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The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Black Forest CDP was 15,097 at the United States Census 2020. [3] Both the Colorado Springs post office (Zip Code 80908) and the Elbert post office (Zip Code 80106) serve the area. [4] The Black Forest is named for a dense stand of Ponderosa Pine in
An enlargeable satellite photograph of the portion of the Rocky Mountains within the State of Colorado. All the major mountain ranges in the state of Colorado, United States, are considered subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains. As given in the table, topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical ...
An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 11 National Forests in red and the 2 National Grasslands in light green Mount Elbert in the San Isabel National Forest. The United States Forest Service manages the 11 National Forests within Colorado. Arapaho National Forest; Grand Mesa National Forest; Gunnison National Forest; Pike National Forest
Colorado is a landlocked U.S. state. In 1861, the United States Congress defined the boundaries of the new Territory of Colorado exclusively by lines of latitude and longitude , stretching from 37°N to 41°N latitude, and from 102°02'48"W to 109°02'48"W longitude ( 25°W to 32°W from the Washington Meridian ). [ 1 ]
Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains and the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado.. The following sortable table comprises the 117 highest mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Colorado with at least 3000 meters (9843 feet) of elevation and at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.
The mountain is located three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Twin Lakes on land managed by San Isabel National Forest. [1] Precipitation runoff from the peak's slopes drains to Lake Creek which is a tributary of the Arkansas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,740 feet (1,140 m) above Lake Creek in 1.5 miles (2.4 km).
Monument Hill or Black Forest Divide Pass [1] is a 7,352 feet (2,241 m) [2] elevation mountain pass in the Palmer Divide in central Colorado in the United States.The pass dividing the Arkansas River drainage system to the south and the Platte River drainage system to the north is the high point on I-25 between Denver and Colorado Springs.
Grays Peak is located in Arapahoe National Forest, 3.9 miles (6.2 km) southeast by east (bearing 122°) of Loveland Pass on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties. The peak is the highest point in both counties. [3] [a] [2] [4] Grays Peak is one of 53 fourteeners (mountains of over 14,000 feet (4,300 m) in elevation) in ...