Mosca, Colorado
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Mosca, Colorado is a small unincorporated rural community in southern Colorado, located near the Great Sand Dunes and serving as a local hub for the surrounding agricultural area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mosca, Colorado canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode | 719 ⓘ |
| climateType | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| commonReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 37.644°N 105.874°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Alamosa County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 15 miles north of Alamosa, Colorado ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Rio Grande basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 2,304 meters
ⓘ
about 7,559 feet ⓘ |
| governingBody | Alamosa County authorities ⓘ |
| hasFeature | rural community ⓘ |
| hasGNISFeatureID | 0204750 ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural
ⓘ
irrigated crop farming ⓘ livestock grazing ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Colorado Gators Reptile Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve visitor services ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandform |
Great Sand Dunes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sangre de Cristo Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostOffice | Mosca post office ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity |
farming
ⓘ
ranching ⓘ tourism related to Great Sand Dunes ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | rural community ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Alamosa County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Luis Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Luis de Moscoso Alvarado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Luis Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| postalCode | 81146 ⓘ |
| postOfficeOpened | 1890 ⓘ |
| region | San Luis Valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | high-altitude valley ⓘ |
| roadAccess | Colorado State Highway 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs | local hub for surrounding agricultural area ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Mountain Daylight Time ⓘ |
| transportation | served by Colorado State Highway 17 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sand Creek (Great Sand Dunes)