Gateway, Colorado
Gateway, Colorado | |
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 Entering from the east on State Highway 141 | |
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| Coordinates: 38°40′57″N 108°58′30″W / 38.68250°N 108.97500°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties | Mesa |
| Elevation | 4,616 ft (1,407 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 81522 |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 185409[1] |
Gateway is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Mesa County, Colorado, United States.
Description
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The Gateway Post Office has the ZIP Code 81522.[2] A post office called Gateway has been in operation since 1903.[3] The community most likely was named for a rock formation near the original town site.[4]
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Gateway has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Gateway was 106 °F (41.1 °C) on August 12, 1958, July 12, 1959, July 13, 1971, and July 9–10, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was −28 °F (−33.3 °C) on January 13, 1963.[5]
| Climate data for Gateway, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
73 (23) |
86 (30) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
105 (41) |
106 (41) |
106 (41) |
103 (39) |
91 (33) |
79 (26) |
70 (21) |
106 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 54.9 (12.7) |
63.5 (17.5) |
75.2 (24.0) |
83.0 (28.3) |
91.0 (32.8) |
98.6 (37.0) |
101.7 (38.7) |
97.7 (36.5) |
93.2 (34.0) |
82.3 (27.9) |
69.5 (20.8) |
57.4 (14.1) |
101.9 (38.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.9 (7.2) |
52.0 (11.1) |
63.0 (17.2) |
70.5 (21.4) |
79.8 (26.6) |
90.7 (32.6) |
95.4 (35.2) |
92.1 (33.4) |
84.6 (29.2) |
71.4 (21.9) |
57.1 (13.9) |
44.7 (7.1) |
70.5 (21.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 33.1 (0.6) |
39.5 (4.2) |
48.5 (9.2) |
55.4 (13.0) |
64.0 (17.8) |
73.7 (23.2) |
79.5 (26.4) |
77.0 (25.0) |
68.9 (20.5) |
56.3 (13.5) |
43.8 (6.6) |
33.5 (0.8) |
56.1 (13.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 21.4 (−5.9) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
34.0 (1.1) |
40.4 (4.7) |
48.2 (9.0) |
56.7 (13.7) |
63.7 (17.6) |
61.8 (16.6) |
53.1 (11.7) |
41.3 (5.2) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
41.7 (5.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 7.2 (−13.8) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
20.3 (−6.5) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
34.1 (1.2) |
44.0 (6.7) |
53.5 (11.9) |
52.6 (11.4) |
40.0 (4.4) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
15.5 (−9.2) |
7.3 (−13.7) |
4.0 (−15.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) |
−9 (−23) |
2 (−17) |
15 (−9) |
24 (−4) |
34 (1) |
45 (7) |
38 (3) |
25 (−4) |
11 (−12) |
−3 (−19) |
−11 (−24) |
−28 (−33) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.71 (18) |
0.69 (18) |
1.00 (25) |
1.13 (29) |
1.05 (27) |
0.50 (13) |
1.21 (31) |
1.26 (32) |
1.45 (37) |
1.22 (31) |
0.83 (21) |
0.75 (19) |
11.80 (300) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.5 (8.9) |
1.9 (4.8) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.1 (2.8) |
3.1 (7.9) |
11.2 (28.45) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 65.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 8.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[5] | |||||||||||||
Arts and culture
[edit]Gateway is home to the Gateway Canyons Resort and Auto Museum. Established by Discovery Channel founder John S. Hendricks. Tourists may enjoy kayaking, off-road tours, guided fly-fishing, horseback riding, air tours and more at the Gateway Canyons Resort. To the north lies the Palisade, a three-mile (4.8-km) long butte.[citation needed]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gateway, Colorado
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 23.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Grand Junction". National Weather Service. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Gateway 1ENE, CO". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
External links
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