Local servicesHospitalUCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital5.1 miPost officeFort Collins Post Office3.0 miTown hallFort Collins City Hall5.3 miPoliceFort Collins Police Department District One Police Substation5.3 miFire stationPoudre Fire Authority Fire Station 92.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 elementary, 1 middleElementaryOlander Elementary School1.3 miMiddleWebber Middle School1.3 miElementaryJohnson Elementary School1.5 miCollegeFront Range Community College Larimer Campus1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC42 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN52 miInterstateI-257.2 miUS highwayUS 2873.3 miAmtrakGranby, CO GRA52 miCoachHarmony Transfer CentreGreyhound7.1 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 4 min5:30 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:20 am – 4:36 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 59°FColdest month December: highs 44°F, lows 18°F16 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month May51 in of snow a year, on about 28 days30 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Collins station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksFront Range Community College Larimer Campuscollege · 1.9 miInlet Baybay · 1.6 miHorsetooth Rock Trailheadtrailhead · 2.7 miDixon Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miDixon Covebay · 2.3 miMilner Mountainpeak · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLory State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 2,579 acresSpring Canyon Community Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 113 acresWestfield Parkpark · 1.4 miRoosevelt National Forestnational forest · 6.4 mi · 814,395 acresBoyd Lake State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 101 acresWatson Lake State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198143 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 6 Nov 201627 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
Elevation5,267 ft1,605 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
