Gunnison Wedding

Gunnison is a city in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,409. It is the county seat of Gunnison CountyGR6. The city was named after John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.

Gunnison is the home of Western State College. The Gunnison County Airport serves the valley and nearby Crested Butte, Colorado with both commercial airline and general aviation flights.

Gunnison is located at the bottom of several valleys. Due to its location in the Rocky Mountains, cold air in all the valleys settles into Gunnison at night, making it one of the coldest places in winter in the United States. The average January low is -7F , and the average July high is 81F . The record low is -47F set on December 25, 1924. The record high is 98F, set on August 15, 1931. [1]