Monte Vista

Monte Vista is a good-sized town with all the amenities. Birders might want to cruise the neighborhood streets looking for feeders, which can attract finches including Evening Grosbeaks and Cassin’s Finches. The cemetery just west of town has many mature evergreens where you might find warblers in migration, crossbills in winter, and Great Horned Owls at any season. There is a new wetlands trail on the west side of Monte Vista behind Big R, another good place to spot wetland birds.

County: Rio Grande

Habitat: Urban/Suburban, Park/Cemetery

Directions: Monte Vista is along US 160 at its junction with US 285. The cemetery is just west of town on the north side of US 160.

Delorme: 79 C7
Roads of Colorado: 134 B3

Dates of Access: Open year round
Hours: 24 hours
Ownership: Municipal/Private
Admission: Free

Restrictions: Please respect private property.

Parking: Various
Lodging: Hotels

Handicapped: No
Handicapped Access: Viewing from car and paved sidewalks.

Elevation: 7664

Latitude: 37.5791696
Longitude: -106.1480842