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La Garita is an unincorporated community in Saguache County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

History

A post office called La Garita operated intermittently from 1874 until 1972. The community takes its name from the nearby La Garita Mountains.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Garita, Colorado
2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
3. Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 30.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Saguache County, Colorado, United States
County seat: Saguache
Towns	Bonanza Center‡ Crestone Moffat Saguache
Unincorporated communities	La Garita Sargents Villa Grove
Ghost towns	Alder (Bonanza) Duncan Liberty Orient
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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37°50′27″N 106°14′48″W / 37.84083°N 106.24667°W / 37.84083; -106.24667

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