Colorado Springs
Country: United States · 478,961 inhabitants · Founded: 1871
Attractions
- World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
- Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
- Peterson Air and Space Museum
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
- May Natural History Museum
- Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation
- Mcallister House Museum
- Old Colorado City Historical Society
Wikivoyage
Colorado Springs is a city of about 490,000 in the western U.S. state of Colorado. The seat of El Paso County, the city lies 63 miles (101 km) south of Denver at the foot of Pikes Peak in South Central Colorado.
Wikipedia
Colorado Springs is the home rule city that is the county seat of, and the most populous city in, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 census, a 15.02% increase since 2010. Colorado Springs is the second-most populous city and most extensive city in the state of Colorado, and the 40th-most-populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area, which had 755,105 residents in 2020, and the second-most prominent city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. It is located in east-central Colorado on Fountain Creek, 70 miles (113 km) south of Denver.
At 6,035 feet (1,839 m), the city stands over 1 mile (1.6 km) above sea level. It 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 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in elevation.