Local servicesHospitalGrand River Health Hospital14.7 miPost officeParachute Post Office2.3 miTown hallParachute Town Hall2.0 miPoliceParachute Police Department2.0 miFire stationGrand Valley Fire Protection District Station 31under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleGrand Valley Middle School1.0 miElementaryBea Underwood Elementary School1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGrand Junction Regional Airport GJT34 miInterstateI-702.5 miUS highwayUS 62.4 miAmtrakGlenwood Springs, CO GSC38 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:45 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:28 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 36°F, lows 12°F15 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month October60 in of snow a year, on about 33 days40 days above 90°F, 182 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Collbran 1wsw station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksHigh Mesapeak · 2.0 miMorrisania Mesapeak · 2.5 miBATTLEMENTtrailhead · 3.5 miMount Callahan Springspring · 4.4 miBattlement Number 6 Reservoirreservoir · 5.8 miBattlement Number 1 Reservoirreservoir · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGrand Valley Recreation Center Parkpark · under a mileParachute Ponds State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 1.6 miBattlement Mesa Golf Courserecreation area · 1.4 mi · 187 acresGrand Mesa National Forestnational forest · 10.7 mi · 345,933 acresPlateau Creek State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 1,351 acresVega State Parkstate park · 17.7 mi · 1,841 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 24 Aug 201830 mi away, near Parachute, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 Feb 201937 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGarfield County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025252 of 365 days measured112 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 131main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Garfield County monitors, CO
Drinking waterCity of Rifleserves 9,489 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level45 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,639 ft1,719 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
