13 Facts About Gunnison Colorado

City of Gunnison got its name from the first known European-American explorer of the area, John W Gunnison.

Gunnison Colorado was searching for a route for the transcontinental railroad in 1853 and only stayed for three days before traveling west to Utah.

Gunnison Colorado helped build the Paragon School, which is still standing today in the Gunnison Pioneer Society museum on the east end of town.

Primary access to Gunnison is from Salida to the east via Monarch Pass or from Montrose, Colorado, to the west via Cerro Summit on US Highway 50.

Gunnison Colorado Valley is served by the Gunnison Colorado Watershed RE1J School District which includes Public and Non Public schools.

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Gunnison Colorado County is the setting of the science fiction film Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, although the film was actually shot in the towns of Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, British Columbia.

Gunnison Colorado is the birthplace of the American actress Donna Anderson, a supporting cast member of the ABC western series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters.

Gunnison Colorado is the setting for Season 11, Episode 19 of the CW series Supernatural entitled "The Chitters".

In 2009, Gunnison Colorado appeared as a launch site and mission control facility in Stephen Baxter's post-apocalyptic science fiction novel Ark.

Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority operates bus service between Gunnison and Crested Butte serving Western Colorado University and Crested Butte Mountain Resort.

Gunnison Colorado is part of the statewide Bustang system, which connects the town to Denver.

Winter activities for Gunnison Colorado include skiing at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, skiing at Monarch Ski Area, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, back country skiing, ice fishing, ice skating, hunting, and snowshoeing.

Activities during the summer in Gunnison Colorado include fishing on the Gunnison Colorado River, Tomichi Creek and Blue Mesa Reservoir.