Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“The Tonahutu Creek Trail, in the general area of Grand Lake, Colorado, in both Grand and Larimer counties, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.”
Wikipedia article Tonahutu Creek Trail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Grand County · listed in 2008 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Tonahutu Creek Trail between 1994 and 2017, burning about 748 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Rocky Mountain National Park | SUMMERLAND |
| 27 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Rocky Mountain National Park | BACKFIRE |
| 2 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Rocky Mountain National Park | ENENTAH |
| 12 August 2014 | Natural | 1.6 acres | Rocky Mountain National Park | TONAHUTU |
| 30 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | GRAND LAKE |
| 30 July 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland | GREYROCK MEADOWS |
| 25 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Rocky Mountain National Park | HALLET |
| 24 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Rocky Mountain National Park | SOLITUDE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tonahutu Creek Trail: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Lake Wolverine | Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grand Lake, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports in 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Grand Lake | $25,000 | Flash flooding along Tonahutu Creek forced the shut down of Grand Lake's hydro plant. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grand Lake | - | Strong microburst winds damaged several boats at Grand Lake. Two large pontoon boats were lifted out of the water, one landed upside down near a home. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kauffman House | 4.5 miles | 1974 |
 | Grand Lake Lodge | 4.6 miles | 1993 |
| Smith-Eslick Cottage Court | 4.8 miles | 2016 | |
 | Shadow Mountain Lookout | 5.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Little Buckaroo Ranch Barn | 5.9 miles | 2009 |
 | Shadow Mountain Trail | 6.0 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000130 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Grand County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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