West Monument Creek
West Monument Creek is a stream in El Paso, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,352 feet. West Monument Creek is situated nearby to the locality United States Air Force Academy, as well as near the hamlet Pikeview.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Starbucks and Häagen-Dazs.
Starbucks
Café
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Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker at Seattle's Pike Place Market initially as a coffee bean wholesaler. Starbucks is situated 2 miles east of West Monument Creek.
Häagen-Dazs
Ice cream parlor
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Häagen-Dazs is an American ice cream brand, established by Reuben and Rose Mattus in The Bronx in 1960, owned by Froneri, a joint venture between Nestlé and PAI Partners. Häagen-Dazs is situated 2 miles east of West Monument Creek.
United States Air Force Academy Airstrip
Aerodrome
The United States Air Force Academy Airfield is a private airfield located near Colorado Springs, Colorado, used by the United States Air Force Academy. On November 1, 2019, the airfield was renamed Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Airfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include United States Air Force Academy and Pikeview.
United States Air Force Academy
Locality
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The United States Air Force Academy is a United States service academy in Air Force Academy, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force. United States Air Force Academy is situated 2½ miles northwest of West Monument Creek.
Pikeview
Hamlet
Pikeview is a neighborhood of Colorado Springs, annexed to the city as the "Pike View Addition" on August 1, 1962. In 1896 there was a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad station in Pikeview, and miners had begun digging a shaft for the Pikeview Coal Mine. Pikeview is situated 3 miles south of West Monument Creek.
Cragmor
Neighborhood
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Cragmor, first known as Cragmoor, is an area in northeastern Colorado Springs, Colorado, between Templeton Gap and Austin Bluffs. A coal mining site during the 19th century, the area became known as the Cragmor around the turn of the century because the Cragmor Sanitorium was located there. Cragmor is situated 5 miles south of West Monument Creek.
West Monument Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.95833° or 38° 57′ 30″ northLongitude
-104.83498° or 104° 50′ 6″ westElevation
6,352 feet (1,936 metres)Open location code
85CQX558+82GeoNames ID
5443792
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