Mosca, Colorado
| Mosca, Colorado | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Mosca, Colorado  Mosca, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado Location in Alamosa County and the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′52″N 105°52′27″W / 37.64778°N 105.87417°WCoordinates: 37°38′52″N 105°52′27″W / 37.64778°N 105.87417°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Colorado |
| County | Alamosa[1] |
| Elevation[1] | 7,559 ft (2,304 m) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code[2] | 81146 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0196391 |
Mosca is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. It was named for the nearby Mosca Pass, which was named for the Spanish explorer, Luis de Moscoso Alvarado.[3] The Mosca Post Office has the ZIP Code 81146.[2]
Geography
Mosca is located at 37°38′52″N 105°52′27″W / 37.64778°N 105.87417°W (37.647675,-105.874043). The elevation of Mosca is 7,559 feet (2304 meters).
Nearby attractions
Great Sand Dunes
Colorado Gators Reptile Park, June 2005
Colorado Gators Reptile Park, June 2005
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
- ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 36.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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