# Abbeyville, Colorado

Abbeyville is an extinct community located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.

## History

Abbeyville was a mining camp near the Gold Cup Mine, which was discovered around 1880. The camp grew around a smelter which was built on the site in 1881. The Abbeyville post office operated from November 20, 1882, until December 3, 1884. By 1887, S.S. Sutton was the only inhabitant of Abbeyville.

## Geography

Abbeyville was located at 38°46′39″N 106°29′32″W﻿ / ﻿38.7775°N 106.4922°W﻿ / 38.7775; -106.4922﻿ (Abbeyville) at an elevation of 9,932 feet (3,027 m).

## Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Abbeyville has a subarctic climate, abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in was 86 °F (30.0 °C) on July 15, 1942, while the coldest temperature recorded was −60 °F (−51.1 °C) on February 1, 1985. The closest weather station is at the nearby Taylor Park Reservoir, which is where the climate data comes from.
Climate data for Taylor Park, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1940–present :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 54 (12) | 51 (11) | 61 (16) | 67 (19) | 79 (26) | 85 (29) | 86 (30) | 84 (29) | 79 (26) | 75 (24) | 65 (18) | 57 (14) | 86 (30) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 40.2 (4.6) | 44.0 (6.7) | 51.3 (10.7) | 59.2 (15.1) | 69.2 (20.7) | 77.2 (25.1) | 79.1 (26.2) | 76.4 (24.7) | 73.3 (22.9) | 65.4 (18.6) | 53.4 (11.9) | 41.6 (5.3) | 79.7 (26.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 32.9 (0.5) | 40.5 (4.7) | 47.1 (8.4) | 57.6 (14.2) | 68.9 (20.5) | 72.4 (22.4) | 69.8 (21.0) | 64.4 (18.0) | 53.5 (11.9) | 39.6 (4.2) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 50.2 (10.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.4 (−12.0) | 13.9 (−10.1) | 22.4 (−5.3) | 32.5 (0.3) | 43.1 (6.2) | 52.3 (11.3) | 57.2 (14.0) | 55.5 (13.1) | 49.3 (9.6) | 39.3 (4.1) | 26.2 (−3.2) | 12.0 (−11.1) | 34.5 (1.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −7.8 (−22.1) | −5.0 (−20.6) | 4.3 (−15.4) | 18.0 (−7.8) | 28.6 (−1.9) | 35.7 (2.1) | 42.0 (5.6) | 41.2 (5.1) | 34.3 (1.3) | 25.2 (−3.8) | 12.8 (−10.7) | −3.5 (−19.7) | 18.8 (−7.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −31.7 (−35.4) | −30.1 (−34.5) | −22.8 (−30.4) | −1.5 (−18.6) | 16.5 (−8.6) | 27.9 (−2.3) | 34.7 (1.5) | 33.9 (1.1) | 24.8 (−4.0) | 10.7 (−11.8) | −7.7 (−22.1) | −28.9 (−33.8) | −35.7 (−37.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −56 (−49) | −60 (−51) | −42 (−41) | −29 (−34) | −5 (−21) | 15 (−9) | 30 (−1) | 17 (−8) | 4 (−16) | −7 (−22) | −30 (−34) | −49 (−45) | −60 (−51) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.69 (43) | 1.55 (39) | 1.32 (34) | 1.64 (42) | 1.53 (39) | 0.87 (22) | 1.95 (50) | 2.18 (55) | 1.63 (41) | 1.39 (35) | 1.36 (35) | 1.69 (43) | 18.80 (478) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 25.4 (65) | 19.4 (49) | 21.2 (54) | 12.0 (30) | 2.9 (7.4) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 3.8 (9.7) | 14.6 (37) | 22.9 (58) | 122.7 (311.37) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 28.9 (73) | 31.2 (79) | 22.4 (57) | 3.3 (8.4) | 1.2 (3.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 3.2 (8.1) | 5.6 (14) | 19.8 (50) | 34.3 (87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 101.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 43.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (snow/snow days 1940-2022, snow depth 2008-2022) ||||||||||||||