Mosca, Colorado
Mosca, Colorado | |
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 Mosca and State Highway 17 | |
  Mosca, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado
Location in Alamosa County and the state of Colorado  Mosca, Colorado Mosca, Colorado (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′52″N 105°52′27″W / 37.64778°N 105.87417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Alamosa[1] |
| Elevation | 7,559 ft (2,304 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| 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).
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References
- ^ a b "Mosca". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 2, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 23, 2010. 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 | |