Cascade Canyon
Cascade Canyon is a valley in Chaffee, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,963 feet. Cascade Canyon is situated nearby to the hamlet Alpine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chalk Lake and Mount Princeton.
Chalk Lake
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chalk Lake is a small lake in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States, adjacent to Chalk Creek in San Isabel National Forest. The lake and surrounding area is a day-use area along road 162 across Chalk Creek from the Chalk Creek Campground, and a fee is charged for use of the lake.
Mount Princeton
Peak
Photo: David Herrera, CC BY 2.0.
Mount Princeton is a high and prominent mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,200.1 feet fourteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 7.8 miles southwest of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Mount Princeton is situated 2 miles north of Cascade Canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alpine and Saint Elmo.
Alpine
Hamlet
Alpine is a small community, sometimes considered a ghost town, in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. It was founded as a mining town. The Alpine post office operated from October 26, 1874, until June 30, 1904. Alpine is situated 3 miles west of Cascade Canyon.
Saint Elmo
Hamlet
Photo: Dk4hb, Public domain.
Saint Elmo is a ghost town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1880, Saint Elmo lies in the heart of the Sawatch Range, 20 miles southwest of Buena Vista and sits at an elevation of 9,961 feet. Saint Elmo is situated 6 miles west of Cascade Canyon.
Cascade Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 8,963 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Chaffee, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.71777° or 38° 43′ 4″ northLongitude
-106.23391° or 106° 14′ 2″ westElevation
8,963 feet (2,732 metres)Open location code
85CMPQ98+4CGeoNames ID
5416247
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