Colorado Springs

Built around a railroad route championed by founder William Jackson Palmer, Colorado Springs grew into Colorado’s second-largest city at the foot of the Front Range. Pikes Peak, the prominent Rocky Mountain summit immediately west of town, has long shaped its identity; the Pikes Peak Highway and Cog Railway lead toward its summit. Garden of the Gods, a city park, preserves red-sandstone formations below the mountain. The city is also home to the U.S. Air Force Academy, founded in 1954, and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, reflecting its national military and sporting roles. Browse additional webcams nearby to see how Colorado Springs links the Front Range with Colorado’s high plains.

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