Welcome to Pinon ...

Pinon is located in Montrose County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Pinon is 5,840 feet [1,780 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pinon is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pinon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pinon is within the boundaries of the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Pinon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Pinon: This one is located in Montrose County and the other is located in Pueblo County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 4 communities that are also named Pinon - they are located in Arizona, Kansas and New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pinon.

Communities near Pinon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pinon.

• Nucla
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nucla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nucla
  • Nucla is located in Montrose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nucla <4>
• Norwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Naturita
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naturita
  • Naturita is located in Montrose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naturita <4>
• Mountain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Montrose County
• Redvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redvale
  • Redvale is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redvale <4>
• Ute
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
  • Ute is located in Montrose County
• Vancorum
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancorum
  • Vancorum is located in Montrose County
• Uravan ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uravan
  • Uravan is located in Montrose County
• Placerville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
  • Placerville is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <4>
• Bedrock
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedrock
  • Bedrock is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedrock <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pinon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pinon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinon. See our Newspapers Page for Pinon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinon ...

Looking for more information about Pinon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pinon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pinon.

Adding Pinon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pinon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pinon post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montrose County: www.co.montrose.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/