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La Plata county

Nestled in the San Juan Mountains on the New Mexico border, La Plata County is 1,700 square miles of the state of Colorado.

Bayfield population: 2,687 elevation: 6,900 feet average precipitation: 21 inches average snowfall: 82 inches average temperatures: High 41 degrees, Low 13 degrees in January. High 83 degrees, Low 53 degrees in July. average home price: $ 302,900 Durango population: 18,465 elevation: 6,512 feet average precipitation: 19.1 inches average snowfall: 79 inches average temperatures: High 41 degrees, Low 13 degrees in January. High 89 degrees, Low 51 degrees in July. average home price: $ 446,900 Ignacio population: 730 elevation: 6,453 feet average precipitation: 18 inches average snowfall: 51 inches average temperatures: High 39 degrees, Low 9 degrees in January. High 87 degrees, Low 49 degrees in July. average home price: $ 292,400

Montezuma county

Montezuma County is 2,040 square miles of rural, rugged landscape west of the La Plata Mountains. Mancos population: 1,415 elevation: 7,028 feet average precipitation: 17 inches average snowfall: 57 inches average temperatures: High 41 degrees, Low 12 degrees in January. High 82 degrees, Low 50 degrees in July. average home price: $ 318,300 Cortez population: 8,709 elevation: 6,191 feet average precipitation: 13 inches average snowfall: 34 inches average temperatures: High 42 degrees, Low 16 degrees in January. High 89 degrees, Low 56 degrees in July. average home price: $ 210,600

population: 959 elevation: 6,936 feet average precipitation: 18 inches average snowfall: 66 inches average temperatures: High 39 degrees, Low 11 degrees in January. High 86 degrees, Low 53 degrees in July. average home price: $ 309,600

Archuleta county

Wilderness engulfs over half of the 1,356 square miles in Archuleta County. Pagosa Springs population: 1,940 elevation: 7,126 feet average precipitation: 23 inches average snowfall: 93 inches average temperatures: High 38 degrees, Low 4 degrees in January. High 83 degrees, Low 45 degrees in July. average home price: $ 360,900 Dolores

San Juan county

The heart of the San Juan Mountains and National Forest, San Juan County is just 388 square miles. Silverton population: 650 elevation: 9,318 feet average precipitation: 26 inches average snowfall: 173 inches average temperatures: High 34 degrees, Low -4 degrees in January. High 73 degrees, Low 39 degrees. average home price: $ 324,500