | Powellite, Scheelite | |
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Vona Mae | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Monazite | |
| Vona Mae | REE | Producer | ||
| Vona Mae Claims | REE, Thorium | Occurrence | Monazite | |
| Wahketa Lease | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Poudre Park in 17 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 9 flash flood, 7 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2003 | Lightning | Poudre Park | 1 hurt | A woman was struck by lightning while camping. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Poudre Park | $15,000 | Heavy rain and flooding forced the closure of country roads 27 and 44H. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Poudre Park | $15,000 | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in the High Park burn area. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Poudre Park | $15,000 | Heavy rain produce flash flooding in the High Park burn area. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Poudre Park | $10,000 | A culvert was washed out along Sheep Creek making road 44H impassable. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Poudre Park | $10,000 | Heavy rainfall produced localized flash flooding in the High Park burn area. Mud debris flowed across CO 14 at mile marker 106.5. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Poudre Park | $10,000 | Mudslides due to very heavy rain, forced the closure of Highway 14, in the High Park burn area. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Poudre Park | $10,000 | Heavy rain forced the closure of Rist Canyon Road, between Davis Ranch Road and the canyon mouth, in the High Park burn area. At least a foot of water was observed running across the roadway in several areas. A significant mudslide was reported on Colorado Highway 14 in Poudre Canyon. At one point, the highway was closed in two spots to clear the debris from the roadway. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Poudre Park | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Poudre Park | - | A mudslide forced the closure of Colorado Highway 14 in the High Park burn area. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Poudre Park | - | A tree fell on a house. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Poudre Park | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Poudre Park | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Poudre Park | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Poudre Park | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Poudre Park | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Poudre Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mishawaka | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Stove Prairie Landing | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Bellvue | 8.2 miles | 28 | |
| Owl Canyon | 8.6 miles | 19 | |
| Livermore | 8.8 miles | 19 | |
| Eggers | 9.7 miles | 21 | |
| Rex | 9.8 miles | 19 | |
| Laporte | 9.8 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204671. 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.









