Rustic is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Larimer County,

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, United States. Rustic is located on State Highway 14 and the

Cache La Poudre River The Cache la Poudre River ( ), also known as the Poudre River, is a river in the state of Colorado in the United States. Name The name of the river () is a corruption of the original Cache à la Poudre, or "cache of powder". It refers to an ...

west-northwest of

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. The community borders Glen Echo to the west. In 1881, S.B. Stewart built the Rustic Hotel at this location. It soon became a popular summer tourist resort. The town of Rustic was established in 1882. File:Rustic Hotel.jpg, Rustic Hotel, c. 1910

Climate

According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

system, Rustic has an oceanic climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Rustic was on July 22, 2005 and June 17, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was on March 4, 2019.

References

External links

Colorado Tourism Office page on Rustic
Unincorporated communities in Larimer County, Colorado Unincorporated communities in Colorado {{Colorado-geo-stub