Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Falls is a waterfall located on Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The falls' plunge is located beneath a bridge that links Manitou Avenue to Highway 24.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cave of the Winds and Miramont Castle.

Cave of the Winds

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Cave of the Winds is a cave in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado. It is located just west of Colorado Springs on U.S. Highway 24, near the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. Tours of the complex of caves are given daily.

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.

Manitou Cliff Dwellings

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The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are a privately owned tourist attraction consisting of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and interpretive exhibits located just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on U.S. Highway 24 in Manitou Springs.

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 2 miles east of Rainbow Falls.

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 southwest of Rainbow Falls.

Rainbow Falls

Type: Waterfall
Description: waterfall in Manitou Springs, Colorado, United States
Category: body of water
Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.8702° or 38° 52′ 13″ north

Longitude

-104.92597° or 104° 55′ 34″ west

Elevation

6,624 feet (2,019 metres)

Open location code

85CQV3CF+3J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 739146653

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

GeoNames ID

7225363

Wikidata ID

Q14685070

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