Cimarron, Colorado

Cimarron, Colorado
In 1883
In 1883
Cimarron is located in Colorado
Cimarron
Cimarron
Cimarron is located in the United States
Cimarron
Cimarron
Coordinates: 38°26′33″N 107°33′24″W / 38.44250°N 107.55667°W / 38.44250; -107.55667
Country United States
State State of Colorado
CountyMontrose County
Elevation2,102 m (6,897 ft)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81220[2]
GNIS feature ID188168[1]

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.[2]

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).

Round-up in a ranch just south of the town, 1898.
  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cimarron, Colorado
  2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2006.