Editing Rifle, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
Rifle is located in the valley of the [[Colorado River]] where [[Rifle Creek]] joins from the north. Most of the city is on the north side of the river, but some city land lies to the south. [[Interstate 70]] passes through the city along the south side of the river, with access from Exit 90. I-70 leads east {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Glenwood Springs, Colorado|Glenwood Springs]], the Garfield County seat, and southwest {{convert|60|mi}} to [[Grand Junction, Colorado|Grand Junction]]. [[U.S. Route 6]] runs along the north side of the Colorado River through Rifle, providing a local parallel route to I-70. [[Colorado State Highway 13]] intersects I-70 and US-6, passing through the southern and western parts of Rifle, then leading north {{convert|41|mi}} to [[Meeker, Colorado|Meeker]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Rifle has a total area of {{convert|14.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 1.18%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0864255| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rifle city, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=November 16, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Rifle, 1991-2020 normals
|width = auto
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F =  62
|Feb record high F =  69
|Mar record high F =  81
|Apr record high F =  92
|May record high F =  99
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F =  99
|Oct record high F =  88
|Nov record high F =  79
|Dec record high F =  65
|year record high F = 104
|Jan high F = 36.8
|Feb high F = 43.5
|Mar high F = 55.4
|Apr high F = 62.9
|May high F = 74.3
|Jun high F = 86.4
|Jul high F = 92.1
|Aug high F = 88.9
|Sep high F = 80.0
|Oct high F = 65.5
|Nov high F = 49.7
|Dec high F = 37.3
|year high F =64.4
|Jan low F = 13.4
|Feb low F = 19.8
|Mar low F = 27.0
|Apr low F = 32.6
|May low F = 40.2
|Jun low F = 47.9
|Jul low F = 55.3
|Aug low F = 53.6
|Sep low F = 45.0
|Oct low F = 33.6
|Nov low F = 23.3
|Dec low F = 14.0
|year low F =33.8
|Jan record low F = −38
|Feb record low F = −34
|Mar record low F = −16
|Apr record low F =   4
|May record low F =  17
|Jun record low F =  22
|Jul record low F =  33
|Aug record low F =  31
|Sep record low F =  21
|Oct record low F =  7
|Nov record low F = −16
|Dec record low F = −27
|year record low F= −38
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.70
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.60
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.76
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.01
|May precipitation inch = 1.14
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.68
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.96
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.07
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.34
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.27
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.63
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.57
|year precipitation inch =
|source 1 = weather.com<ref name = weather.com >
{{cite web
  |url = http://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/l/USCO0334:1:US
  |title = Monthly Average/ Record Temperatures
  |publisher= Weather.com
  |access-date = January 17, 2016
}}</ref>
|date=January 2016
| source 2 = xmACIS2<ref name = xmACIS2>
{{cite web
  |url = http://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
  |title = Monthly Climate Normals - Rifle Garfield County AP, CO
  |publisher = NOAA
  |access-date = June 15, 2021
}}</ref>
}}