DISTANCES TO MAJOR CITIES:

Alamosa, Colorado    151 miles    2.5 hours by car

Albuquerque, New Mexico    215 miles   3.5 to 4 hours by car

Aspen, Colorado   250 miles

Boulder, Colorado   405 miles     8 hours

Denver, Colorado    350 miles   5.5 to 6.5 miles by car

Colorado Springs, Colorado  312 miles  5.5 to 6 hours by car

Grand Junction, Colorado  169 miles   3.5 to 4.0 hours by car

Lamar, Colorado   353 miles  6 to 7 hours

Phoenix, Arizona   461 miles  about 8 hours by car

Sante Fe, New Mexico   216  miles  3.5 to 4.0 hours by car

Salt Lake City, Utah   413 miles   7 to 8 hours by car

Sterling, Colorado    506 miles

Trinidad, Colorado   260 miles

The elevation of our fair city is 6,512 feet above sea level.  Durango is located in La Plata County in the southwest corner of Colorado.  Located in the beautiful Animas River Valley and surrounded by the San Juan and La Plata Mountain ranges, Durango is close to the Four Corners area, where Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona meet.  The city of Durango comprises 4.37 miles, while La Plata County is 1,700 square miles, approximately 50 miles north to south and 50 miles east to west..