Battlement Mesa, Colorado
| Battlement Mesa, Colorado | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Garfield County and the State of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 39°26′16″N 108°2′2″W / 39.43778°N 108.03389°WCoordinates: 39°26′16″N 108°2′2″W / 39.43778°N 108.03389°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Garfield County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.8 sq mi (30.6 km2) |
| • Land | 11.6 sq mi (30.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,489 ft (1,673 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,471 |
| • Density | 386/sq mi (149.2/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP Code | 81636 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-05120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867077 |
Battlement Mesa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,471 at the 2010 census. The Battlement Mesa post office has the ZIP Code 81636.
The community, which bills itself as a "covenant-protected community", is primarily a group of contiguous subdivisions developed in the later decades of the 20th century, catering to families and retirees. It is located on the flank of a hill on the south side of the Colorado River, across from the older town of Parachute. The two communities together are known as "Parachute-Battlement Mesa". The town takes its name from Battlement Mesa, an 11,000-foot-high (3,400 m) basalt-topped mesa that sits to the south of the town.
The community was first developed by an oil company as a residence for its workers in the expectation that the rising price of oil would make shale oil extraction economically viable. When adjusted oil prices fell, the housing estate was left as a stranded asset, and the oil company marketed it to retirees in conjunction with a real estate firm.
The Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse stands as a testimony to education.
Battlement Mesa is located at 39°26′16″N 108°2′2″W / 39.43778°N 108.03389°W (39.437904, -108.033769), on the south side of the Colorado River. It is bordered to the northwest, across the river, by the town of Parachute. Interstate 70 passes through Parachute, providing access to Battlement Mesa from Exit 75. I-70 leads east 42 miles (68 km) to Glenwood Springs, the Garfield County seat, and southwest 45 miles (72 km) to Grand Junction. Denver is 200 miles (320 km) east via I-70.
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