The community was named after Chief Sapinero, a Ute Indian.[3]
Sapinero's original location was on the north bank of the Gunnison River, just downstream from the mouth of Soap Creek, at approximately (38.47042, -107.30600), about one mile north of its current location. Sapinero was originally a stop on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad's narrow gaugemain line between Denver and Salt Lake City. The narrow gauge's final abandonment came in 1955. In about 1963, when Blue Mesa Dam was built on the Gunnison River below Sapinero, the town was moved and re-established in its present location, prior to the area's inundation by the water of Blue Mesa Reservoir.
Climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity. The Köppen Climate Classification sub-type for this climate is "Dfc" (Continental Subarctic Climate).[4]
^ ab"ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
^Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 45.
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sapinero, colorado, sapinero, unincorporated, community, located, route, along, shore, blue, mesa, reservoir, curecanti, national, recreation, area, gunnison, county, colorado, united, states, unincorporated, communitysapinero, 2014sapineroshow, coloradosapine. Sapinero is an unincorporated community located on U S Route 50 along the shore of Blue Mesa Reservoir in the Curecanti National Recreation Area in Gunnison County Colorado United States Sapinero ColoradoUnincorporated communitySapinero in 2014SapineroShow map of ColoradoSapineroShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 38 27 35 N 107 18 12 W 38 45972 N 107 30333 W 38 45972 107 30333Country United StatesState ColoradoCountyGunnison County 1 Elevation 1 7 621 ft 2 323 m Time zoneUTC 7 MST Summer DST UTC 6 MDT ZIP code 2 81247 Gunnison Area code970GNIS feature ID0188204 Contents 1 History 2 Climate 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe community was named after Chief Sapinero a Ute Indian 3 Sapinero s original location was on the north bank of the Gunnison River just downstream from the mouth of Soap Creek at approximately 38 47042 107 30600 about one mile north of its current location Sapinero was originally a stop on the Denver amp Rio Grande Railroad s narrow gauge main line between Denver and Salt Lake City The narrow gauge s final abandonment came in 1955 In about 1963 when Blue Mesa Dam was built on the Gunnison River below Sapinero the town was moved and re established in its present location prior to the area s inundation by the water of Blue Mesa Reservoir The U S Post Office at Gunnison ZIP Code 81230 now serves Sapinero postal addresses 2 Climate editClimate type is dominated by the winter season a long bitterly cold period with short clear days relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow and low humidity The Koppen Climate Classification sub type for this climate is Dfc Continental Subarctic Climate 4 See also edit nbsp Colorado portal List of municipalities in ColoradoReferences edit a b US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey October 25 2007 Retrieved January 31 2008 a b ZIP Code Lookup JavaScript HTML United States Postal Service January 3 2007 Retrieved January 3 2007 Dawson John Frank Place names in Colorado why 700 communities were so named 150 of Spanish or Indian origin Denver CO The J Frank Dawson Publishing Co p 45 Climate Summary for SapineroExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Sapinero Colorado at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sapinero Colorado amp oldid 1167668056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
