THE PAGOSA SPRINGS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sedimentary Mid-Elevation Forests setting.
Pagosa Springs town has 5.06 square miles of land in Archuleta County. Its Census reference point is in Sedimentary Mid-Elevation Forests, within Southern Rockies.
Steep mountains rise through distinct vegetation bands, from lower grass and shrub country to conifers and alpine terrain. Elevation is a defining difference across Southern Rocky Mountain landscapes.
Regional context: Southern Rockies ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County
Pagosa Springs is associated with Archuleta County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Pagosa Springs by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Pagosa Springs, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 0.1 percentage points higher than the 0.4% recorded for Archuleta County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Pagosa Springs town has 43.6% of the land area of nearby Piedra CDP (11.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

