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Website. gardenofgods .com. U.S. National Natural Landmark. Designated. 1971. Garden of the Gods ( Arapaho: Ho3o’uu Niitko’usi’i) is a 1,341.3 acre public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. [1] 862 acres (3.49 km 2) of the park was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. [2]
State Highway 83 (SH 83) is a state highway that is located along the Front Range in the U.S. State of Colorado.Spanning about 56.2 miles (90.4 km) from the SH 21 (Powers Boulevard) interchange in northern Colorado Springs and SH 2 (Colorado Boulevard.) in Denver, the highway follows a south–north route, paralleling Interstate 25 to the east and serving rural areas.
Pikes Peak is one of Colorado's 54 fourteeners, mountains more than 14,000 feet (4,267.2 m) above sea level. The massif rises over 8,000 ft (2,400 m) above downtown Colorado Springs. Pikes Peak is a designated National Historic Landmark. It is composed of a characteristic pink granite called Pikes Peak granite.
US. State. Scenic. ← SH 23. → I-25. U.S. Highway 24 ( US 24) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that travels from Minturn, Colorado, to Clarkston, Michigan. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 24 extends from Interstate 70 (I-70) and US 6 in Minturn east to the Kansas state line where it continues as US 24 concurrent with ...
The Pikes Peak Highway is a 19-mile (31 km) toll road that runs from Cascade, Colorado to the summit of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, at an altitude of 14,115 feet (4,302 m). [1] It is at least partially open year-round, up to the altitude where snow removal becomes excessively difficult. The rate structure varies depending on time of year and ...
U.S. Route 40 ( US 40) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Silver Summit, Utah, to Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 40 is a major east–west route. It crosses the Rocky Mountains, passing over the Continental Divide at Berthoud Pass before descending to the Front Range.
Ute Pass is located west of Colorado Springs, to the north of Pikes Peak and is located along U.S. Highway 24. From west to east, the pass traverses through Divide, Woodland Park, Green Mountain Falls, Chipita Park and Cascade. [1] Its waters collect through the mountains of Ute Pass, through Fountain Creek canyon west of Manitou Springs and ...
Cheyenne Mountain Highway. The Cheyenne Mountain Highway, also called Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road, [1] : 1, 7:1 is a road in Colorado Springs, Colorado [2] that begins at the intersection of Penrose Boulevard, Old Stage Road, and West Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard. [3] [a] It is a paved road to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the Will Rogers Shrine ...