Powderhorn, Colorado

Powderhorn, Colorado
Powderhorn, Colorado
Unincorporated community
	View of Powderhorn, with State Highway 149 on the left, October 2018
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	Coordinates: 38°16′37″N107°05′45″W / 38.27694°N 107.09583°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Gunnison
Elevation	8,098 ft (2,468 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	81243
Area code	970
GNIS feature ID	204752

Last updated July 21, 2024

Powderhorn is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The Powderhorn Post Office has the ZIP Code 81243.^[3]

History

A post office called Powderhorn was established in 1880.^[4] Some say the community was named from a nearby landform in the shape of a powderhorn, while others believe an old powderhorn found near the town site caused the name to be selected.^[5]

Climate

Climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity. The Köppen Climate Classification sub-type for this climate is "Dfc" (Continental Subarctic Climate).^[6]

Climate data for Powderhorn, Colorado
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−3 (27)	1 (33)	7 (44)	13 (55)	19 (67)	25 (77)	28 (83)	27 (81)	23 (73)	16 (61)	7 (45)	−1 (30)	13 (56)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−18 (−1)	−16 (4)	−9 (16)	−4 (25)	1 (33)	4 (40)	8 (47)	8 (47)	3 (38)	−2 (28)	−8 (17)	−16 (4)	−4 (25)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	23 (0.9)	18 (0.7)	13 (0.5)	13 (0.5)	13 (0.5)	15 (0.6)	28 (1.1)	33 (1.3)	25 (1)	23 (0.9)	15 (0.6)	20 (0.8)	240 (9.5)
Source: Weatherbase ^[7]

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References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Powderhorn, Colorado
1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 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. 42.
↑ Climate Summary for Powderhorn, Colorado
↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on August 3, 2013.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[gnis-2] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Powderhorn, Colorado

[ZIPcode-3] 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

[4] "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

[5] 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. 42.

[6] Climate Summary for Powderhorn, Colorado

[Weatherbase-7] "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on August 3, 2013.

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