Whitewater, Colorado

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.

Whitewater, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Mesa County[1]
Elevation [1]	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

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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
3. National & State Registers. Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 10-8-2011.
4. National Register of Historic Places in Mesa County, Colorado American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-6.