Penrose Dam
Penrose Dam is a dam in El Paso, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,588 feet. Penrose Dam is situated nearby to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, as well as near the golf course Broadmoor Golf Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Broadmoor Golf Club.
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. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Penrose Dam.
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 2,900 feet north of Penrose Dam.
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
Building
Photo: MattWright, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 3,500 feet west of Penrose Dam.
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 5 miles north of Penrose Dam.
Penrose Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.77397° or 38° 46′ 26″ northLongitude
-104.85041° or 104° 51′ 2″ westElevation
6,588 feet (2,008 metres)Open location code
85CQQ4FX+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 358935009OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Penrose Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Penrose Dam”
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