Monarch, Colorado

Monarch, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Monarch's main road.
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Coordinates: 38°33′09″N 106°17′38″W / 38.5526022°N 106.2939187°W / 38.5526022; -106.2939187Coordinates: 38°33′09″N 106°17′38″W / 38.5526022°N 106.2939187°W / 38.5526022; -106.2939187
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Chaffee
Elevation	9,544 ft (2,909 m)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	81227 (PO Box)
GNIS feature ID	0204757

Monarch, formerly named Garfield, is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located near Monarch Pass in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The Monarch U.S. Post Office has the ZIP Code 81227.

Monarch is located in the valley of the South Arkansas River, 12 miles west-northwest of Poncha Springs.