San Luis Valley

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San Luis Valley is a high-altitude, agriculturally rich basin in southern Colorado known for its expansive plains, surrounding mountain ranges, and significant Hispanic and Native American cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-altitude basin
valley
borderedBy San Juan Mountains
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
climateType cold desert steppe
contains Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
Baca National Wildlife Refuge
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
San Luis State Wildlife Area
San Luis Valley aquifer system
town of Alamosa
linked to: Alamosa, Colorado

town of Center, Colorado
town of Del Norte
town of Monte Vista
town of San Luis, Colorado
country United States
drainedBy Rio Grande
elevation approximately 2300–2400 meters above sea level
hasCharacteristic agriculturally rich
expansive plains
high elevation
semi-arid climate
hasCounty Alamosa County
Conejos County
Costilla County
Mineral County (partial)
Rio Grande County
Saguache County
hasCulturalHeritage Hispanic
Native American
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
ranching
tourism
hasFeature closed basin in its northern part
hasHighestPoint surrounding mountain ranges
hasHistoricCommunity San Luis, oldest continuously inhabited town in Colorado
hasIssue groundwater depletion concerns
water rights conflicts
hasRiver Alamosa River
Conejos River
Rio Grande
Saguache Creek
historicallyInhabitedBy Apache groups
Navajo people (nearby influence)
linked to: Navajo people

Ute people
isImportantFor migratory bird habitat
knownFor alfalfa production
barley production
center-pivot irrigation
potato farming
locatedIn Colorado
locatedInRegion Southern Colorado
partOf Upper Rio Grande Basin

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Southern Colorado hasRegion San Luis Valley
Rio Grande Rift contains San Luis Basin
linked to: San Luis Valley
Trinidad State College serviceArea San Luis Valley region
linked to: San Luis Valley
Adams State University locatedIn San Luis Valley
Adams State University regionServed San Luis Valley region
linked to: San Luis Valley
Western Colorado contains San Luis Valley
Alamosa, Colorado locatedIn San Luis Valley
Alamosa County, Colorado locatedIn San Luis Valley
Rio Grande County, Colorado partOf San Luis Valley
Monte Vista, Colorado locatedIn San Luis Valley
Monte Vista, Colorado isPartOf San Luis Valley region
linked to: San Luis Valley
Conejos County, Colorado locatedIn San Luis Valley
Conejos County, Colorado hasRegion San Luis Valley
Costilla County, Colorado partOf San Luis Valley
Costilla County, Colorado hasFeature San Luis Valley
Saguache County, Colorado partOf San Luis Valley
Saguache County, Colorado contains San Luis Valley
Intermountain West contains San Luis Valley (often included physiographically)
linked to: San Luis Valley
Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center partOf San Luis Valley region
linked to: San Luis Valley
Medano Pass drainageDivideBetween San Luis Valley
U.S. Route 285 crosses San Luis Valley
Hispano demographicCenter San Luis Valley of Colorado
linked to: San Luis Valley
New Mexican Spanish region San Luis Valley
Rio Grande National Forest contains San Luis Valley (portions)
linked to: San Luis Valley
Challenger Point isVisibleFrom San Luis Valley
Ellingwood Point isVisibleFrom San Luis Valley
Alamosa campus locatedIn San Luis Valley