Monte Vista, Colorado

About Monte Vista

Set in the southern part of Colorado, Monte Vista is a small town, home to 4,030 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Monte Vista holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.64 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,527 residents per square mile.

📰 Monte Vista News Today

• Mancos vs. Monte Vista: Colorado High School Girls Volleyball, Oct. 10, 2026 CHSAANow.com · Oct 10
• Buena Vista vs. Monte Vista: Colorado High School Football, Oct. 9, 2026 CHSAANow.com · Oct 9
• Monte Vista's Mellott, Vail Christian win 2A boys golf title Colorado Preps · Oct 6
• Monte Vista Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Learn about water-wise plants at Monte Vista workshop Alamosa Citizen · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Colorado headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Monte Vista Unique

• The only place in America named Monte Vista — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Monte Vista

• Baldo's — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Homelake Veterans' History Museum · Museum
• Howitzer · Attraction
• Marilyn Tank · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Monte Vista

• Chapman Park reviews ★
• Faith Hinkley Veteran's Memorial park reviews ★
• Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tony Perea Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Monte Vista

• Bill Metz Elementary School
• Byron Syring Delta Center
• Marsh Elementary School
• Monte Vista Middle School
• Monte Vista On-Line Academy
• Monte Vista Senior High School
• Sargent Elementary School
• Sargent Junior High School
• Sargent Senior High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Monte Vista

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