Highland Acres
Highland Acres is a residential area in El Paso, Colorado. Highland Acres is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Grand View Overlook, as well as near Audubon Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palmer Park and Roy J Wasson Academic Campus.
Palmer Park
Park
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 Academic Campus
School
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 3,700 feet south of Highland Acres.
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 southeast of Highland Acres.
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.
Cragmor
Neighborhood
Photo: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Highland Acres.
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 2½ miles west of Highland Acres.
Highland Acres
- Type: Residential area
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.87108° or 38° 52′ 16″ northLongitude
-104.77901° or 104° 46′ 45″ westOpen location code
85CQV6CC+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1381854486OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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