Yampa is a statutory town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 399 at the 2020 census.

City name

Yampa is the Northern Ute word for the Perideridia root, which was an important food source.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 sqmi, all of it land.

Climate

Yampa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), with warm summers and long, cold, snowy winters. Due to altitude and dryness, the diurnal temperature variation is large throughout the year, especially in summer, and the growing season is short, typically averaging just 80 days.

Demographics