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Gateway, Colorado
Entering from the east on State Highway 141
Entering from the east on State Highway 141
Country  United States
State  Colorado
Counties Mesa
Elevation
4,616 ft (1,407 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
81522
Area code(s) 970
GNIS feature ID 185409

Gateway is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Mesa County, Colorado, United States.

Description

General Store Gateway, CO 01
The Gateway General Store as seen from the parking lot.

The Gateway Post Office has the ZIP Code 81522. A post office called Gateway has been in operation since 1903. The community most likely was named for a rock formation near the original town site.

Geography

Climate

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.

Climate data for Gateway, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–present
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
Source 2: National Weather Service

Arts and culture

Gateway is home to the Gateway Canyons Resort and Auto Museum. Established by Discovery Channel founder John S. Hendricks. 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.

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