Glen Eyrie Reservoir
Glen Eyrie Reservoir is a reservoir in El Paso, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,604 feet. Glen Eyrie Reservoir is situated nearby to the locality Garden of the Gods, as well as near the suburb Roswell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glen Eyrie and Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site.
Glen Eyrie
Castle
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0.
Glen Eyrie is an English Tudor-style castle built in 1871 by General William Jackson Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs. The castle is owned today by The Navigators, a worldwide Christian organization.
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
Photo: ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site is a living history museum and farm located at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Staff and volunteers dressed in period-appropriate attire interpret life in the Pikes Peak region from 1775 through 1910.
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado High School
School
Coronado High School is a public high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Colorado Springs School District 11. Coronado High School is located on Mesa Road and Fillmore Street, on a mesa overlooking Colorado Springs, with a view of Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden of the Gods and Roswell.
Garden of the Gods
Locality
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garden of the Gods is a 1,341.3-acre public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. 862 acres of the park was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Garden of the Gods is situated 2 miles southwest of Glen Eyrie Reservoir.
Roswell
Suburb
Roswell, now annexed into the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was a coal mine settlement near the northern bluffs of Colorado Springs and a 19th-century railroad junction. Roswell is situated 2½ miles southeast of Glen Eyrie Reservoir.
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 3 miles south of Glen Eyrie Reservoir.
Glen Eyrie Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89027° or 38° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
-104.86998° or 104° 52′ 12″ westElevation
6,604 feet (2,013 metres)Open location code
85CQV4RJ+42GeoNames ID
5423062
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