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Penrose Reservoir

Penrose Reservoir is a reservoir in , and has an elevation of 6,575 feet. Penrose Reservoir is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Broadmoor Golf Club.

Zoo
The is a zoological park located southwest of downtown , on in the . At an elevation of 6,714 feet above sea level, it is the highest zoo in the country.

Golf course
The is a pair of golf courses, located on the grounds of , a historic hotel and resort in . 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.

Building
Photo: MattWright, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, also known as Will Rogers Shrine, is a commemorative tower and chapel on in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City.

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is a city of about 490,000 in the western U.S. state of . The seat of El Paso County, the city lies 63 miles south of at the foot of Pikes Peak in .

Suburb
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, formerly Colorado City, is a former town and a neighborhood within the city of . Its commercial district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. is situated 5 miles north of Penrose Reservoir.

Penrose Reservoir

Latitude
38.77437° or 38° 46′ 28″ north
Longitude
-104.85115° or 104° 51′ 4″ west
Elevation
6,575 feet (2,004 metres)
Open location code
85CQQ4FX+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 232961291
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
5434326
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