South Canyon

South Canyon is a picnic site in El Paso, Colorado. South Canyon is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Grand View Overlook, as well as near Cathedral Spires.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palmer Park and Roy J Wasson Academic Campus.

Palmer Park

Park

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Palmer Park is a regional park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Located at 3650 Maizeland Road, the park is several miles northeast of the downtown area.

Roy J. Wasson High School was the second-oldest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. When the high school closed at the end of the 2012-2013 school year, it became the 12th school in the district to close since 2009 due to declining enrollment. Roy J Wasson Academic Campus is situated 1 mile southwest of South Canyon.

The Citadel

Shopping center

Photo: Duncan1800, Public domain.

The Citadel is a shopping mall in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Opened in 1972, it features JCPenney, Dillard's, and Burlington as its anchor stores. The mall is owned by Namdar Realty Group and managed by Mason Asset Management. The Citadel is situated 2 miles south of South Canyon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Papeton and Cragmor.

Papeton

Hamlet

Papeton, was a coal mining town, now in the area of Venetian Village, a neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that is 1.4 miles west southwest of Palmer Park. It is located at 6,184 feet in elevation. Papeton is situated 1½ miles west of South Canyon.

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 2 miles northwest of South Canyon.

Roswell

Suburb

Roswell, now annexed into the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was a coal mine settlement near the northern bluffs of Colorado Springs and a 19th-century railroad junction. Roswell is situated 3 miles west of South Canyon.

South Canyon

Type: Picnic site
Category: tourism
Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.87388° or 38° 52′ 26″ north

Longitude

-104.77272° or 104° 46′ 22″ west

Open location code

85CQV6FG+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3098189559

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=picnic_site

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