Local servicesPost officeSan Luis Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSan Luis Town Hallunder a milePoliceCostilla County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationWild Horse Mesa Volunteer Fire Department8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolCentennial Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field ALS30 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS117 miUS highwayUS 16015 miAmtrakTrinidad, CO TRI50 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:41 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:11 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 48°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 6°F9 in of rain a year, on about 28 dayswettest month July105 in of snow a year, on about 35 days2 days above 90°F, 211 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, San Luis 1 S station, 1 mi away; snow from Aguilar 18wsw
Nearby landmarksSalzar Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miWillow Creek Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miBasaltic Hillspeak · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Luis Hills State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 17,037 acresAlamosa National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.7 mi · 12,077 acresCarson Othernational forest · 24.7 mi · 101,380 acresGreat Sand Dunes National Parknational park · 34.3 mi · 104,902 acresCarson National Forestnational forest · 55.7 mi · 82 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes197 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 23 Aug 201140 mi away, near Valdez, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Jul 202640 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCostilla County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025334 of 365 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 25, worst day 76main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Alamosa County, CO, 33 mi away
Drinking waterSan Luis WSDserves 629 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation8,003 ft2,439 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
