scenic viewpoint
Pikes Peak Summit Viewpoint
A 14,115-foot summit reached by a winding toll road, inspiring the lyrics to 'America the Beautiful' with views across the Great Plains.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Colorado, United States · North America
Cañon City sits on the route: 25 minutes from Florence, 58km from Garden of the Gods.
Cañon City is a town located in Colorado, United States. With a population of 16,400, it is an important destination in North America.
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Cañon City ( KAN-yən) is the home rule city that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 17,141 at the 2020 United States census. Cañon City is the principal city of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and it is a part ofRead more
the Front Range Urban Corridor. Cañon City straddles the easterly flowing Arkansas River and is a popular tourist destination for sightseeing, whitewater rafting, and rock climbing. The city is known for its many public parks, fossil discoveries, Skyline Drive, The Royal Gorge Railroad, the Royal Gorge, and extensive natural hiking paths. In 1994, the United States Board on Geographic Names approved adding the tilde to the official name of Cañon City, a change from Canon City as the official name in its decisions of 1906 and 1975. It is one of the few U.S. cities to have the Spanish Ñ in its name, others being La Cañada Flintridge, California; Española, New Mexico; Peñasco, New Mexico; and Peñitas, Texas.
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Cañon City is located in Colorado, United States, North America. The coordinates are 38.4410 latitude, -105.2425 longitude.
Cañon City has a population of approximately 16,400 people, making it a town in United States.
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scenic viewpoint
A 14,115-foot summit reached by a winding toll road, inspiring the lyrics to 'America the Beautiful' with views across the Great Plains.
48 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
The 19-mile toll road climbing to a 14,115ft summit that hosts the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, with 156 corners and no guardrails over huge drops. Fully paved and open to ordinary cars in season.
57 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
A free public park featuring dramatic red sandstone formations jutting skyward against the backdrop of snow-capped Pikes Peak.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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