Buena Vista

town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States

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Country: United States
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee County
Incorporated: November 8, 1879
Type: Statutory Town established_title =
Total: 3.453 sq mi (8.942 km )
Land: 3.453 sq mi (8.942 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.000 km )
Elevation: 7,960 ft (2,430 m)
Density: 827/sq mi (319/km )
Time zone: UTC−07:00 ( MST )
Summer dst: UTC−06:00 ( MDT )
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Buena Vista (/ˈbjuːnə ˈvɪstə/ BEW-nə VISS-tə) is a statutory town located in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 2,855 at the 2020 United States census.

Buena Vista is located in central Colorado roughly midway between Salida and Leadville in the Upper Arkansas River Valley at an elevation of 7,965 feet (2,428 m).