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Gunnison, Colorado Map Art
A new map of Gunnison, Colorado, made in 2026 and printed to order on thick archival matte paper.
12" x 18" Archival Matte Print
A Map of Home. A Work of Art.
Explore Gunnison, Colorado from a whole new perspective. Created using aerial imagery and detailed geographic data, this map captures Gunnison building by building, with labeled streets, familiar landmarks, and shaded topographical relief that highlights the natural contours of the landscape.
Combining modern data with the timeless character of a vintage atlas, this map is just as interesting up close as it is beautiful on the wall. Whether you grew up in Gunnison, spent memorable years there, or call it home today, this unique map is a great way to celebrate a place that means something to you. Zoom in on the preview to look for your street, and then order a print to put your memories on the wall.
Three ways to hang it
Unframed archival matte, a black wood frame or a white wood frame.
Up close
Geography Worth Displaying
This map was created using accurate cartographic data and authoritative geographic sources, including the U.S. Geological Survey and the Census Bureau. The map brings together terrain, waterways, roads, and building detail. The majority of the streets are labeled, houses are accurately depicted, and the topography is derived from government sources. Combining local data with carefully composed color and shading leads to this beautifully detailed Gunnison artwork for your wall.
Rather than simply showing street outlines, we’ve included as many of the street names as we could reasonably fit on the map while keeping their names legible. Zoom in on the high resolution preview to see exactly what’s on the map. We truly set out to create a statement piece for anyone who loves Gunnison. So whether it’s for you, or a gift for someone you love, we hope this map of Gunnison brings back fond memories.
Read the story behind this map of Gunnison, Colorado from 2026.
About Gunnison, Colorado
Gunnison is a city of 6,560 people and the seat of Gunnison County. It carries the name of John W. Gunnison, an Army officer who passed through in 1853 while looking for a railroad route across the continent. He spent just three days here before heading west to Utah. Fur trappers and mountain men had worked the area earlier in the 1800s, but falling fur prices in the 1840s ended their trade.
Gold seekers came in the late 1850s, and clashes with the Ute killed several miners and drove others away. A statewide mining boom in the 1870s brought miners, ranchers and farmers in greater numbers, and the Ute were forced out. When the railroad reached Gunnison in 1880, the D&RG and the DSP&P fought over the town, splitting its old and new sides over where depots should go. Both lines arrived, the DSP&P soon dropped its service, and the D&RG, later the D&RGW, carried townspeople for about seventy years, into the 1950s.
- Cattle country since 1880With only about eleven inches of rain a year and a short season at high elevation, local farmers gave up on crops in 1880 and began raising cattle. They cleared and leveled grazing land and cut irrigation ditches to grow hay for their horses and herds, methods still seen on working ranches around town. The Cattlemen's Days rodeo runs for 10 days each July and marked its 112th year in 2012.
- A town sealed off in 1918When Spanish influenza spread at the end of 1918, Gunnison cut itself off for two months. Barricades closed the highways near the county lines, and conductors told rail passengers that anyone stepping off the train here would be arrested and held in quarantine for five days. Restless residents lifted the isolation in February 1919, and the flu arrived a month later, killing two people. The story helped inspire Thomas Mullen's 2006 novel The Last Town on Earth.
- First college on the Western SlopeGovernor James B. Orman signed the bill creating the Colorado State Normal School on April 16, 1901, and the school opened in 1911 to prepare teachers during the area's farming boom. As it grew into a liberal arts college, it became Western State College of Colorado in 1923. Governor John Hickenlooper approved its third name, Western Colorado University, on August 1, 2012.
- The Outcalt brothersJohn and William Outcalt were among Gunnison's first settlers, and they started a ranch just north of town, along the southeast side of the Gunnison River. John Outcalt also helped build the Paragon School. The schoolhouse still stands today at the museum of the Gunnison Pioneer Society, at the town's eastern edge.
Find your street
Names on the Gunnison map
Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.
Places and landmarks1
- Jorgensen Park
Streets and roads92
- West Tomichi Avenue
- North Main Street
- East Tomichi Avenue
- South Twelfth Street
- Twelfth Street
- Tomichi Avenue
- South Spruce Street
- West New York Avenue
- North Eighth Street
- East New York Avenue
- South Boulevard Street
- North Boulevard Street
- San Juan Avenue
- West Denver Avenue
- West Virginia Avenue
- East Virginia Avenue
- South Reed Street
- South Fifth Street
- Spencer Avenue
- North Eleventh Street
- Escalante Drive
- North Colorado Street
- East Georgia Avenue
- East San Juan Avenue
- West Georgia Avenue
- Van Tuyl Circle
- Frontage Rd-us Highway 50
- West Gunnison Avenue
- Rio Grande Avenue
- Tenth Street
Show all 92 streets
- North 14th Street
- West Ruby Avenue
- West Ohio Avenue
- East Gothic Avenue
- South Wisconsin Street
- Ohio Avenue
- East Airport Road
- North Wisconsin Street
- North Pine Street
- North Twelfth Street
- North Spruce Street
- North Iowa Street
- West Gothic Avenue
- Bidwell Avenue
- South Main Street
- South 14th Street
- Brookside Drive
- Athletic Drive
- South Adams Street
- East Gunnison Avenue
- Palisade Avenue
- Vulcan Street
- Irwin Street
- Quartz Street
- Adam Street
- Tincup Drive
- Taylor Street
- West Bidwell
- College Avenue
- Tyler Lane
- North Seventh Street
- Eleventh Street
- South Ninth Street
- West Evans Avenue
- Rainbow Acres Lane
- North Taylor Street
- West Elizabeth Avenue
- Cactus Hill Drive
- Arthur Avenue
- South Second Street
- Railroad Avenue
- North Ninth Street
- East Ruby Avenue
- Andrews Lane
- South Eleventh Street
- South Tenth Street
- Sydney Street
- Sunny Slope Drive
- South Third Street
- South Sixth Street
- Pine Street
- Seventh Street
- East Frontage Road
- Diamond Lane
- Ruby Avenue
- South Iowa Street
- Floresta Street
- North Tenth Street
- Evans Avenue
- Rock Creek Road
- Thorton Way
- Gothic Avenue
Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.
The art of mapping a place
How This Map Was Made
Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.
The view from above
Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.
The shape of the land
Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.
The details of home
Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.
Geography becomes art
Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.
Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.
The Details
About This Print
Choose an archival matte print, or a black or white Ayous wood frame. The archival matte print is unframed.
Select your size and finish above to see the matching product image and price.
Materials & Craftsmanship
A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.
Your printed map does not include the watermark shown in the full-map preview.
Shipping & Delivery
Free shipping within the United States. Every print is made to order in the USA.
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Prints ship within 2 to 3 business days. Allow 7 to 10 days total from ordering for delivery. Timing may vary during holidays or periods of high order volume.
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Returns and damaged prints
Each print is made to order. Change-of-mind refunds are not available after production.
If your print arrives damaged, misprinted or incorrect, contact support@knowol.com within 30 days of receiving it. Include your order number, photos and a description of the issue.
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