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Grant is an
The community is located in foothills of the
Grant is located at (39.459788,-105.662556).
unincorporated community
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and a U.S. Post Office
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in Park County, Colorado
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, United States.
Description
The community is located in foothills of the Front Range
The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado, and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountere ...
in the upper valley of the North Fork South Platte River
The North Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, in central Colorado in the United States. The river is located near the headwaters of the South Platte in the Rocky Mountains so ...
, approximately east of Kenosha Pass
Kenosha Pass, elevation , is a high mountain pass located in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States.
The pass is located in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, just northeast of the town of Fairplay, Colora ...
. It sits along U.S. Route 285 approximately southwest of Denver
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. It consists largely of a retired general store, post office, and surrounding houses and trailers along the south side of the highway and along the north side of the river. The Grant Post Office has the ZIP Code 80448. Grant is located at the mouth of Geneva Creek where it descends southward from the Front Range. County Road 62 follows the creek northward to Guanella Pass
Guanella Pass (elevation ) is a high mountain pass in central Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States.
The pass is located in southwestern Clear Creek County, in the Front Range west of Denver and south of Georgetown. T ...
, leading to Georgetown in the canyon of Clear Creek.
Geography
Grant is located at (39.459788,-105.662556).
Climate
According to theKöppen Climate Classification
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system, Grant has a warm-summer humid continental climate
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, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
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