Welcome to Ute ...

Ute is located in Montrose County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ute, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Ute is 7,560 feet [2,304 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ute is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Ute: (970)

Communities Also Named Ute ...

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

Beyond Colorado, there are 5 communities that are also named Ute - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Nevada and Utah.

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

Communities near Ute ...

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

• Nucla
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Pinon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Pinon is located in Montrose County
• Redvale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Mountain View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Vancorum
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancorum
  • Vancorum is located in Montrose County
• Placerville
  (20 miles [32.2 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>
• Sawpit
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
  • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Sawpit has also been known as:
  • Saw Pit
• Vanadium ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
  • Vanadium 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 Ute. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ute.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ute ...

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

Adding Ute to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ute 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 Ute was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ute post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ute.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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