Buena Vista (Colorado)
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Foundation : | November 8, 1879 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Colorado | |
County : | Chaffee County | |
Coordinates : | 38 ° 51 ′ N , 106 ° 8 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | |
Residents : | 2,143 (as of 2009) | |
Population density : | 240.8 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 8.9 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 8.9 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 2428 m | |
Postal code : | 81211 | |
Area code : | +1 719 | |
FIPS : | 08-10105 | |
GNIS ID : | 0189268 | |
Website : | www.buenavistaco.gov |
Buena Vista is a community in the US state of Colorado and is located 150 km southwest of Denver on the Arkansas River - near the headwaters of the river. The community, founded in 1879, is located in a wide valley of the Arkansas River between the Sawatch Range and the Mosquito Range , two mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains . Not far from the San Isabel National Forest and in the middle of the Arkansas Headwaters recreation area, tourism in particular plays a major role for Buena Vista. The place is known nationwide, especially as a starting point for white water rafting on the Arkansas River. The place is the starting point of the TransRockies Run, a stage run over 120 miles.
sons and daughters of the town
- Carol Springer (1936–2018), real estate agent and politician
- Robert Eaton (* 1940), manager who worked primarily in the automotive industry
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