Powderhorn is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.

The Powderhorn Post Office has the ZIP Code 81243.

[4] Some say the community was named from a nearby landform in the shape of a powderhorn, while others believe an old powderhorn found near the town site caused the name to be selected.

[5] Climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity.

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