Blue Mountain, Colorado

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Blue Mountain, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Blue Mountain
Location of Blue Mountain, Colorado.
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Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain (Colorado)
Coordinates: 40°14′54″N108°51′42″W / 40.2483°N 108.8618°W / 40.2483; -108.8618 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Moffat [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Moffat County [2]
Elevation
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5,824 ft (1,775 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID 201958

Blue Mountain is an unincorporated community in Moffat County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [1] Blue Mountain is located on U.S. highway route 40.

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History

Blue Mountain was founded sometime after 1910. The Blue Mountain, Colorado, post office operated from September 1, 1949, until January 31, 1957. [3] Blue Mountain is named for a nearby mountain, which is also called Blue Mountain. [4]

The post office in Dinosaur (ZIP code 81610) now serves Blue Mountain addresses. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Blue Mountain, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "TopoView" . Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "United States Zip Codes" . Retrieved September 5, 2021.


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