Glen Eyrie
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.Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site and Cave of the Winds.
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 1½ miles southeast of Glen Eyrie.
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 2½ miles southwest of Glen Eyrie.
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 2½ miles southwest of Glen Eyrie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden of the Gods and Manitou 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 1½ miles south of Glen Eyrie.
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.
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 3½ miles south of Glen Eyrie.
Glen Eyrie
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle near Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Categories: house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89168° or 38° 53′ 30″ northLongitude
-104.88567° or 104° 53′ 8″ westElevation
6,519 feet (1,987 metres)Inception
1871Open location code
85CQV4R7+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 773641056OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5567742
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Glen Eyrie” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Glen Eyrie”
- French: “Glen Eyrie”
- Persian: “گلن ایری”
- Spanish: “Glen Eyrie”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glen Eyrie and Glen Eyrie Mine.
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