Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:47 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:24 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 31°F, lows 15°F21 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month April22 in of snow a year, on about 12 days0 days above 90°F, 185 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Montrose 11 Ene station, 4 mi away; snow from Montrose #2
Nearby landmarksGreen Mountainpeak · 5.8 miHigh Pointpeak · 3.5 miFairview Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miWarner Point Trailtrailhead · 3.5 miSouth Rim Campgroundcampground · 4.6 miRim Rock Trailtrailhead · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlack Canyon of the Gunnison National Parknational park · 1.0 mi · 30,272 acresUncompahgre National Forestnational forest · 3.4 mi · 952,909 acresProposedpark · 5.4 miRotary Parkpark · 6.0 miCrawford State Parkstate park · 13.7 miCurecanti National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 15.6 mi · 1,120 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 13 Sep 199428 mi away, near Sawpit, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Apr 202540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMontrose County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025264 of 364 days measured99 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 46, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Gunnison County, CO, 40 mi away
Drinking waterTri County Wcdserves 20,490 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,844 ft2,086 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMontrose Memorial Hospital6.1 miPost officeMontrose Post Office6.5 miTown hallMontrose City Hall6.4 miPoliceMontrose Police Department6.4 miFire stationMontrose Fire Protection District Station 16.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeColorado Mesa University Montrose Campus6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontrose Regional Airport MTJ6.9 miUS highwayUS 502.7 miAmtrakGrand Junction, CO GJT58 miCoachMontrose - TargetBustang Outrider7.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81402 ZIP area.
