Welcome to Uncompahgre ...

Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Uncompahgre, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Uncompahgre is 6,160 feet [1,878 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Uncompahgre is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Uncompahgre: 970

Communities near Uncompahgre ...

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

• Montrose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Montrose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montrose
  • From Uncompahgre to Montrose
• Olathe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olathe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Montrose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
• Ridgway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ridgway
  • From Uncompahgre to Ridgway
• Colona
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Colona is located in Ouray County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colona
  • From Uncompahgre to Colona
• Eldredge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredge
  • Eldredge is located in Ouray County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eldredge
  • From Uncompahgre to Eldredge
• Loghill Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loghill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
  • Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
• Dallas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Ouray County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dallas
  • From Uncompahgre to Dallas
• Cimarron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
  • Cimarron is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cimarron
  • From Uncompahgre to Cimarron
• Maher
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maher
  • Maher is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maher <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maher
  • From Uncompahgre to Maher
• Leonard ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Leonard is located in San Miguel County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Uncompahgre. 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 Uncompahgre.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uncompahgre ...

Looking for more information about Uncompahgre? 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 Uncompahgre, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Uncompahgre.

Adding Uncompahgre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Uncompahgre 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 Uncompahgre was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uncompahgre.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Uncompahgre. 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/