Fort Carson Gate 2
Fort Carson Gate 2 is a security checkpoint in El Paso, Colorado. Access is restricted and requires permission. Fort Carson Gate 2 is situated nearby to the nature reserve Cheyenne Mountain State Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include NORAD and Cheyenne Mountain State Park.
NORAD
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2 miles west of Fort Carson Gate 2.
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 State Park is situated 2 miles southwest of Fort Carson Gate 2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Security-Widefield and Colorado Springs.
Security-Widefield
Locality
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Security-Widefield is a census-designated place comprising the unincorporated communities of Security and Widefield located in, and governed by, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Security-Widefield is situated 6 miles southeast of Fort Carson Gate 2.
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.
Fort Carson Gate 2
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Security checkpoint
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.74891° or 38° 44′ 56″ northLongitude
-104.8052° or 104° 48′ 19″ westOpen location code
85CQP5XV+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 230194593OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
military=checkpoint
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