Odd Street Names in Grand Junction, Colo. People Can’t Pronounce

We all know that person who comes to Grand Junction to visit and butcher area names. Uncompahgre and Ouray are a couple that come to mind.

👇🏻Keep scrolling to see the street names we struggle to pronounce correctly.👇🏻

What's the Deal with Grand Junction, Colo. Street Names?

This makes it extremely difficult to give directions, especially with Grand Junction's "goofy" street naming convention. Like all the darn number and fraction roads, come on, it isn't very clear.

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Then, we have to throw in all the Native American words that really confuse people. Not that we shouldn't honor the heritage of our land, but we probably need a pronunciation guide provided to us when we move or visit the town.

Tips for Pronouncing Grand Junction Street Names

If you're just moving to Junction, or visiting for the first time, we suggest learning how to say the street names.

You could ask a local how to pronounce them. They're nice people.

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Google should be able to provide a correct pronunciation if you ask it, "How do you pronounce 'Uncompahgre'?" At least it'll get you close.

Needless to say, you're going to stumble on a word or 100 when in the area.

So, we looked at some of Grand Junction's street names and picked some of the most difficult for out-of-towners to pronounce.