Cotopaxi, Colorado Weather
Cotopaxi, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cotopaxi, Fremont County.
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About Cotopaxi, Colorado
Cotopaxi rests in a high-altitude valley where the Arkansas River carves its way through Fremont County. It lies 52.3 miles west of Pueblo West, CO (from Pueblo West, CO: bearing 272°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-east of Howard. The land here is a study in ochre and sage, the arid hillsides studded with hardy junipers and the occasional, resilient ponderosa pine. Sunlight, when it breaks through the crisp mountain air, possesses a sharp, almost brittle clarity, illuminating the contours of the surrounding mesas and the distant, snow-dusted peaks. A thin, persistent wind whispers through the grasses, carrying the scent of dust and wild thyme, a constant companion to the quietude of this high desert landscape. The lifeblood of Cotopaxi has long been tied to the Arkansas River, its waters once crucial for irrigation and, in earlier times, for the passage of miners and prospectors seeking their fortunes in the nearby mountains. Though the gold rushes have long since faded, a quiet agricultural rhythm persists, with ranches and farms drawing sustenance from the river's flow, their fields a patchwork of greens against the muted earth tones. The distinctive, almost otherworldly beauty of this region, with its stark geological formations and the vast, unblemished sky, draws a particular kind of soul, one that finds solace in the raw, unvarnished character of the land.
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| Location | Cotopaxi, Fremont County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.370275°N, 105.688059°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81223 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cotopaxi, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cotopaxi, 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 Cotopaxi includes coordinates 38.370275°N, 105.688059°W, situated in Fremont County. ZIP code 81223. 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.
