Whitewater, Colorado Explained

Whitewater, Colorado
Pushpin Map:	Colorado#USA
Pushpin Label:	Whitewater
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Mesa County
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Timezone:	MST
Utc Offset:	-7
Timezone Dst:	MDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-6
Coordinates:	38.9911°N -108.4533°W
Elevation Ft:	4646
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	81527
Area Code:	970
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	185236

Whitewater is an unincorporated community in Mesa County, Colorado, United States, just south of Grand Junction. The Whitewater Post Office has the ZIP Code 81527.^[1] 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.^[2]
• 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.^[3]

See also

• List of cities and towns in Colorado
• Old Spanish National Historic Trail
• List of prehistoric sites in Colorado

Notes and References

1. Web site: January 3, 2007 . ZIP Code Lookup. . United States Postal Service . January 3, 2007.
2. http://oahp.historycolorado.org/programareas/register/1503/cty/me.htm#white National & State Registers.
3. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/co/Mesa/state.html National Register of Historic Places in Mesa County, Colorado