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Montrose, CO vs Alturas, CA

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Highlights
- Alturas has 12.9% more rainy days than Montrose.
- Alturas has 0.0% more Sunny Days than Montrose.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Alturas scores 4.1% worse than Montrose
 Montrose, COAlturas, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock43702443
Reviews for Montrose    23 Reviews

I've lived in the area for 4 yrs. First 2 in Ridgway. The positive is the City is growing which is bringing interesting development & tax revenue. The Montrose  More

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I was born in Montrose about 50 years ago and despite moving to Telluride, Denver, Ann Arbor, San Francisco and Chicago, I can’t find another place that makes me feel  More

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Okay so here’s the end all be all. If I could give this town a zero I would I came to visit my girlfriend from Denver and I considered moving out here despite being a  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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