Sargents, Colorado

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Sargents, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Location in Saguache County and the state of Colorado
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Sargents, Colorado (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°24′15″N106°24′54″W / 38.40417°N 106.41500°W / 38.40417; -106.41500
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County Saguache County [1]
Elevation
[2]
8,478 ft (2,584 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [3]
81248
GNIS feature ID0204762 [2]

Sargents is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The Sargents Post Office has the ZIP code 81248. [3]

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History

The community was established in 1880 and was originally called Marshalltown, named after nearby Marshall Pass. In 1882 the community was renamed Sargents after Joseph Sargent, a local cattleman and the settlement's first postmaster. [4]

The town owed its existence to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad which reached Marshalltown in 1881. The railroad line crossed the Continental Divide over Marshall Pass and descended 17 miles (27 km) to Marshalltown before following Tomichi Creek west to Gunnison. This line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad ultimately connected Denver, Colorado with Salt Lake City, Utah and points farther west. The station in Sargents was home to helper engines that were used to assist heavily laden trains over the pass. The Sargents station had a roundhouse, a turntable, and a water tank. It was an important depot for the export of mine ore and lumber produced in the area, and it was also used by passengers traveling to and from the mining camps and towns in the upper Tomichi Creek valley. [5]

The population of Sargents greatly diminished when the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad discontinued passenger service in 1940 and completely abandoned the line in 1955. Partially offsetting the loss of the railroad was the construction of the transcontinental U.S. Highway 50. In 1939 the new highway was routed over the Continental Divide at nearby Monarch Pass and southwestward down Agate and Tomichi Creeks and through Sargents. The community still maintains some roadside services for highway travelers. [5]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sargents has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Sargents was 94 °F (34.4 °C) on June 16, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was −35 °F (−37.2 °C) on February 3, 2016. [6]

Climate data for Sargents, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2012–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)53
(12)		55
(13)		68
(20)		78
(26)		86
(30)		94
(34)		93
(34)		93
(34)		91
(33)		84
(29)		70
(21)		57
(14)		94
(34)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)33.0
(0.6)		37.0
(2.8)		44.8
(7.1)		54.2
(12.3)		64.7
(18.2)		76.4
(24.7)		81.6
(27.6)		78.8
(26.0)		72.6
(22.6)		60.9
(16.1)		46.2
(7.9)		34.2
(1.2)		57.0
(13.9)
Daily mean °F (°C)13.8
(−10.1)		17.1
(−8.3)		27.1
(−2.7)		36.9
(2.7)		45.1
(7.3)		54.0
(12.2)		60.2
(15.7)		57.8
(14.3)		50.1
(10.1)		39.0
(3.9)		27.2
(−2.7)		15.1
(−9.4)		37.0
(2.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)−5.4
(−20.8)		−2.8
(−19.3)		9.3
(−12.6)		19.6
(−6.9)		25.6
(−3.6)		31.5
(−0.3)		38.7
(3.7)		36.8
(2.7)		27.5
(−2.5)		17.1
(−8.3)		8.2
(−13.2)		−4.0
(−20.0)		16.8
(−8.4)
Record low °F (°C)−34
(−37)		−35
(−37)		−28
(−33)		−13
(−25)		8
(−13)		18
(−8)		23
(−5)		23
(−5)		10
(−12)		−22
(−30)		−25
(−32)		−34
(−37)		−35
(−37)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.27
(32)		1.28
(33)		1.21
(31)		1.47
(37)		1.23
(31)		0.76
(19)		1.63
(41)		1.59
(40)		1.30
(33)		0.98
(25)		0.90
(23)		1.13
(29)		14.75
(374)
Average snowfall inches (cm)21.5
(55)		19.0
(48)		14.6
(37)		12.1
(31)		2.7
(6.9)		0.2
(0.51)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.2
(0.51)		3.6
(9.1)		11.8
(30)		19.6
(50)		105.3
(268.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)7.67.46.87.76.85.212.110.67.56.35.67.290.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)7.46.95.84.00.80.00.00.00.21.84.66.938.4
Source 1: NOAA [7]
Source 2: National Weather Service [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sargents". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sargents, Colorado
  3. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  4. ↑ 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. 45.
  5. 1 2 Vandenbusche, Duane (1980). The Gunnison Country. Gunnison, Colorado: B&B Printers. LCCN   80-070455.
  6. 1 2 "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Pueblo". National Weather Service. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Sargents, CO". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

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