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This is the current conditions weather report for Buena Vista. The report was made 40 minutes ago, at 06:58 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 13 miles per hour / 20.4 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 13 miles per hour / 20.4 kilometers per hour from the west (270°). The temperature was 36°F / 2°C, with a dew-point at 36°F / 2°C. The temperature felt like 28°F / -2°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.12 inHg / 1021 hPa. The relative humidity was 32%. The skies were mostly cloudy.

Buena Vista is a town in Chaffee County, Colorado at an altitude of 7,965 feet. The population was 2,195 at the 2000 census.

Buena Vista is located in central Colorado roughly midway between Salida and Leadville in the Upper Arkansas River Valley. The area between Buena Vista and Salida is often referred to as the "Banana Belt," due to its relatively mild winters. The town lies at the base of the 14,000+ peaks of the Collegiate Peaks, Mt. Princeton, Mt. Yale, Mt. Columbia, and Mt. Harvard, of the Sawatch Range. In summer, Buena Vista is a popular access point for world-class whitewater rafting, kayaking, and fly fishing on the Arkansas River, and mountain climbing and backpacking on local 14ers and the Colorado Trail. Sizable elk and deer herds attract hunters in the winter months, and bighorn sheep, mountain goats, and antelope are also indigenous to the area.

Buena Vista is located at 38.838790, -106.132886.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²), all land.

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