Abbeyville, Colorado

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Abbeyville, Colorado
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Abbeyville
Abbeyville (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°46′39″N106°29′32″W / 38.7775°N 106.4922°W / 38.7775; -106.4922 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Gunnison [2]
Government
 • Body Gunnison County [2]
Elevation
[1]
9,932 ft (3,027 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID 189092

Abbeyville is an extinct community located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.

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History

Abbeyville was a mining camp near the Gold Cup Mine, [3] which was discovered around 1880. The camp grew around a smelter which was built on the site in 1881. [4] The Abbeyville post office operated from November 20, 1882, until December 3, 1884. [5] [6] By 1887, S.S. Sutton was the only inhabitant of Abbeyville. [7]

Geography

Abbeyville was located at 38°46′39″N106°29′32″W / 38.7775°N 106.4922°W / 38.7775; -106.4922 (Abbeyville) at an elevation of 9,932 feet (3,027 m). [8]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Abbeyville has a subarctic climate, abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in was 86 °F (30.0 °C) on July 15, 1942, while the coldest temperature recorded was −60 °F (−51.1 °C) on February 1, 1985. The closest weather station is at the nearby Taylor Park Reservoir, which is where the climate data comes from. [9]

Climate data for Taylor Park, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1940–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)54
(12)		51
(11)		61
(16)		67
(19)		79
(26)		85
(29)		86
(30)		84
(29)		79
(26)		75
(24)		65
(18)		57
(14)		86
(30)
Mean maximum °F (°C)40.2
(4.6)		44.0
(6.7)		51.3
(10.7)		59.2
(15.1)		69.2
(20.7)		77.2
(25.1)		79.1
(26.2)		76.4
(24.7)		73.3
(22.9)		65.4
(18.6)		53.4
(11.9)		41.6
(5.3)		79.7
(26.5)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)28.5
(−1.9)		32.9
(0.5)		40.5
(4.7)		47.1
(8.4)		57.6
(14.2)		68.9
(20.5)		72.4
(22.4)		69.8
(21.0)		64.4
(18.0)		53.5
(11.9)		39.6
(4.2)		27.6
(−2.4)		50.2
(10.1)
Daily mean °F (°C)10.4
(−12.0)		13.9
(−10.1)		22.4
(−5.3)		32.5
(0.3)		43.1
(6.2)		52.3
(11.3)		57.2
(14.0)		55.5
(13.1)		49.3
(9.6)		39.3
(4.1)		26.2
(−3.2)		12.0
(−11.1)		34.5
(1.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)−7.8
(−22.1)		−5.0
(−20.6)		4.3
(−15.4)		18.0
(−7.8)		28.6
(−1.9)		35.7
(2.1)		42.0
(5.6)		41.2
(5.1)		34.3
(1.3)		25.2
(−3.8)		12.8
(−10.7)		−3.5
(−19.7)		18.8
(−7.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−31.7
(−35.4)		−30.1
(−34.5)		−22.8
(−30.4)		−1.5
(−18.6)		16.5
(−8.6)		27.9
(−2.3)		34.7
(1.5)		33.9
(1.1)		24.8
(−4.0)		10.7
(−11.8)		−7.7
(−22.1)		−28.9
(−33.8)		−35.7
(−37.6)
Record low °F (°C)−56
(−49)		−60
(−51)		−42
(−41)		−29
(−34)		−5
(−21)		15
(−9)		30
(−1)		17
(−8)		4
(−16)		−7
(−22)		−30
(−34)		−49
(−45)		−60
(−51)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.69
(43)		1.55
(39)		1.32
(34)		1.64
(42)		1.53
(39)		0.87
(22)		1.95
(50)		2.18
(55)		1.63
(41)		1.39
(35)		1.36
(35)		1.69
(43)		18.80
(478)
Average snowfall inches (cm)25.4
(65)		19.4
(49)		21.2
(54)		12.0
(30)		2.9
(7.4)		0.2
(0.51)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.3
(0.76)		3.8
(9.7)		14.6
(37)		22.9
(58)		122.7
(311.37)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm)28.9
(73)		31.2
(79)		22.4
(57)		3.3
(8.4)		1.2
(3.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.3
(0.76)		3.2
(8.1)		5.6
(14)		19.8
(50)		34.3
(87)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)8.08.77.88.38.25.611.612.18.27.37.77.7101.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)8.27.57.64.51.30.10.00.00.11.55.47.743.9
Source 1: NOAA [10]
Source 2: National Weather Service (snow/snow days 1940-2022, snow depth 2008-2022) [9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Abbeyville, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gold Cup Republic Mine". Western Mining History. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Revised Colorado Mining Thesaurus". Archived from the original on 31 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  6. ↑ "Place Names of Colorado" (PDF). Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. 1999. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Colorado Magazine volume 9 Issue 1" (PDF). historycolorado.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  9. 1 2 "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Grand Junction". National Weather Service. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  10. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Taylor Park, CO". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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