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Alamosa, Colorado

Everything Alamosa is known for

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Music in Alamosa

Songs About Alamosa

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Artists From Alamosa

Rivers & Roads in Song near Alamosa

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Alamosa.

History of Alamosa

Great Sand Dunes

The tallest sand dunes in North America, rising 750 feet from the floor of Colorado's San Luis Valley, formed over 440,000 years from the remains of an ancient lake at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

15.1 mi away

Things to Do in Alamosa

Everything Near Alamosa

5 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Rio Grande 169 · 8.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Right here, near Alamosa, you're close to a piece of railroad history: Rio Grande 169. This steam locomotive tells a story of connecting communities across the rugged landscapes of the Old West. Built in 1883 by Baldwin…

  • Trujillo Homesteads · 11.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine facing down cattle ranchers determined to push you off your land – that's the story of the Trujillo Homesteads. This ranch was first settled in the 1860s by Teofilo Trujillo, a Mexican sheep farmer. His son,…

  • Great Sand Dunes · 15.1 mi · Historical Marker

    The tallest sand dunes in North America, rising 750 feet from the floor of Colorado's San Luis Valley, formed over 440,000 years from the remains of an ancient lake at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

  • Great Sand Dunes · 18.5 mi · Things to Do

    750-foot sand dunes backed by 14000-foot peaks. Surreal contrast in southern Colorado.

  • Pike's Stockade · 19.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine raising the American flag where it definitely wasn't supposed to be! That's exactly what explorer Zebulon Pike did right here. In 1807, Pike and his expedition, officially on a mapping mission, found themselves…

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