Editing Manassa, Colorado (section)

==Location==
Manassa is a farming and ranching community located in eastern [[Conejos County, Colorado]] in the sprawling [[San Luis Valley]] in [[South-Central Colorado]].

Manassa's elevation is {{convert|7683|ft|m}} above sea level. The land within Manassa city limits is entirely flat, with rolling hills nearby. Foothills and mountains (taller than {{convert|14000|ft}}) are farther in each direction, including the [[Sangre de Cristo Range]] to the east and the [[San Juan Mountains]] to the west.

The most prominent mountain in the area, [[Blanca Peak]], is 37 miles to the northeast and towers over the [[Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve]].

The [[San Luis Valley]] contains six counties and portions of three others. It is an extensive high-elevation depositional basin of approximately {{convert|8,000|mi2|km2}} with an average elevation of {{convert|7,664|ft|m}} above sea level. The valley is a section of the [[Rio Grande Rift]] and is drained to the south by the [[Rio Grande]], which rises in the San Juan Mountains to the west of the valley and flows south into New Mexico. The San Luis Valley has a cold desert climate but has substantial water resources from the Rio Grande and [[groundwater]].