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Cathedral
ColoradoCDP
Cathedral
Total population
13
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Hydrologic Outlook · UnknownHydrologic Outlook issued September 25 at 2:21PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
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Overview
Cathedral is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Cathedral CDP was 15 at the United States Census 2020.
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History
The Cathedral, Colorado, post office operated from July 18, 1898, until September 30, 1921. The Powderhorn, Colorado, post office (Zip Code 81243) now serves the area.
Geography
Cathedral is located in the northeast corner of Hinsdale County on the east side of Cebolla Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Gunnison River. The community is at the junction of County Roads 50 and 45. County Road 50 leads southwest (upstream) to Colorado State Highway 149 at Slumgullion Pass, from which point Lake City, the Hinsdale County seat, is to the northwest. County Road 50 also leads north (downstream) from Cathedral into Gunnison and eventually via County Road 27 to Highway 149 at Powderhorn. The Cathedral CDP has an area of , all land.
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Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Cathedral, CO from NOAA NWS API.
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Colorado
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Cathedral



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Recent natural events nearby
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Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-26 03:00 UTC.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET