Cartes topographiques El Paso County

Altitude moyenne : 2.246 m

The town marks the top of the Palmer Divide, a ridge running from Palmer Lake eastward which separates the Arkansas River drainage to the south from the Platte River drainage to the north. The highest point of the divide is about 7,700 feet (2,300 m) above sea level at Vollmer Hill located in the Black Forest.…

Altitude moyenne : 2.302 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.831 m

The reservoir supplies water to the Tesla Hydroelectric Facility. Colorado Springs Utilities built and operates this hydroelectric power plant, which opened in 1997. Water from the reservoir flows down a shaft called the Stanley Tunnel and then into the turbines in a powerhouse located in the foothills west of…

Altitude moyenne : 2.765 m

The Black Forest CDP has an area of 64,447 acres (260.807 km2), including 37 acres (0.150 km2) of water. A possible highpoint for the Black Forest area is Vollmer Hill at 7704 feet (2348.2 meters) feet based on a traditional USGS Topographic map.

Altitude moyenne : 2.208 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.515 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.992 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.594 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.095 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.080 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.142 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.958 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.081 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.820 m

Monument experiences a hemiboreal continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm, relatively rainy summers and cold, snowy winters. The semi-arid climate keeps the dew point very low in Monument year-round which causes the air to feel quite dry. Monument is part of the Front Range urban corridor and lies on the…

Altitude moyenne : 2.160 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.835 m

Soils on Pikes Peak above the timberline (approximately 12,000 ft or 3,700 m) are classified as Cirque land. Forests at lower altitudes mostly lie over the brown stony, sandy, loams of the Catamount loam or Ivywild loam series.

Altitude moyenne : 3.902 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.866 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.581 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.884 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.791 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.604 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.111 m

The campus of the academy covers 18,455 acres (29 sq mi; 75 km2) on the east side of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains, just north of Colorado Springs. Its elevation is normally given as 7,258 feet (2,212 m) above sea level, which is at the cadet area. The academy was designed by Skidmore, Owings and…

Altitude moyenne : 2.158 m

Snowfall is usually moderate and remains on the ground briefly because of direct sun, with the city receiving 38 inches (97 cm) per season, although the mountains to the west often receive in excess of triple that amount; March is the snowiest month in the region, both by total accumulation and number of days…

Altitude moyenne : 2.229 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.082 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.500 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.996 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.144 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.724 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.971 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.982 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.220 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.714 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.722 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.886 m

Altitude moyenne : 3.697 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.611 m

Altitude moyenne : 1.723 m

Altitude moyenne : 2.082 m

At 6,035 feet (1,839 m) 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.

Altitude moyenne : 2.252 m