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Alamosa is a home rule municipality and the county seat of Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. [9] [10] The city population was 9,806 in the 2020 United States Census . [11] The city is the commercial center of the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado , and is the home of Adams State University .
Mosca (Spanish for fly) is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. Mosca's population is 1,072 as of the 2020 census. [3] It was named for the nearby Mosca Pass, which was named for the Spanish explorer, Luis de Moscoso Alvarado. [4] The Mosca Post Office has the ZIP Code 81146. [2]
U.S. Highway 285 US 285 highlighted in red Route information Auxiliary route of US 85 Maintained by CDOT Length 263.87 mi (424.66 km) Major junctions South end US 285 at the New Mexico state line Major intersections US 160 in Monte Vista US 50 in Poncha Springs US 24 in Johnson Village US 85 in Sheridan North end I-25 SH 30 in Denver Location Country United States State Colorado Counties ...
The Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway is a 129-mile (208 km) Back Country Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Alamosa, Conejos, and Costilla counties, Colorado, USA. The byway explores the historic San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado including Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve; the Old Spanish ...
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is located in Saguache and Alamosa Counties, Colorado at approximately 37.75° north latitude and 105.5° west longitude. The national park is located in the San Luis Valley while the national preserve is located to the east in an adjacent section of the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains . [5]
Alamosa County. / 37.57°N 105.78°W / 37.57; -105.78. Alamosa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,376. [1] The county seat is Alamosa. [2] The county name is the Spanish language word for a grove of cottonwood trees .
Added to NRHP. April 22, 2003. The St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Alamosa, Colorado is a historic Mission Revival -style church at 607 Fourth Street. It was built in 1926 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1] A church was built on the site in 1882, but was demolished in 1930 when a sanctuary addition was created.
Length. 64 mi (103 km), west-east. Basin size. 148 sq mi (380 km 2) The Alamosa River is a river in the southern part of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is about 64 miles (103 km) long, [2] flowing roughly east through the San Luis Valley. Its watershed comprises about 148 square miles (380 km 2 ). The river's name means "shaded with cottonwoods ...