Bonanza, Colorado Weather
Bonanza, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bonanza, Saguache County.
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About Bonanza, Colorado
Bonanza, a cluster of weathered buildings and wind-scoured dreams, sits at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, their formidable peaks a constant, silent testament to the raw power of the earth. It lies 40.5 miles south-south-east of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 148°T), and is situated 18.3 miles south-south-west of Salida. The landscape around Bonanza is a study in muted grandeur: vast, open rangelands, tawny and ochre under the immense Colorado sky, give way to the rugged, sun-baked slopes where hardy sagebrush clings to life. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of piñon and juniper, a fragrance that deepens with the late afternoon sun, and the silence is so profound it feels like a tangible presence, broken only by the whisper of the wind across the sparse vegetation. This high-altitude expanse was once a vein of rich promise, a place where miners, driven by the glint of gold and silver, carved their fortunes and their histories into the mountainside. Though the boom times have long since faded, the legacy of those early prospectors still lingers in the skeletal remains of abandoned shafts and the enduring spirit of self-reliance that characterizes the handful of residents who call Bonanza home. The local economy, now a quiet echo of its ambitious past, relies on the land, with cattle grazing on the sprawling ranches and a few hardy souls tending small gardens, finding sustenance in the resilience of this high desert soil. The very texture of life in Bonanza is shaped by the enduring elements and the quiet persistence of those who chose to stay.
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| Location | Bonanza, Saguache County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.294722°N, 106.142242°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81155 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bonanza, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bonanza, Colorado, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bonanza includes coordinates 38.294722°N, 106.142242°W, situated in Saguache County. ZIP code 81155. Telephone area code: 719. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
