Parlin, Colorado

Parlin, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°30′10″N 106°43′42″W
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County	Gunnison County[1]
Elevation [1]	7,933 ft (2,418 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]	81239
GNIS feature ID	189019[1]

Parlin is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The Parlin Post Office has the ZIP Code 81239.[2]

History

The town is named after rancher John Tufts Parlin who moved to the area from Maine in 1876. The Parlin ranch was called the 76 ranch and cattle were all branded with the numbers "76". County Road 76 is named after the ranch. The local hot springs, Waunita Hot Springs is named after Parlin's niece, Waunita.[3][4]

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).

Climate data for Parlin, Colorado
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−2 (28)	1 (33)	6 (43)	12 (54)	18 (65)	24 (76)	27 (81)	26 (79)	22 (72)	16 (61)	7 (45)	−1 (31)	13 (56)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−21 (−5)	−18 (0)	−11 (12)	−6 (21)	−2 (29)	2 (35)	6 (42)	5 (41)	0 (32)	−6 (22)	−12 (11)	−18 (−1)	−7 (20)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	18 (0.7)	15 (0.6)	18 (0.7)	20 (0.8)	23 (0.9)	18 (0.7)	41 (1.6)	46 (1.8)	25 (1)	20 (0.8)	15 (0.6)	20 (0.8)	280 (11)
Average precipitation days	6	6	6	6	6	5	9	10	6	5	5	6	76
Source: Weatherbase [5]

See also

• List of cities and towns in Colorado
• Old Spanish Trail (trade route)

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parlin, Colorado
2. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
3. posted by Great-great granddaughter of John Parlin
4. Hall, F.; Rocky Mountain Historical Company (1895). History of the State of Colorado, Embracing Accounts of the Pre-historic Races and Their Remains: The Earliest Spanish, French and American Explorations ... the First American Settlements Founded; the Original Discoveries of Gold in the Rocky Mountains; the Development of Cities and Towns, with the Various Phases of Industrial and Political Transition, from 1858 to 1890 ... Blakely print. Company. p. 546. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
5. "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on August 3, 2013.