Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, also known as Will Rogers Shrine, is a commemorative tower and chapel on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Photo: MattWright, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Building
- Description: commemorative tower and chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Also known as: “Will Rogers - Shrine of the Sun”
- Address: 4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road, CO 80906
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Broadmoor Golf Club.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Zoo
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is a zoological park located southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Cheyenne Mountain in the United States. At an elevation of 6,714 feet above sea level, it is the highest zoo in the country. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is situated 2,200 feet east of Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun.
Broadmoor Golf Club
Golf course
The Broadmoor Golf Club is a pair of golf courses, located on the grounds of The Broadmoor, a historic hotel and resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Originally opened in 1918 and designed by Donald Ross, the course format was expanded in 1965 with 18 additional holes designed by Robert Trent Jones. Broadmoor Golf Club is situated 1 mile northeast of Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun.
The Broadmoor
Resort
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Broadmoor is a hotel and resort in the Broadmoor neighborhood, and is about 11.5 miles from downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Broadmoor is a member of Historic Hotels of America of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Broadmoor is situated 1½ miles northeast of Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City.
Colorado Springs
Photo: mark byzewski, CC BY 2.0.
Colorado Springs is a city of about 490,000 in the western U.S. state of Colorado. The seat of El Paso County, the city lies 63 miles south of Denver at the foot of Pikes Peak in South Central Colorado.
Old Colorado City
Suburb
Photo: ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Colorado City, formerly Colorado City, is a former town and a neighborhood within the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its commercial district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Old Colorado City is situated 5 miles north of Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun.
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
- Categories: observation tower, tourism, and historic site
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.77239° or 38° 46′ 21″ northLongitude
-104.86263° or 104° 51′ 46″ westElevation
7,631 feet (2,326 metres)Inception
1937Open location code
85CQQ4CP+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 218012420OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=monumentWikidata ID
Q2576535
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun”
- Dutch: “Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun”
- French: “Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun”
- German: “Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun”
- Spanish: “Santuario del Sol Will Rogers”
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