Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak city
Colorado Springs is a city in central Colorado, situated at the base of Pikes Peak.
It serves as home to the United States Air Force Academy, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), and several other military installations.
The city is known for its conservative politics and concentration of evangelical Christian organizations.
Colorado's most visited summit
- Air Force AcademyOfficer candidate aviation institution
- Penrose
Aerospace warning command
- Air Force AcademyOfficer candidate aviation institution
- Army baseLand forces installation
- defenseProtection against harm
- veteransFormer armed forces members
military families · aerospace · national security · installations
Recreational trail walking
- rock climbingScaling steep natural surfaces
- mountain bikingOff-road cycling activity
- trail runningOutdoor racing on unpaved terrain
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
fourteener · bouldering · fishing · horseback riding · wildlife · national forest · open spaces · recreation
Height above reference point
- foothillsLow elevations below mountains
- alpineOf high elevations
- plateauFlat highland area
- terrainLand's physical features
high desert · mesa · sandstone · geology · Arkansas River · pinyon · juniper · scrub oak
Central business district
- municipalOf city government
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- metropolitanOf a major city
- high-altitudeElevated atmospheric position
Pikes Peak
Colorado's most visited summit
- Air Force AcademyOfficer candidate aviation institution
- Penrose
NORAD
Aerospace warning command
- Air Force AcademyOfficer candidate aviation institution
- Army baseLand forces installation
- defenseProtection against harm
veterans · military families · aerospace · national security · installations
hiking
Recreational trail walking
- rock climbingScaling steep natural surfaces
- mountain bikingOff-road cycling activity
- trail runningOutdoor racing on unpaved terrain
camping · fourteener · bouldering · fishing · horseback riding · wildlife · national forest · open spaces · recreation · nature
elevation
Height above reference point
terrain · high desert · mesa · sandstone · geology · Arkansas River · pinyon · juniper · scrub oak · semi-arid
downtown
Central business district
- municipalOf city government
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- metropolitanOf a major city
- Colorado PlacesDenver, Durango, Vail, Golden, Greeley
- Air Force Academycadets, cadet life, cadet training, firsties, terrazzo
- Colorado SpringsPikes Peak, Air Force Academy, NORAD, Memorial Park, Northgate
- Nikola TeslaTesla coil, alternating current, wireless power, death ray, patents
- Front Rangefoothills, Golden, Denver, Morrison, Lakewood
- military basesFort Bragg, Fort Hood, military base, Fort Benning, air force base
Colorado SpringsDenver
Colorado's capital city
San Francisco · Berkeley · Portland · Seattle · state capital
Colorado SpringsNew Orleans
Louisiana's largest city
Miami · Galveston · Key West · Houston · Death Valley