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Penrose is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office located in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Penrose post office has the ZIP Code 81240. [5] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Penrose CDP was 3,685. [4]
This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Fremont County, Colorado, highlighting Penrose in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape. Date: 9 August 2007: Source: My own work, based on public domain information. Based on similar map concepts by Ixnayonthetimmay: Author: Arkyan
Brush Hollow State Wildlife Area is located west of Penrose, Colorado and north of Fremont County Road 123 that connects Penrose to Cañon City, Colorado. It is centered on Brush Hollow Reservoir, which provides water to nearby Penrose. [citation needed] The Brush Hollow State Wildlife Area occupies an area of approximately 400 acres.
Major construction has been done on the mountainous portion of the highway due to a high number of accidents because of lane narrowing. Highway 115 passes through several small towns along the eastern mountains including Florence and Penrose. It is the only highway that directly connects Colorado Springs to Cañon City.
State Highway 120 (SH 120) is a 7.186-mile-long (11.565 km) state highway in Fremont County, Colorado. SH 120's western terminus is at SH 115 east of Florence , and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 (US 50) east of Penrose .
Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area is a tract of protected land located in central Colorado, near the town of Penrose. It covers 2,228 acres, encompassing habitats ranging from desert to conifer forests and meadows., [2] [1] [3], [4] [5] [6]
Colorado State Highway 115 runs northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Cañon City and northeast 6 miles (10 km) to Penrose, intersecting U.S. Route 50 in each direction. Colorado State Highway 67 leads north 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to US 50 and south 11 miles (18 km) to Wetmore. Pueblo is 33 miles (53 km) to the east via CO 115 and US 50.
Glendale, Colorado Territory is a former settlement that was established in the 1860s as a stagecoach stop and then a farming community and school in the Beaver Creek area of Penrose, Colorado. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] First known as the settlement of Beaver Creek, it became Glendale, and finally Penrose.