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At 6,035 feet (1,839 m) [ 9] the city stands over 1 mile (1.6 km) above sea level. Colorado Springs is near the base of Pikes Peak, which rises 14,115 feet (4,302.31 m) above sea level on the eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains. The city is the largest city north of Mexico above 6000 feet in elevation.
1880: 17,406 [ 10] 1879: 5,000-5,500[ 11] Before it was founded, the site of modern-day Colorado Springs, Colorado, was part of the American frontier. Old Colorado City, built in 1859 [ 12] during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush was the Colorado Territory capital. The town of Colorado Springs was founded by General William Jackson Palmer as a resort ...
Downtown Colorado Springs, looking west to Rampart Range. Colorado Springs geography describes geographical topics regarding the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado in El Paso County, Colorado. With 194.87 sq mi (504.7 km 2) of land, it is the state's largest-sized city. Denver is the most populated city.
November 2, 1982. Old Colorado City, formerly Colorado City, was once a town, but it is now a neighborhood within the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its commercial district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [ 2][ 3] It was founded during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush of 1859 and was involved in the mining industry ...
1982 [ 1] Old North End Historic District of Colorado Springs, Colorado is located north of Colorado College [ a] between Monument Valley Park, an alley between Weber and Nevada Streets, and Uintah and Lilac Streets. It was called North End Historic District until September 2015 when the district boundaries were expanded and the neighborhood ...
The Colorado Springs, CO, Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Office of Management and Budget defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) located in the Colorado Springs region of the State of Colorado. The 2020 United States census counted a population of 755,105, [ 1] an increase of 17.0% since the 2010 United States Census.
The entrance to North Cheyenne Cañon is about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, where Cheyenne Cañon, along Cheyenne Boulevard, splits into the north and south cañons. [3] Pierre Shale , the bedrock for Colorado Springs, and Sawatch Sandstone are found at the mouth of North and South Cheyenne Cañons .
Knob Hill, is a neighborhood of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, and is located northeast of downtown Colorado Springs. [2] 38°50′24″N 104°46′58″W / 38.8399938°N 104.7827520°W / 38.8399938; -104.7827520