Buena Vista
About Buena Vista
Statutory town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United StatesBuena Vista ( BEW-nə VIST-ə) 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). The name "Buena Vista", Spanish for "Good View", can often be heard pronounced locally as . This Americanized pronunciation was specified by Alsina Dearheimer, who chose this name for the town, which was officially selected over other names (Cottonwood, Mahonville) on the occasion of the town's incorporation. Alternate pronunciations include the Spanish [ˈbwena ˈβista.…
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