Sleeping Giant
Sleeping Giant is in El Paso, Colorado. Sleeping Giant is situated nearby to Keyhole Window, as well as near Snake Pit Bouldering.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site and Glen Eyrie.
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
Photo: ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site is a living history museum and farm located at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Staff and volunteers dressed in period-appropriate attire interpret life in the Pikes Peak region from 1775 through 1910. Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site is situated 2,400 feet east of Sleeping Giant.
Glen Eyrie
Castle
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0.
Glen Eyrie is an English Tudor-style castle built in 1871 by General William Jackson Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs. The castle is owned today by The Navigators, a worldwide Christian organization. Glen Eyrie is situated 1¼ miles north of Sleeping Giant.
Cave of the Winds
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cave of the Winds is a cave in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado. It is located just west of Colorado Springs on U.S. Highway 24, near the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. Tours of the complex of caves are given daily. Cave of the Winds is situated 2 miles west of Sleeping Giant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden of the Gods and Old Colorado City.
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.
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 2 miles southeast of Sleeping Giant.
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.
Sleeping Giant
- Type: Rock
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.87316° or 38° 52′ 23″ northLongitude
-104.8807° or 104° 52′ 51″ westOpen location code
85CQV4F9+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 656350903OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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