Gateway, Colorado

Gateway, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Entering from the east on State Highway 141
Entering from the east on State Highway 141
Map
Coordinates: 38°40′57″N 108°58′30″W / 38.68250°N 108.97500°W / 38.68250; -108.97500[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesMesa
Elevation
[1]
4,616 ft (1,407 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
81522
Area code970
GNIS feature ID185409[1]

Gateway is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Mesa County, Colorado, United States.

Description

The Gateway General Store as seen from the parking lot.

The Gateway Post Office has the ZIP Code 81522.[2] A post office called Gateway has been in operation since 1903.[3] The community most likely was named for a rock formation near the original town site.[4]

Geography

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Gateway has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Gateway was 106 °F (41.1 °C) on August 12, 1958, July 12, 1959, July 13, 1971, and July 9–10, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was −28 °F (−33.3 °C) on January 13, 1963.[5]

Climate data for Gateway, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 67
(19) 		73
(23) 		86
(30) 		92
(33) 		99
(37) 		105
(41) 		106
(41) 		106
(41) 		103
(39) 		91
(33) 		79
(26) 		70
(21) 		106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 54.9
(12.7) 		63.5
(17.5) 		75.2
(24.0) 		83.0
(28.3) 		91.0
(32.8) 		98.6
(37.0) 		101.7
(38.7) 		97.7
(36.5) 		93.2
(34.0) 		82.3
(27.9) 		69.5
(20.8) 		57.4
(14.1) 		101.9
(38.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 44.9
(7.2) 		52.0
(11.1) 		63.0
(17.2) 		70.5
(21.4) 		79.8
(26.6) 		90.7
(32.6) 		95.4
(35.2) 		92.1
(33.4) 		84.6
(29.2) 		71.4
(21.9) 		57.1
(13.9) 		44.7
(7.1) 		70.5
(21.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 33.1
(0.6) 		39.5
(4.2) 		48.5
(9.2) 		55.4
(13.0) 		64.0
(17.8) 		73.7
(23.2) 		79.5
(26.4) 		77.0
(25.0) 		68.9
(20.5) 		56.3
(13.5) 		43.8
(6.6) 		33.5
(0.8) 		56.1
(13.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 21.4
(−5.9) 		27.0
(−2.8) 		34.0
(1.1) 		40.4
(4.7) 		48.2
(9.0) 		56.7
(13.7) 		63.7
(17.6) 		61.8
(16.6) 		53.1
(11.7) 		41.3
(5.2) 		30.4
(−0.9) 		22.2
(−5.4) 		41.7
(5.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 7.2
(−13.8) 		13.1
(−10.5) 		20.3
(−6.5) 		26.9
(−2.8) 		34.1
(1.2) 		44.0
(6.7) 		53.5
(11.9) 		52.6
(11.4) 		40.0
(4.4) 		26.2
(−3.2) 		15.5
(−9.2) 		7.3
(−13.7) 		4.0
(−15.6)
Record low °F (°C) −28
(−33) 		−9
(−23) 		2
(−17) 		15
(−9) 		24
(−4) 		34
(1) 		45
(7) 		38
(3) 		25
(−4) 		11
(−12) 		−3
(−19) 		−11
(−24) 		−28
(−33)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.71
(18) 		0.69
(18) 		1.00
(25) 		1.13
(29) 		1.05
(27) 		0.50
(13) 		1.21
(31) 		1.26
(32) 		1.45
(37) 		1.22
(31) 		0.83
(21) 		0.75
(19) 		11.80
(300)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 3.5
(8.9) 		1.9
(4.8) 		1.0
(2.5) 		0.5
(1.3) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		1.1
(2.8) 		3.1
(7.9) 		11.2
(28.45)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 5.6 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 3.3 5.8 6.7 5.8 5.6 4.3 5.0 65.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 2.4 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 2.8 8.2
Source 1: NOAA[6]
Source 2: National Weather Service[5]

Arts and culture

Gateway is home to the Gateway Canyons Resort and Auto Museum. Established by Discovery Channel founder John S. Hendricks. Tourists may enjoy kayaking, off-road tours, guided fly-fishing, horseback riding, air tours and more at the Gateway Canyons Resort. To the north lies the Palisade, a three-mile (4.8-km) long butte.[citation needed]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gateway, Colorado
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
  3. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  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. 23.
  5. ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Grand Junction". National Weather Service. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Gateway 1ENE, CO". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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