Fisher Canon Reservoir
Fisher Canon Reservoir is a reservoir in El Paso, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,854 feet. Fisher Canon Reservoir is situated nearby to the hamlet Broadmoor, as well as near the locality Green Settlement.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and NORAD.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
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.
NORAD
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command is a bi-national mutual defense organization in Canada and the United States. Established 12 September 1957 as the North American Air Defense Command, NORAD is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, which also serves as the headquarters of United States Northern Command. NORAD is situated 1½ miles south of Fisher Canon Reservoir.
Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station
Peak
Photo: Jimmy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheyenne Mountain, occasionally referred to as Cheyenne Benchmark, is a 9,565 foot high mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, south of downtown Colorado Springs located in the Western North American Great Plains and is part of Pike National Forest. Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fisher Canon Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City.
Colorado Springs
Photo: mark byzewski, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 6 miles north of Fisher Canon Reservoir.
Fisher Canon Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.7615° or 38° 45′ 41″ northLongitude
-104.84693° or 104° 50′ 49″ westElevation
6,854 feet (2,089 metres)Open location code
85CQQ563+J6GeoNames ID
5421883
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Localities in the Area
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