University Heights
University Heights is a residential area in El Paso, Colorado. University Heights is situated nearby to the peak Austin Bluffs, as well as near University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Austin Bluffs and Colorado Springs Christian Schools.
Austin Bluffs
Peak
Austin Bluffs is a summit in the Pikeview area of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, at 6,673 feet in elevation. It is also a residential area, that was once a settlement and the site of a tuberculosis sanatorium.
Colorado Springs Christian Schools
School
Colorado Springs Christian Schools is a private pre-k through 12th grade Christian school system in the cities of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Woodland Park, Colorado. Colorado Springs Christian Schools is situated 3,400 feet west of University Heights.
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. Palmer Park is situated 2 miles southeast of University Heights.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cragmor and Papeton.
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.
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 south of University Heights.
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 1½ miles northwest of University Heights.
University Heights
- Type: Residential area
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89873° or 38° 53′ 55″ northLongitude
-104.79823° or 104° 47′ 54″ westOpen location code
85CQV6X2+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 193401783OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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