Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:40 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:31 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 50°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 7°F17 in of rain a yearwettest month May55 in of snow a year, on about 26 days15 days above 90°F, 202 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Craig 4sw station, 18 mi away; snow from Maybell
Nearby landmarksIron Springsspring · 4.4 miAdobe Springsspring · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsYampa River State Park - South Beachstate park · 15.4 mi · 106 acresYampa River State Parkstate park · 15.5 mi · 109 acresYampa River State Park - Maybell Bridgestate park · 17.4 miYampa River State Park - Duffy Mountainstate park · 17.8 miElkhead State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 719 acresYampa River State Park - Sunbeamstate park · 23.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 31 Jan 200227 mi away, near Craig, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 2 Sep 202440 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMoffat County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 365 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 22, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Routt County, CO, 43 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Craigserves 8,930 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202139 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,872 ft2,095 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThe Memorial Hospital Craig14.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYampa Valley Airport HDN32 miUS highwayUS 409.2 miCoachCraigBustang Outrider17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81626 ZIP area.
