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 hav ...
in
Larimer County
Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359,066. The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins. The county was named for William Larimer, Jr., the founder of Den ...
,
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
, 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 ...
west-northwest of
Fort Collins
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facer ...
. The community borders
Glen Echo Glen Echo may refer to:
Australia
* Glen Echo, Queensland, a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia
Canada
* Glen Echo Park, Ontario, a former nudist park in Southern Ontario, Canada
* Glen Echo Road, a residential road locate ...
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.
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, nota ...
system, Rustic has an
oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ...
, 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
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