Whitewater, Colorado | |
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) Looking north along U.S. Highway 50 in Whitewater | |
)  Location in Mesa County and the state of Colorado ) Whitewater, Colorado (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°59′23″N 108°27′06″W / 38.98972°N 108.45167°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Mesa County[1] |
| Elevation | 4,660 ft (1,420 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 81527 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0185236 |
Whitewater is an unincorporated community with a U.S. Post Office in Mesa County, Colorado, United States, just south of Grand Junction. The Whitewater Post Office has the ZIP Code 81527.[2] It is located on the banks of the Gunnison River near the confluences with Whitewater Creek and Kannah Creek to the south.
Historic places
Near Whitewater are the following historic places:
- Bloomfield Site is a prehistoric archaeological site from 8999 BC - AD 1799, starting with the Archaic culture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
- Land’s End Aboriginal Site, an archaeological site from the Archaic prehistoric period, is listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.[3]
- Land's End Observatory is a historic ranger observatory, off of the Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway, with a panoramic view of western Colorado and eastern Utah. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
See also
- List of cities and towns in Colorado
- Old Spanish National Historic Trail
- List of prehistoric sites in Colorado
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ National & State Registers. Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 10-8-2011.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places in Mesa County, Colorado American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-6.