Florissant

Florissant is an unincorporated community, a , and a census-designated place located in and governed by , , United States.
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  • Type: Village with 104 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Teller County, Colorado, United States
  • Also known as: Florissant, CO” and “Florissant, Colorado
  • Postal code: 80816

Places of Interest

Highlights include Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument and Hornbek House.

is a United States national monument in the region of . It is known for a large abundance of Eocene Epoch fossils, ranging from imprints of twigs and seeds in shale to massive ancient fossilized Sequoia tree stumps which can be more than 40 feet in diameter.

House
The , also known as the Adaline Hornbek Homestead, in Florissant, Colorado was built in 1878 by Adaline Hornbek, who established a ranch in the area to the west of Pike's Peak in the 1870s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lake George.

Town
is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in , , United States. The Post Office has the ZIP Code 80827. is situated 4½ miles northwest of Florissant.

Florissant

Latitude
38.94583° or 38° 56′ 45″ north
Longitude
-105.28944° or 105° 17′ 22″ west
Population
104
Elevation
8,173 feet (2,491 metres)
Open location code
85CPWPW6+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151421280
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5422054
Wiki­data ID
Q5461910
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Volapük—“Florissant” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Florissant
  • Chechen: Флориссент
  • Chinese: 弗羅里森特
  • French: Florissant
  • German: Florissant
  • Gilaki: فلورسانت (کؤلؤرادؤ)
  • Gilaki: فلورسانت
  • Irish: Florissant
  • Italian: Florissant
  • Ladin: Florissant
  • Persian: فلوریسنت، کلرادو
  • Persian: فلوریسنت
  • Polish: Florissant
  • Serbian: Флорисант
  • Serbo-Croatian: Florissant, Colorado
  • Serbo-Croatian: Florissant
  • Slovenian: Florissant
  • South Azerbaijani: فلوریسنت، کولورادو
  • South Azerbaijani: فلوریسنت
  • Spanish: Florissant
  • Tatar: Флориссент
  • Ukrainian: Флориссент
  • Volapük: Florissant (CO)
  • Volapük: Florissant, CO
  • Volapük: Florissant, Colorado
  • Volapük: Florissant

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