Walsenburg, Colorado

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Walsenburg, Colorado is a small historic city in southern Colorado known as a gateway to the Spanish Peaks and the surrounding high plains and mountain recreation areas.

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instanceOf city
county seat
areaCode 719
climateClassification semi-arid climate
coordinates 37.6242°N 104.7800°W
country United States
county Huerfano County, Colorado
distanceTo Pueblo, Colorado approximately 47 miles south
Trinidad, Colorado approximately 62 miles north
economyHistoricallyBasedOn coal mining
railroad transportation
ranching
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1,880 meters
approximately 6,168 feet
governmentType statutory city
hasAttraction Museum of Friends
Walsenburg Mining Museum
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Walsenburg Historic District
hasRecreation camping
fishing
hiking
hunting
incorporatedAsCity 1908
incorporatedAsTown 1873
isCountySeatOf Huerfano County, Colorado
isGatewayTo Lathrop State Park
Sangre de Cristo Mountains region
Spanish Peaks
Spanish Peaks Wilderness
locatedInPhysiographicRegion High Plains
linked to: Great Plains
locatedInRegion Southern Colorado
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedNear Lathrop State Park
Spanish Peaks
locatedOnHighway Colorado State Highway 10
Interstate 25
U.S. Route 160 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Fred Walsen
nearestMajorCity Pueblo, Colorado
originalName La Plaza de los Leones
partOf Huerfano River basin
linked to: Huerfano River
populationCensus2020 approximately 3,049
postalCode 81089
region Front Range Urban Corridor (southern fringe)
servedBySchoolDistrict Huerfano School District RE-1
state Colorado
watercourseNearby Cucharas River

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Southern Colorado hasCity Walsenburg, Colorado
Spanish Peaks nearestTown Walsenburg, Colorado
Huerfano County, Colorado seat Walsenburg, Colorado
Huerfano County, Colorado countySeat Walsenburg, Colorado
Huerfano County, Colorado largestCity Walsenburg, Colorado
Walsenburg, Colorado hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Walsenburg Historic District
linked to: Walsenburg, Colorado
Lathrop State Park locatedNear Walsenburg, Colorado
Colorado State Highway 10 westernTerminus Walsenburg, Colorado
Colorado State Highway 10 connects Walsenburg, Colorado
X. Atencio placeOfBirth Walsenburg, Colorado, United States
linked to: Walsenburg, Colorado
Xavier Atencio birthPlace Walsenburg, Colorado, United States
linked to: Walsenburg, Colorado