High-altitude basin in Colorado and New Mexico in the United States
The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately 122 miles (196 km) long and 74 miles (119 km) wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It contains 6 counties and portions of 3 others. It is an extensive high-elevation depositional basin of approximately 8,000 square miles (21,000 km2) with an average elevation of 7,664 feet (2,336 m) above sea level. The valley is a section of the Rio Grande Rift and is drained to the south by the Rio Grande, which rises in the San Juan Mountains to the west of the valley and flows south into New Mexico. The San Luis Valley has a cold desert climate but has substantial water resources from the Rio Grande and groundwater.
The San Luis Valley was ceded to the United States by Mexico following the Mexican–American War. Hispanic settlers began moving north and settling in the valley after the United States made a treaty with the Utes and established a fort in the early 1850s. Prior to the Mexican war the Spanish and Mexican governments had reserved the valley to the Utes. Later in the 19th century Anglo settlers began to settle in the valley and engaged in mining, ranching, and irrigated agriculture. Today the valley has a diverse Anglo and Hispanic population.
The SanLuisValley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately 122 miles (196 km)...
SanLuisValley Regional Medical Center (SLVRMC) is an acute care hospital located in the SanLuisValley in Alamosa, Colorado. It serves southern Colorado...
The SanLuis Reservoir is an artificial lake on SanLuis Creek in the eastern slopes of the Diablo Range of Merced County, California, approximately 12 mi...
Region SanLuis District, Cañete, Lima Region SanLuis District, Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald SanLuis District, Lima SanLuis District, San Pablo SanLuis, Agusan...
Pacific Railroad in Walsenburg. Much of the railroad is located in the SanLuisValley. In 2022, it was purchased by Stefan Soloviev. The oldest predecessor...
SanLuisValley Regional Airport (IATA: ALS, ICAO: KALS, FAA LID: ALS) (Bergman Field) is two miles south of Alamosa, in Alamosa County, Colorado, United...
The Southern SanLuisValley Railroad is a fallen flag shortline railroad that was located in Southern Colorado. Best known in its final years of operation...
SanLuis Obispo de Tolosa (Spanish: Misión SanLuis Obispo de Tolosa) is a Spanish mission founded September 1, 1772 by Father Junípero Serra in San Luis...
State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project. Although the dam is located in the valley of SanLuis Creek, the majority of its water comes from...
The San Joaquin Valley (/ˌsæn hwɑːˈkiːn/ SAN whah-KEEN; Spanish: Valle de San Joaquín) is the southern half of California's Central Valley. Famed as a...
Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Monument, Leadville, Alamosa, Monte Vista, the SanLuisValley, Cañon City, Trinidad, Rocky Ford, La Junta, Walsenburg and southeastern...
sand dunes up to 750 feet (230 m) tall on the eastern edge of the SanLuisValley, and an adjacent national preserve in the Sangre de Cristo Range, in...
Colonel Pike and his troops were arrested by Spanish cavalrymen in the SanLuisValley the following February, taken to Chihuahua, and expelled from Mexico...
San Juan volcanic field. One, La Garita Caldera, is 35 miles (56 km) in diameter. Large beds of lava, some extending under the floor of the SanLuis Valley...
The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Situated to the north of the Los Angeles...
19th century including at encampments in the SanLuisValley, Wet Mountains, and the Upper Arkansas Valley and at the annual Rocky Mountain Rendezvous...
Penitente Canyon is located in the SanLuisValley of Colorado, USA. It was once a refuge for the Penitentes. The area, located on the lands of the Bureau...