NORAD check point
NORAD check point is a security checkpoint in El Paso, Colorado. NORAD check point is situated nearby to Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station Heliport, as well as near the nature reserve Cheyenne Mountain State Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include NORAD and Cheyenne Mountain State Park.
NORAD
Military installation
The North American Aerospace Defense Command is a bi-national mutual defense organization in Canada and the United States. Established 12 September 1957 as the North American Air Defense Command, NORAD is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, which also serves as the headquarters of United States Northern Command. NORAD is situated 1,500 feet southwest of NORAD check point.
Cheyenne Mountain State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheyenne Mountain State Park is a Colorado state park that was acquired in June 2000 through a partnership between the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado State Parks, Great Outdoors Colorado, Colorado Lottery, El Paso County, and other local private organizations.
Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station
Peak
Photo: Jimmy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheyenne Mountain, occasionally referred to as Cheyenne Benchmark, is a 9,565 foot high mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, south of downtown Colorado Springs located in the Western North American Great Plains and is part of Pike National Forest. Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station is situated 2½ miles west of NORAD check point.
NORAD check point
- Type: Security checkpoint
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.74152° or 38° 44′ 30″ northLongitude
-104.83866° or 104° 50′ 19″ westOpen location code
85CQP5R6+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 141848048OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
military=checkpoint
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