Official Name: | Abbeyville, Colorado |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Motto: | Strive to excellence |
Pushpin Map: | Colorado#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Colorado##Location within the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Gunnison[1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 38.7775°N -106.4922°W |
Elevation Ft: | 9932 |
Abbeyville is an extinct community located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.
Abbeyville was a mining camp near the Gold Cup Mine,[2] which was discovered around 1880. The camp grew around a smelter which was built on the site in 1881.[3] A post office was established at Abbeyville in 1882, and remained in operation until 1884.[4] By 1887, S.S. Sutton was the only inhabitant of Abbeyville.[5]
Abbeyville was located at 38.7775°N -106.4922°W at an elevation of .
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Abbeyville has a subarctic climate, abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in was 86F on July 15, 1942, while the coldest temperature recorded was -60F on February 1, 1985. The closest weather station is at the nearby Taylor Park Reservoir, which is where the climate data comes from.