Parshall, CO

Parshall is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Grand County, Colorado, United States. The 2020 census counted 42 residents. Parshall is located along the south side of U.S. Route 40 between Hot Sulphur Springs and Kremmling, on the north bank of the Colorado River downstream from Byers Canyon. This 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. The Henderson Mill on County Road 3 is the most significant local industry. Parshall processes molybdenum ore derived from the Henderson Mine in Clear Creek County, just over the Continental Divide. A newcomer can read Parshall through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Parshall comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines.