Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
| Whitewater, Colorado | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Looking north along U.S. Highway 50 in Whitewater | |
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| Coordinates: 38°59′28″N 108°27′12″W / 38.99111°N 108.45333°W / 38.99111; -108.45333 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Mesa County |
| Elevation | 4,646 ft (1,416 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81527 |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 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. 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.
- 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.
See also
- List of cities and towns in Colorado
- Old Spanish National Historic Trail
- List of prehistoric sites in Colorado
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitewater, Colorado
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- National & State Registers. Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 10-8-2011.
- National Register of Historic Places in Mesa County, Colorado American Dreams, Inc. Retrieved 2011-10-6.
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| County seat: Grand Junction | ||
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