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Cañon City (/ ˈ k æ n j ən / KAN-yən) [8] is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Fremont County, Colorado, United States. [1] [9] The city population was 17,141 at the 2020 United States Census. [5]
The South Central Colorado Urban Area is the southernmost of the three primary subregions of the Front Range Urban Corridor. The South Central Colorado Urban Area had a population of 851,500 at the 2010 United States census , and increase of 17.43% from the 2000 United States census . [ 1 ]
Cañon City Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Cañon City, Colorado. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [ 1 ] The historic district listing was based on a 1981 survey by city staff; a 2004-05 survey has been completed which updates and expands upon it.
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Phantom Canyon Road is a scenic road that connects Cañon City and Victor. The road goes through Phantom Canyon where it has two tunnels, three elevated bridges and many camp locations. It was originally the route of a railroad that connected Florence and Cripple Creek.
The highway crosses the Arkansas River on its way out of the city and continues northward to a junction with U.S Route 50 adjacent to Fremont County Airport. The state portion of the highway ends at U.S. Highway 50 and becomes the county-maintained Phantom Canyon Road (CR 67 in Fremont County), carrying the Gold Belt Byway through Phantom Canyon.
The drive sits on the top of Skyline Ridge, a hogback composed of upturned Dakota sandstone.Outcrops of the Morrison and the Fountain formations can also be seen. Along the drive is the "Dinosaur trackway," a fenced-off area along the road adjacent to some exposed strata, which showcases the fossilized footprints of ankylosaurs walking towards the west.
One of the city's parks, Temple Canyon, about 30 by 70 feet (9.1 by 21.3 m), would have been accessed after a hike along Grape Creek. A legend states that Blackfeet and Ute warriors fought at the canyon to marry a maiden. It is reportedly the site of a battle between U.S. soldiers and Ute people. [7]: 58 Chief Ouray