Christmas Rock
Christmas Rock is in El Paso, Colorado. Christmas Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Pikeview, as well as near the locality Garden of the Gods.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glen Eyrie.
Glen Eyrie
Castle
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0.
Glen Eyrie is an English Tudor-style castle built in 1871 by General William Jackson Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs. The castle is owned today by The Navigators, a worldwide Christian organization. Glen Eyrie is situated 1½ miles south of Christmas Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pikeview and Garden of the Gods.
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 3½ miles east of Christmas Rock.
Garden of the Gods
Locality
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3½ miles south of Christmas Rock.
Manitou Springs
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
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.
Christmas Rock
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.91673° or 38° 55′ 0″ northLongitude
-104.88526° or 104° 53′ 7″ westOpen location code
85CQW487+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1293550973OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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