Poncha Springs is a statutory town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The population was 925 at the 2020 census. It is 1406 as of 2024. The Ute people used the Poncha Springs area as camping grounds during the winter months on the eve of European settlement of the region. Juan Bautista de Anza led a military expedition over Poncha Pass in 1779…Poncha Springs is a statutory town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The population was 925 at the 2020 census. It is 1406 as of 2024. The Ute people used the Poncha Springs area as camping grounds during the winter months on the eve of European settlement of the region. Juan Bautista de Anza led a military expedition over Poncha Pass in 1779, which is about 6 miles south of the present-day town. Following the Spanish exploration, French trappers and fur traders moved in. In 1855, Colonel Thomas T. Fauntleroy and the 1st Cavalry Regiment marched over Poncha Pass and engaged a group of Utes between present day Salida and Poncha Springs, during the Ute Wars.
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