El Moro is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.

[6] After the company was established in 1892, Colorado Fuel & Iron took over the El Moro operation.

During its years of operation, 8,063,076 tons of coal were shipped from El Moro on CF&I's narrow gauge railway, connecting them with the Colorado & Southern line.

U.S. Route 350 branches off from US 160 at the eastern edge of El Moro and leads northeast 73 miles (117 km) to La Junta.

The city of Pueblo is 81 miles (130 km) to the north via Interstate 25, which runs just west of the El Moro CDP.