Wolcott, Colorado
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Eagle-Gypsum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81655. It stands on Alkali Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wolcott quadrangle. 20 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,988 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWolcott grew from 15 to 20 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 20 | +5 (+33%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1957 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Wolcott quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1964 USGS Leadville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Vail quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Wolcott between 1992 and 2020, burning about 715 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 1 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Greater Eagle Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | 154 COMMAND |
| 4 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | Eagle County | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | ROCKY MTN |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | LANDFILL |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 121 acres | Eagle County | 4 EAGLE |
| 23 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WOLCOTT |
| 20 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Northwest District, Grand Junction | SKEET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Wolcott: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Uranium, 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 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lucky Strike #1 | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel |
Storms near this place
12 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wolcott in 12 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 4 heavy rain, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Wolcott | $1,000 | Heavy rain producing thunderstorms caused water and debris to flow down a canyon north of Interstate 70 and onto the interstate near mile marker 154. The flow was about 40 feet wide and 2 feet deep across the westbound lanes of the interstate. The flow contained a considerable amount of rocks, mud, and other debris that was deposited onto the road. The westbound lanes were closed for about 1 hour. |
| August 2024 | Debris Flow | Wolcott | - | Colorado Department of Transportation reported a mudslide on Interstate 70 at mile marker 159, between the towns of Wolcott and Edwards, necessitating a brief closure to clear the road. |
| August 2023 | Flood | Wolcott | - | Some standing water accumulated on a portion of I-70 as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms. Radar estimated over an inch of rain fell in 40 minutes. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Wolcott | - | Interstate 70 was closed in both directions due to debris that was deposited on the roadway from flash flood waters. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolcott | - | Wind gusts to 61 mph were reported near Wolcott with very heavy rainfall runoff occurring along with pea sized hail. |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Wolcott | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused a mudslide along I-70 just west of Wolcott. One westbound lane of the interstate were closed for an hour and a half. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Wolcott | - | Heavy rain caused some field flooding along Alkali Creek and also washed some gravel onto Highway 131. |
| July 2004 | Heavy Rain | Wolcott | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Wolcott | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Wolcott | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolcott | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Wolcott | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carterville | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Edwards | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Arrowhead Village | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Eagle | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bachelor Gulch Village | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Avon | 9.6 miles | 16 | |
| State Bridge | 10.8 miles | 12 | |
| Beaver Creek Village | 11.0 miles | 13 |
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 Wolcott | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8029719 | 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 204665. 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.






