Mosca is an unincorporated town

Unincorporated area

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 and a U.S. Post Office

United States Postal Service

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 in Alamosa County

Alamosa County, Colorado

Alamosa County is one of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county name is the Spanish language word for a "grove of cottonwood trees." The county population was 14,966 at U.S. Census 2000...

, Colorado

Colorado

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, United States

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. It was named for the nearby Mosca Pass, which was named for the Spanish explorer, Luis de Moscoso de Alvarado. The Mosca Post Office has the ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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 81146.

Geography

Mosca is located at 37°38′52"N 105°52′27"W (37.647675,-105.874043).
The elevation of Mosca is 7,559 feet (2304 meters).

Nearby attractions

• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
  Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
  -Other features:The park also contains alpine lakes and tundra, six peaks over 13,000 feet in elevation, ancient spruce and pine forests, large stands of aspen and cottonwood, grasslands, and wetlands — all habitat for diverse wildlife and plant species.One of the most unusual features of...
  
  
• San Luis State Park
  San Luis State Park
  San Luis State Park is a state park located in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The park is in the town of Mosca, in the shadow of the Great Sand Dunes National Park.-Wildlife:...
  
  
• Colorado Gators Reptile Park
  Colorado Gators Reptile Park
  Colorado Gators Reptile Park was opened to the public in 1990, in Mosca, Colorado, United States. Located north of Alamosa, Colorado, it started as a tilapia farm in 1977, and now includes a bird sanctuary, reptile rescue, education, and display, and a biodome....