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2. Red Rocks Park - Wikipedia

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   August 4, 2015. Red Rocks Park is a mountain park in Jefferson County, Colorado, owned and maintained by the city of Denver as part of the Denver Mountain Parks system. The park is known for its very large red sandstone outcrops. Many of these rock formations within the park have names, from the mushroom-shaped Seat of Pluto to the inclined ...

3. Red Rock Canyon Open Space - Wikipedia

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   2003. Governing body. City of Colorado Springs. Red Rock Canyon Open Space is a 1,474-acre (2.3 sq mi; 6.0 km 2) city park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is situated on the west side of the city, adjacent to Manitou Springs and south of U.S. Route 24. The park consists of a series of parallel ridges (called "hogbacks") and eroded canyons.

4. A Hiker's Path: The open spaces of Colorado Springs' Red Rock ...

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   Red Rock Canyon is characterized by a series of canyons and parallel, sandstone ridges, (called “hogbacks”) sculpted by erosion by the area’s uplifted strata. The park contains 1,474 acres ...

5. Garden of the Gods - Wikipedia

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   The outstanding geologic features of the park, including Steamboat Rock, the Three Graces, and Balanced Rock, are the ancient sedimentary beds of deep-red, pink and white sandstones, conglomerates and limestone that were deposited horizontally, but have now been tilted vertically and faulted into "fins" by the immense mountain building forces caused by the uplift of the Rocky Mountains and the ...

6. Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Wikipedia

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   Red Rocks Amphitheatre (also known colloquially as simply Red Rocks) is an open-air amphitheatre in the western United States near Morrison, Colorado, approximately ten miles (16 km) southwest of Denver. It is owned and operated by the city of Denver. In addition to several other large sandstone formations nearby, the venue is best recognized ...

7. History of Colorado Springs, Colorado - Wikipedia

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   1879: 5,000-5,500[ 11 ] Before it was founded, the site of modern-day Colorado Springs, Colorado, was part of the American frontier. Old Colorado City, built in 1859 [ 12 ] during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush was the Colorado Territory capital. The town of Colorado Springs was founded by General William Jackson Palmer as a resort town.