Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is a zoological park located southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Cheyenne Mountain in the United States. At an elevation of 6,714 feet above sea level, it is the highest zoo in the country.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun and Broadmoor Golf Club.
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
Building
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Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, also known as Will Rogers Shrine, is a commemorative tower and chapel on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun is situated 2,600 feet west of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
Broadmoor Golf Club
Golf course
The Broadmoor Golf Club is a pair of golf courses, located on the grounds of The Broadmoor, a historic hotel and resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Originally opened in 1918 and designed by Donald Ross, the course format was expanded in 1965 with 18 additional holes designed by Robert Trent Jones. Broadmoor Golf Club is situated 1 mile north of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City.
Colorado Springs
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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 south of Denver at the foot of Pikes Peak in South Central Colorado.
Old Colorado City
Suburb
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Old Colorado City, formerly Colorado City, is a former town and a neighborhood within the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its commercial district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Old Colorado City is situated 5 miles north of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
- Type: zoo
- Description: mountain zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the United States
- Category: nonprofit organization
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Navajo—“Cheyenne Mountain Zoo” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات جبل شايان”
- French: “zoo de Cheyenne Mountain”
- French: “Zoo de Cheyenne Mountain”
- German: “Cheyenne Mountain Zoo”
- Italian: “zoo di Cheyenne Mountain”
- Navajo: “Tó Háálį́ Hatsohdi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání”
- “Cheyenne Mountain Zoo”
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