Ruxton Creek
Ruxton Creek is a stream in Manitou Springs in El Paso County, Colorado. Named for British explorer and writer of the southwest, George Fredrick Augustus Ruxton, it is one of three main drainage basins in Manitou Springs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manitou Bathhouse and Miramont Castle.
Manitou Bathhouse
Historic building
Photo: CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manitou Bathhouse or Manitou Spa is a historic building located along Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs, Colorado. It was once used as a mineral water bathhouse or spa, but now progressed into business establishments in the first floor and residential units on the second and third floors.
Miramont Castle
Museum
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Miramont Castle is a museum located in Manitou Springs, Colorado at the base of the Pike's Peak Cog Railway and infamous Manitou Incline. The Castle was originally built in 1895 as a private home for Father Jean Baptist Francolon, a French-born Catholic priest.
Cliff House
Hotel
Cliff House in Manitou Springs, Colorado is a Queen Anne style hotel in the Manitou Springs Historic District. It is a National Register of Historic Places listing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manitou Springs and Garden of the Gods.
Manitou Springs
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Manitou Springs is a small resort town just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded as a tourist destination and also became known for its mineral springs.
Garden of the Gods
Locality
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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 1½ miles east of Ruxton Creek.
Minnehaha
Hamlet
Minnehaha is an unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado, and a siding of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. It is named for a character in The Song of Hiawatha. Minnehaha is situated 2½ miles west of Ruxton Creek.
Ruxton Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Ruxton Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ruxton Creek”
- Cebuano: “Ruxton Creek”
- Venetian: “Ruxton”
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