Local servicesHospitalUCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital5.4 miPost officeWellington Post Office4.2 miTown hallWellington Town Hall4.2 miPoliceFort Collins Police Department District One Police Substation4.8 miFire stationPoudre Fire Authority Station 123.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeColorado State University Agricultural Research Development and Education Center1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field CYS37 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN58 miInterstateI-253.6 miUS highwayUS 2873.3 miAmtrakGranby, CO GRA62 miCoachHarmony Transfer CentreGreyhound8.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:29 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:20 am – 4:36 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 42°F, lows 16°F15 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month May48 in of snow a year, on about 26 days32 days above 90°F, 166 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Collins 4 E station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksColorado State University Agricultural Research Development and Education Centercollege · 1.6 miBartel Reservoirreservoir · under a mileElder Reservoirreservoir · under a mileRichard Lake Reservoir Number Sixlake · 1.8 miBlack Lakelake · 2.6 miColorado State Universitycollege · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFuture Northeast Community Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 71 acresDisc Golf Course Westpark · 2.9 miDouglas Reservoir State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 734 acresWellington State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 2,266 acresSmith Lake State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 78 acresLory State Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 2,579 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 1 Jun 201425 mi away, near Kersey, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 6 Nov 201625 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLarimer County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighWinter weather Very HighHail Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality51% of days had good air in 2025185 of 365 days measured169 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Larimer County monitors, CO
Drinking waterCity of Ft Collinsserves 179,901 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,097 ft1,554 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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