Official Name: | Cathedral, Colorado |
Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
Pushpin Map: | USA |
Pushpin Label: | Cathedral |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Cathedral CDP in the |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hinsdale County |
Government Type: | unincorporated community |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 55.113 |
Area Land Km2: | 55.113 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.000 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 15 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 38.1139°N -107.0278°W |
Elevation Ft: | 9243 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
Postal Code: | Powderhorn 81243 |
Area Code: | 970 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2583219 |
Cathedral is a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Cathedral CDP was 15 at the United States Census 2020. The Powderhorn post office (Zip Code 81243) serves the area.[3]
Cathedral is located in the northeast corner of Hinsdale County on the east side of Cebolla Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Gunnison River. The community is at the junction of County Roads 50 and 45. County Road 50 leads southwest (upstream) to Colorado State Highway 149 at Slumgullion Pass, from which point Lake City, the Hinsdale County seat, is 9miles to the northwest. County Road 50 also leads north (downstream) from Cathedral into Gunnison and eventually via County Road 27 to Highway 149 at Powderhorn.
The Cathedral CDP has an area of 55.113km2, all land.[1]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the