Alamosa, Colorado

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Alamosa, Colorado is a small city in the San Luis Valley known as a regional hub for southern Colorado and a gateway to Great Sand Dunes National Park.

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Alamosa, Colorado canonical 9
Alamosa 1
town of Alamosa 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
areaCode 719
averageJanuaryLowTemperature below 0 °F on some nights
averageJulyHighTemperature around 80s °F
climateClassification cold semi-arid climate
country United States
county Alamosa County
distanceTo about 35 miles from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
elevation about 2,299 meters
about 7,543 feet
FIPSCode 08-01320
founded 1878
GNISFeatureID 0193294
governmentType home rule municipality
hasAirportIATACode ALS
hasAirportICAOCode KALS
hasLocalGovernment city council
hostTo Adams State University
Trinidad State College Alamosa campus
linked to: Alamosa campus
incorporatedAsCity 1878
isCountySeatOf Alamosa County, Colorado
isGatewayTo Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
isRegionalHubFor southern Colorado
knownFor agricultural economy in San Luis Valley
cold winter temperatures
proximity to Great Sand Dunes
locatedIn San Luis Valley
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
majorHighway U.S. Route 160 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 285 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Spanish word "álamo" (cottonwood tree)
nearestNationalPark Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
population about 9,800 (2020 census)
postalCode 81101
primaryEconomicSectors agriculture
education
tourism
region south-central Colorado
linked to: Southern Colorado
servedByAirport San Luis Valley Regional Airport
servedByRailroad Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (historically)
state Colorado
traversedByRiver Rio Grande

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Southern Colorado hasCity Alamosa, Colorado
Adams State University locatedIn Alamosa, Colorado
Western Colorado hasMajorCity Alamosa
linked to: Alamosa, Colorado
San Luis Valley contains town of Alamosa
linked to: Alamosa, Colorado
Alamosa County, Colorado capital Alamosa, Colorado
Alamosa County, Colorado countySeat Alamosa, Colorado
Alamosa County, Colorado largestCity Alamosa, Colorado
Alamosa County, Colorado hasMunicipality Alamosa, Colorado
Sand Creek (Great Sand Dunes) nearSettlement Alamosa, Colorado
subject linked to: Sand Creek
U.S. Route 285 passesThrough Alamosa, Colorado