Gateway is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Mesa County, Colorado, United States.
Gateway, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Entering from the east on State Highway 141 | |
Coordinates: 38°40′40″N 108°58′48″W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Counties | Mesa |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[1] | 81522 |
Area code | 970 |
The Gateway Post Office has the ZIP Code 81522.[1] A post office called Gateway has been in operation since 1903.[2] The community most likely was named for a rock formation near the original town site.[3]
Gateway is located at 38°40′40″N 108°58′48″W (38.677661,-108.980264).
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Gateway has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Gateway was 106 °F (41.1 °C) on August 12, 1958, July 12, 1959, July 13, 1971, and July 9–10, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was −28 °F (−33.3 °C) on January 13, 1963.[4]
Climate data for Gateway, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
73 (23) |
86 (30) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
105 (41) |
106 (41) |
106 (41) |
103 (39) |
91 (33) |
79 (26) |
70 (21) |
106 (41) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 54.9 (12.7) |
63.5 (17.5) |
75.2 (24.0) |
83.0 (28.3) |
91.0 (32.8) |
98.6 (37.0) |
101.7 (38.7) |
97.7 (36.5) |
93.2 (34.0) |
82.3 (27.9) |
69.5 (20.8) |
57.4 (14.1) |
101.9 (38.8) |
Average high °F (°C) | 44.9 (7.2) |
52.0 (11.1) |
63.0 (17.2) |
70.5 (21.4) |
79.8 (26.6) |
90.7 (32.6) |
95.4 (35.2) |
92.1 (33.4) |
84.6 (29.2) |
71.4 (21.9) |
57.1 (13.9) |
44.7 (7.1) |
70.5 (21.4) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 33.1 (0.6) |
39.5 (4.2) |
48.5 (9.2) |
55.4 (13.0) |
64.0 (17.8) |
73.7 (23.2) |
79.5 (26.4) |
77.0 (25.0) |
68.9 (20.5) |
56.3 (13.5) |
43.8 (6.6) |
33.5 (0.8) |
56.1 (13.4) |
Average low °F (°C) | 21.4 (−5.9) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
34.0 (1.1) |
40.4 (4.7) |
48.2 (9.0) |
56.7 (13.7) |
63.7 (17.6) |
61.8 (16.6) |
53.1 (11.7) |
41.3 (5.2) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
41.7 (5.4) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 7.2 (−13.8) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
20.3 (−6.5) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
34.1 (1.2) |
44.0 (6.7) |
53.5 (11.9) |
52.6 (11.4) |
40.0 (4.4) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
15.5 (−9.2) |
7.3 (−13.7) |
4.0 (−15.6) |
Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) |
−9 (−23) |
2 (−17) |
15 (−9) |
24 (−4) |
34 (1) |
45 (7) |
38 (3) |
25 (−4) |
11 (−12) |
−3 (−19) |
−11 (−24) |
−28 (−33) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.71 (18) |
0.69 (18) |
1.00 (25) |
1.13 (29) |
1.05 (27) |
0.50 (13) |
1.21 (31) |
1.26 (32) |
1.45 (37) |
1.22 (31) |
0.83 (21) |
0.75 (19) |
11.80 (300) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.5 (8.9) |
1.9 (4.8) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.1 (2.8) |
3.1 (7.9) |
11.2 (28.45) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 65.1 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 8.2 |
Source 1: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[4] |
Gateway is home to the Gateway Canyons Resort and Auto Museum. Established by Discovery Channel founder John S. Hendricks, this resort claims to blend in naturally to the landscape that surrounds it.[citation needed] Tourists may enjoy kayaking, off-road tours, guided fly-fishing, horseback riding, air tours and more at the Gateway Canyons Resort. To the north lies the Palisade, a three-mile (4.8-km) long butte.
Gateway Canyons resort is host to several foot races each year and a large bike race that attracts some of the best riders from around the country.
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