Cimarron, Colorado

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Cimarron, Colorado

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Unincorporated community

|motto =

|image_skyline = Cimarron,_Colorado_1883.jpg

|imagesize =

|image_caption = In 1883

|pushpin_map = Colorado#USA

|pushpin_label = Cimarron

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{USA}}

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Colorado|name=State of Colorado}}

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Montrose County

|government_footnotes =

|government_type =

|timezone = MST

|utc_offset = -7

|timezone_DST = MDT

|utc_offset_DST = -6

|coordinates = {{coord|38|26|33|N|107|33|24|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 6897

|postal_code_type = ZIP Code

|postal_code = 81220{{cite web

|date=December 15, 2006

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|title=ZIP Code Lookup

|format=JavaScript/HTML

|publisher=United States Postal Service

|accessdate=December 15, 2006

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|archivedate=September 3, 2007 }}

|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank1_info = 188168{{GNIS|188168}}

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Cimarron is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. It is located on the northern side of U.S. Highway 50, 19 miles from the town of Montrose to its west, and 42 miles from Gunnison, Colorado to its east. There is a store with fuel pumps and a post office at Cimarron. The post office services the rural ZIP Code 81220 area.

Cimarron is located along the Cimarron River, just south of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and just outside Curecanti National Recreation Area. The D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle crosses the Cimarron River gorge just northeast of town, and is on the National Register of Historic Places (#76000172).

File:Colorado. Round up on the Cimarron.jpg in a ranch just south of the town, 1898.]]

Climate

Cimarron has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), bordering on a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk).

{{Weather box

|location = Cimarron, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 1951-2020 records: 6890ft (2100m)

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 60

|Feb record high F = 65

|Mar record high F = 81

|Apr record high F = 85

|May record high F = 91

|Jun record high F = 96

|Jul record high F = 98

|Aug record high F = 94

|Sep record high F = 94

|Oct record high F = 86

|Nov record high F = 78

|Dec record high F = 61

|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 47.6

|Feb avg record high F = 51.8

|Mar avg record high F = 65.0

|Apr avg record high F = 73.1

|May avg record high F = 81.7

|Jun avg record high F = 88.9

|Jul avg record high F = 92.3

|Aug avg record high F = 89.8

|Sep avg record high F = 86.1

|Oct avg record high F = 77.5

|Nov avg record high F = 64.7

|Dec avg record high F = 50.7

|year avg record high F = 92.7

|Jan high F = 34.8

|Feb high F = 39.6

|Mar high F = 51.0

|Apr high F = 60.0

|May high F = 70.2

|Jun high F = 80.9

|Jul high F = 85.5

|Aug high F = 83.0

|Sep high F = 76.3

|Oct high F = 64.3

|Nov high F = 48.7

|Dec high F = 35.9

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 18.8

|Feb mean F = 24.7

|Mar mean F = 34.8

|Apr mean F = 43.0

|May mean F = 51.1

|Jun mean F = 59.2

|Jul mean F = 65.4

|Aug mean F = 63.8

|Sep mean F = 56.4

|Oct mean F = 45.0

|Nov mean F = 32.5

|Dec mean F = 21.0

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 2.7

|Feb low F = 9.8

|Mar low F = 18.6

|Apr low F = 26.1

|May low F = 32.0

|Jun low F = 37.5

|Jul low F = 45.3

|Aug low F = 44.6

|Sep low F = 36.5

|Oct low F = 25.7

|Nov low F = 16.4

|Dec low F = 6.0

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -18.4

|Feb avg record low F = -15.1

|Mar avg record low F = -1.4

|Apr avg record low F = 12.0

|May avg record low F = 20.1

|Jun avg record low F = 27.5

|Jul avg record low F = 34.6

|Aug avg record low F = 34.3

|Sep avg record low F = 23.2

|Oct avg record low F = 10.6

|Nov avg record low F = -4.8

|Dec avg record low F = -17.6

|year avg record low F = -23.9

|Jan record low F = −43

|Feb record low F = −40

|Mar record low F = −26

|Apr record low F = -9

|May record low F = 4

|Jun record low F = 19

|Jul record low F = 29

|Aug record low F = 27

|Sep record low F = 13

|Oct record low F = -8

|Nov record low F = -24

|Dec record low F = −33

|year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.09

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.94

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.91

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.22

|May precipitation inch = 1.28

|Jun precipitation inch = 0.68

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.37

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.41

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.82

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.35

|Nov precipitation inch = 1.04

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.17

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 14.50

|Feb snow inch = 11.60

|Mar snow inch = 8.20

|Apr snow inch = 5.70

|May snow inch = 1.10

|Jun snow inch = 0.00

|Jul snow inch = 0.00

|Aug snow inch = 0.00

|Sep snow inch = 0.00

|Oct snow inch = 1.40

|Nov snow inch = 9.70

|Dec snow inch = 14.50

|year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00051609&format=pdf

|title = Cimarron, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals

|access-date = January 1, 2024

}}

|source 2 = XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)

{{cite web

|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = xmACIS

|access-date = January 1, 2024

}}

Montrose 11 ENE is a weather station near Cimarron.{{cite web|url = https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets/GHCND/stations/GHCND:USW00003060/detail |publisher = NOAA |title = Station Details - MONTROSE 11 ENE, CO US|access-date = January 1, 2024}} Montrose 11 ENE also has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), but with a lower diurnal variation and a higher level of precipitation.

{{Weather box

|location = Montrose 11 ENE, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 2004-2020 snowfall: 8402ft (2561m)

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 50

|Feb record high F = 55

|Mar record high F = 68

|Apr record high F = 73

|May record high F = 79

|Jun record high F = 88

|Jul record high F = 89

|Aug record high F = 87

|Sep record high F = 85

|Oct record high F = 76

|Nov record high F = 64

|Dec record high F = 52

|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 43.6

|Feb avg record high F = 46.1

|Mar avg record high F = 56.5

|Apr avg record high F = 66.5

|May avg record high F = 73.9

|Jun avg record high F = 82.4

|Jul avg record high F = 85.1

|Aug avg record high F = 83.0

|Sep avg record high F = 79.0

|Oct avg record high F = 69.4

|Nov avg record high F = 59.8

|Dec avg record high F = 46.5

|year avg record high F = 85.6

|Jan high F = 31.1

|Feb high F = 34.1

|Mar high F = 41.9

|Apr high F = 50.4

|May high F = 61.4

|Jun high F = 72.2

|Jul high F = 77.7

|Aug high F = 75.2

|Sep high F = 67.2

|Oct high F = 55.0

|Nov high F = 41.5

|Dec high F = 31.0

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 22.6

|Feb mean F = 25.6

|Mar mean F = 32.5

|Apr mean F = 39.7

|May mean F = 49.6

|Jun mean F = 59.7

|Jul mean F = 65.3

|Aug mean F = 63.1

|Sep mean F = 55.4

|Oct mean F = 43.9

|Nov mean F = 32.4

|Dec mean F = 22.8

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 14.2

|Feb low F = 17.1

|Mar low F = 23.1

|Apr low F = 29.0

|May low F = 37.9

|Jun low F = 47.2

|Jul low F = 53.0

|Aug low F = 51.0

|Sep low F = 43.7

|Oct low F = 32.9

|Nov low F = 23.3

|Dec low F = 14.6

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -1.3

|Feb avg record low F = 0.6

|Mar avg record low F = 7.1

|Apr avg record low F = 13.9

|May avg record low F = 25.5

|Jun avg record low F = 35.3

|Jul avg record low F = 45.8

|Aug avg record low F = 44.2

|Sep avg record low F = 31.9

|Oct avg record low F = 16.2

|Nov avg record low F = 5.5

|Dec avg record low F = -2.5

|year avg record low F = -6.8

|Jan record low F = −12

|Feb record low F = −18

|Mar record low F = −1

|Apr record low F = 6

|May record low F = 18

|Jun record low F = 30

|Jul record low F = 39

|Aug record low F = 39

|Sep record low F = 22

|Oct record low F = -4

|Nov record low F = -7

|Dec record low F = −10

|year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.67

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.70

|Mar precipitation inch = 2.18

|Apr precipitation inch = 2.58

|May precipitation inch = 1.81

|Jun precipitation inch = 0.63

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.19

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.83

|Sep precipitation inch = 2.11

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.92

|Nov precipitation inch = 1.81

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.73

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 18.2

|Feb snow inch = 21.4

|Mar snow inch = 17.6

|Apr snow inch = 11.7

|May snow inch = 4.8

|Jun snow inch = 0.1

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.6

|Oct snow inch = 4.7

|Nov snow inch = 13.0

|Dec snow inch = 24.2

|year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00003060&format=pdf

|title = Montrose 11 ENE, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals

|access-date = January 1, 2024

}}

|source 2 = XMACIS2 (Black Canyon snowfall, records & monthly max/mins)

{{cite web

|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = xmACIS

|access-date = January 1, 2024

}}