Miramont Castle
Miramont Castle is a museum located in Manitou Springs, Colorado at the base of the Pike's Peak Cog Railway and infamous Manitou Incline. The Castle was originally built in 1895 as a private home for Father Jean Baptist Francolon, a French-born Catholic priest.Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: house in Colorado, United States of America
- Also known as: “Montcalm Sanitarium”
- Address: 9 Capitol Hill Avenue, CO 80829
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manitou Bathhouse and Cliff House.
Manitou Bathhouse
Historic building
Photo: CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manitou Bathhouse or Manitou Spa is a historic building located along Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs, Colorado. It was once used as a mineral water bathhouse or spa, but now progressed into business establishments in the first floor and residential units on the second and third floors. Manitou Bathhouse is situated 1,300 feet east of Miramont Castle.
Cliff House
Hotel
Cliff House in Manitou Springs, Colorado is a Queen Anne style hotel in the Manitou Springs Historic District. It is a National Register of Historic Places listing. Cliff House is situated 1,400 feet east of Miramont Castle.
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Photo: Obiwan23, Public domain.
The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are a privately owned tourist attraction consisting of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and interpretive exhibits located just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on U.S. Highway 24 in Manitou Springs. Manitou Cliff Dwellings is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Miramont Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manitou Springs and Garden of the Gods.
Manitou Springs
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Manitou Springs is a small resort town just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded as a tourist destination and also became known for its mineral springs.
Garden of the Gods
Locality
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garden of the Gods is a 1,341.3-acre public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. 862 acres of the park was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Garden of the Gods is situated 2 miles east of Miramont Castle.
Minnehaha
Hamlet
Minnehaha is an unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado, and a siding of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. It is named for a character in The Song of Hiawatha. Minnehaha is situated 2 miles west of Miramont Castle.
Miramont Castle
- Categories: house, building, tourism, historic site, manor estate, and tourist attraction
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.85934° or 38° 51′ 34″ northLongitude
-104.92246° or 104° 55′ 21″ westInception
1895Operator
Manitou Springs Historical SocietyOpen location code
85CQV35H+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 305663013OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6872746
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Miramont Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “Miramont Castle”
- Spanish: “Castillo Miramont”
- Spanish: “Castillo Miramonte”
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