McClave, Colorado

McClave, Colorado
Unincorporated community

Entering McClave from the south.

Location in Bent County and the state of Colorado

Coordinates: 38°09′40″N 102°53′56″W / 38.16111°N 102.89889°W / 38.16111; -102.89889Coordinates: 38°09′40″N 102°53′56″W / 38.16111°N 102.89889°W / 38.16111; -102.89889
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Bent[1]
Elevation[1] 3,868 ft (1,179 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[2] 81057
Area code(s) 719
GNIS feature ID 0195421

McClave is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The McClave Post Office has the ZIP Code 81057.[2]

A post office called McClave has been in operation since 1908.[3] The community was named after B. I. McClave, a pioneer settler.[4]

Geography

McClave is located at 38°09′40″N 102°53′56″W / 38.16111°N 102.89889°W / 38.16111; -102.89889 (38.161016,-102.898808).

Climate

The Köppen Climate system classifies the weather as semi-arid, abbreviated as BSk.[5]

Climate data for McClave, Colorado
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 45
(7)		 51
(11)		 59
(15)		 70
(21)		 78
(26)		 89
(32)		 94
(34)		 92
(33)		 84
(29)		 72
(22)		 57
(14)		 46
(8)		 70
(21)
Average low °C (°F) 14
(−10)		 19
(−7)		 26
(−3)		 37
(3)		 47
(8)		 57
(14)		 63
(17)		 61
(16)		 51
(11)		 37
(3)		 24
(−4)		 16
(−9)		 38
(3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.4
(10)		 0.4
(10)		 0.8
(20)		 1.4
(36)		 2.3
(58)		 2.2
(56)		 2.4
(61)		 2.1
(53)		 1.2
(30)		 0.9
(23)		 0.5
(13)		 0.5
(13)		 15.3
(389)
Source: Weatherbase [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. ↑ 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. 34.
  5. ↑ Climate Summary for McClave, Colorado
  6. ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 5, 2013.
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