Local servicesHospitalHeart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center15.2 miFire stationChaffee County Fire Protection District Station 55.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport GUC35 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS88 miUS highwayUS 50under a mileCoachMonarch MountainBustang Outrider3.4 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 52 min5:41 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:19 am – 4:47 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 39°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows -5°F15 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month July105 in of snow a year, on about 38 days4 days above 90°F, 295 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sargents station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksMiddle Fork South Arkansas Riverriver · under a mileBoss Lake Reservoirlake · 1.8 miHermit Springsspring · 1.0 miFooses Lakelake · 2.3 miTaylor Mountainpeak · 2.4 miSyncline Hillpeak · 1.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,108,492 acresGunnison National Forestnational forest · 8.3 mi · 1,666,609 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Big Bendstate park · 11.4 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Big Bend (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 11.5 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Stone Bridge (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 12.7 mi · 69 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Chaffee County Shopstate park · 13.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201729 mi away, near Coaldale, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201729 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChaffee County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 202568 of 103 days measured30 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Chaffee County monitors, CO
Drinking waterCity of Salidaserves 5,666 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202111 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation9,536 ft2,907 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
