Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:37 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:27 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 46°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 5°F25 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month May185 in of snow a year, on about 73 days6 days above 90°F, 233 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Steamboat Springs station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksRED DIRTtrailhead · under a mileMAD CREEKtrailhead · 1.0 miELK PARKpark · 3.6 miDeer Mountainpeak · 3.4 miRoutt Hot Springsspring · 2.4 miHott Springspring · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRoutt National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,125,600 acresBear River Parkpark · 5.7 miSteamboat Springs Public Libraryhistoric site · 6.8 miEmerald Mountain State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 247 acresDeep Creekstate recreation area · 11.1 mi · 318 acresChuck Lewis State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 189 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 31 Jan 200247 mi away, near Craig, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 2 Sep 20248 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRoutt County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche 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, Routt County monitors, CO
Drinking waterMt Werner WDserves 19,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: total organic carbon, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,530 ft2,295 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalYampa Valley Medical Center9.0 miPost officeSteamboat Springs Post Office7.4 miTown hallSteamboat Springs City Hall6.9 miPoliceSteamboat Springs Police Department7.1 miFire stationSteamboat Springs Fire Rescue Central Fire Station7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeColorado Mountain College Steamboat Springs6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYampa Valley Airport HDN19 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN127 miUS highwayUS 405.0 miAmtrakGranby, CO GRA61 miCoachSteamboat SpringsBustang Outrider6.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80488 ZIP area.
