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Villa Grove, Colorado
Villa Grove, elevation of 7,986 feet (2,436 meters), is located in Saguache County, Colorado. The town sits at the bottom of Poncha Pass. Known as the northern gateway to the San Luis Valley, this hamlet has several massive peaks around it in all directions; especially to its east. The town was founded by Civil War veterans in 1863. At first named Garibaldi (for Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi), and was established by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1870. The town's name was changed to the less political Villa Grove, on January 19, 1872. It served as the southern terminus of the Rio Grande's narrow-gauge Poncha Pass line from 1870 to 1890. Today, this sleepy village is known as an art town with an estimated population of about 220 to 230 residents.
Some main attractions outside of town include two very well known hot springs. Joyful Journey, which sits in the middle of the valley to Villa Grove's south, and the naturist hot springs of Valley View (run by the Orient Land Trust) are in the foothills to its southeast, with overnight accommodations, delightful natural rock soaking ponds, and great views of the mountains and the valley down below (totally living up to its name!). Hiking trails abound in San Isabel National Forest and the Hayden Pass area, just east of town, is a popular launch point for hang gliding.
Villa Grove experiences a cool, semi-arid high-desert climate. Summers are pleasant and warm, with average daytime highs typically around 80°F (27°C) . Winters are cold with highs in the 40s°F (4°C) and fall off to well below freezing at night. It sees an average seasonal snowfall of approximately 30 to 40 inches (102 cm) per season.
The cams shown below are located well south of where the town is located, across from where Joyful Journey is situated.
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South of Villa Grove/US 285
(looking north to Poncha Pass and the
northern San de Cristo Mts at US Hwy 285)
South of Villa Grove/US
285
Heading to Saguache. Blanca Peak is sometimes shown in the
distance on the left.
This is where Colorado Highway 17 starts and also where it meets U.S. 285.
Please call CDOT, ask them to return the Highway 17 cam that used to show here,
The main customer service number for CDOT is (303) 757-9011.
Villa Grove, Co Map
Click on the minus icon 3 times and look south to see where the above intersection is located
(found in the camera's control box on the map's bottom right)
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