Nucla Station
Nucla Station is in Montrose, Colorado. Nucla Station is situated nearby to the town Naturita.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nucla and Naturita.
Nucla
Town
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Nucla is a statutory town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 585 as of the 2020 census, down from 711 in 2010. Its name comes from the town founders' intent that it serve as a "nucleus" for the surrounding farms and mines, although it has since come to be associated with the growth of uranium mining in the region. Nucla is situated 3 miles northwest of Nucla Station.
Naturita
Town
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Naturita is a statutory town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 485 at the 2020 census, down from 546 in 2010. The post office in Naturita was opened on October 21, 1881, under the name "Chipeta"; the name was changed to Naturita September 15, 1882, and has used that name since then. Naturita is situated 3½ miles west of Nucla Station.
Nucla Station
- Type: Industry
- Location: Montrose, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.23755° or 38° 14′ 15″ northLongitude
-108.50811° or 108° 30′ 29″ westInception
November 1959Operator
Tri-State Generation & TransOpen location code
85CH6FQR+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 315556525OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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