Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:37 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:10 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 20°F17 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month April92 in of snow a year, on about 29 days34 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Walsenburg 1 Nw station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsFiesta Parkpark · 5.5 miLathropstate park · 8.7 mi · 158 acresLathrop State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 163 acresGreat Sand Dunes National Parknational park · 45.9 mi · 104,902 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes157 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 23 Aug 201139 mi away, near Valdez, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 25 Jun 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHuerfano County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025268 of 365 days measured96 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pueblo County, CO, 38 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Walsenburgserves 3,230 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique21 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,143 ft1,872 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpanish Peaks Regional Health Center - Hospital8.8 miPost officeWalsenburg Post Office5.7 miTown hallWalsenburg City Hall6.0 miPoliceHuerfano County Sheriff's Office5.9 miFire stationHuerfano County Fire Protection District5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPueblo Memorial Airport PUB47 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS81 miInterstateI-25 Bus4.7 miUS highwayUS 85-874.7 miAmtrakTrinidad, CO TRI33 miCoachWalsenburgBustang Outrider5.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81066 ZIP area.
