The Crater
The Crater is a depression in El Paso, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,430 feet. The Crater is situated nearby to the hamlet Midway, as well as near the locality Hell Gate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pikes Peak and Pikes Peak train station.
Pikes Peak
Peak
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pikes Peak or America's Mountain is a ultra-prominent fourteener of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Pikes Peak's summit with an elevation of 14,115 ft above sea level is the highest fourteener east of its longitude in the contiguous United States.
Pikes Peak train station
Railway station
Photo: Ben Turner, CC BY 2.0.
Pikes Peak train station is a railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midway and Minnehaha.
Midway
Hamlet
Midway is an unincorporated community near the Pikes Peak Cog Railway in El Paso County, Colorado. Midway is situated 2½ miles east of The Crater.
Minnehaha
Hamlet
Minnehaha is an unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado, and a siding of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. It is named for a character in The Song of Hiawatha. Minnehaha is situated 3½ miles east of The Crater.
Cascade
Hamlet
Photo: Kemisar7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cascade is an unincorporated community and post office in the Cascade-Chipita Park, CO Census Defined Place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Cascade, Colorado, post office is 80809. Cascade is situated 5 miles northeast of The Crater.
The Crater
- Type: Depression with an elevation of 11,430 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.83277° or 38° 49′ 58″ northLongitude
-105.02192° or 105° 1′ 19″ westElevation
11,430 feet (3,484 metres)Open location code
85CPRXMH+46GeoNames ID
5418460
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