Local servicesHospitalPagosa Springs Medical Center13.3 miFire stationPagosa Fire Protection District Station 5 Aspen Springs7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDurango La Plata County Airport DRO25 miUS highwayUS 1602.2 miCoachPine River Library - 395 Bayfield Center Dr.Bustang Outrider15 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 min5:49 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:19 am – 4:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 11°F14 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 24 days21 days above 90°F, 202 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ignacio 6ese station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksMule Mountainpeak · under a mileLOWER PIEDRAcampground · 1.4 miMesa Spring Number 1spring · 1.8 miFarrow Springspring · 1.9 miDevil Mountainpeak · 3.3 miUTEcampground · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Juan National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,865,968 acresDevil Creek State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 551 acresState Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 621 acresNavajo State Parkstate park · 14.9 mi · 4,966 acresRio Grande National Forestnational forest · 20.8 mi · 1,839,117 acresNavajo Lake State Parkstate park · 26.0 mi · 17,438 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 15 Dec 202550 mi away, near Los Ojos, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 5 Jul 202650 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowArchuleta County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025302 of 364 days measured60 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Archuleta County monitors, CO
Drinking waterPagosa Area WSDserves 11,069 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation8,354 ft2,546 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
