Eldredge, Colorado

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Eldredge tree farm
Eldredge, Colorado
unincorporated community
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An Eldredge tree farm.
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Eldredge
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Eldredge
Eldredge (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°17′16″N107°46′02″W / 38.2878°N 107.7673°W / 38.2878; -107.7673 (Eldredge, Colorado) [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Ouray [2]
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Ouray County [2]
Elevation
[1]
6,539 ft (1,993 m)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
Ridgway 81432
Area codes 970/748
GNIS place ID 188239

Eldredge is an unincorporated community along the Uncompahgre River in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. [4] [5] The community is located between Colona and Ridgway - both within Ouray County - north of Ridgway State Park on the Colorado stretch of U.S. Route 550.

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Geography

Eldredge is located in northern Ouray County at coordinates 38°17′16″N107°46′02″W / 38.2878°N 107.7673°W / 38.2878; -107.7673 (Eldredge, Colorado) and elevation 6,539 feet (1,993 m). [1]

Eldredge is located within a narrow valley, of similar size to the Roaring Fork Valley. To the south of the community is the Ridgway Reservoir and Ridgway State Park entrance, while to the north is the Uncompahgre Valley. The community is bisected for the most part by a large, but steep hill sloping up from the Uncompahgre River and is bound to the south by Cow Creek - within the Uncompaghre River Basin - and to the north by the end of the valley.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eldredge, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elderidge
  5. ↑ "Eldredge Maps, Facts and Features" . Retrieved April 9, 2011.
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