Salida
A pocket-sized Colorado mountain town on the Arkansas River with a café and restaurant scene that outpaces the town's size, Salida is the county seat of Chaffee County and a base for exploring the surrounding high terrain.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population5,467
- Nearest water from center 0.8 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.3 km0.8 mi
Salida: quick answers
Where is Salida?
Salida is in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States, about 102 km63 miles in a straight line from Aspen.
How do you get to Salida?
The nearest airport is Salida (SLT), about 8 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Salida?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C65°F across day and night; the coolest is December, at -9°C15°F. The wettest month is July, with about 73 mm2.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Salida?
OpenStreetMap lists 12 museums, 12 restaurants, 6 cafés and 10 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.