Community Hospital | Serving Western Colorado

Work and play where most people only dream of vacationing someday. Live among awe-inspiring natural beauty and a dramatic red rock landscape. Enjoy exhilarating outdoor adventures, stunning golf courses and peaceful places to reflect and unwind, plus enjoy a downtown full of great shops, restaurants, and galleries. Grand Junction offers more opportunities for outdoor recreation within a 100 mile radius of its boundaries than any other city in the Western U.S. At an elevation of 4,586 feet, this is a dream destination for rafting, kayaking, hiking, rock climbing, fishing, hunting, camping, golfing, and skiing. Grand Junction is a great place to live and visit, explore the majestic Colorado National Monument, enjoy local wines, juicy peaches, and relax in the temperate high desert bisected by the Colorado River.
Climate More than 300 days of sunshine a year 21.6 inches average annual snowfall 8.7 inches average annual precipitation Population 53,662 in city limits 145,671 in Mesa County Culture Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction Symphony A thriving downtown restaurant, music and theater scene.	In our back yard, the Colorado National Monument has 23,000 acres of naturally sculpted sandstone and 50 miles of hiking trails. The Grand Mesa has more than 200 lakes on its aspen-covered flanks. Camp, hike and fish in the summer and cross-country ski, board and snowmobile in the winter. Powderhorn Ski Resort, just 35 miles away, has 600 skiable acres and a 1,650-foot vertical drop. Both the Colorado and Gunnison rivers pass through Grand Junction, providing rafting, kayaking and canoeing.