Monument, Colorado

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Monument, Colorado is a small town in El Paso County known for its scenic location near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and its proximity to Pikes Peak.

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Monument, Colorado canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality in Colorado
statutory town
areaCode 719
climate cool semi-arid to continental climate
coordinates approximately 39.091°N 104.872°W
country United States of America
county El Paso County, Colorado
distanceTo approximately 20 miles north of Colorado Springs
approximately 50 miles south of Denver
economicActivity bedroom community for Colorado Springs and Denver
elevation approximately 2135 meters
approximately 7005 feet
FIPSCode 08-51735
GNISFeatureID 0204654
governmentType statutory town government
hasLake Monument Lake
hasLocalNewspaper Tri-Lakes Tribune
hasNearbyCity Colorado Springs, Colorado
hasNearbyMilitaryInstallation United States Air Force Academy
hasNearbyTown Palmer Lake, Colorado
hasPublicSchoolDistrict Lewis-Palmer School District 38
incorporatedAsTown June 2, 1879
knownFor outdoor recreation opportunities
proximity to Pikes Peak
scenic location near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
locatedBetween Colorado Springs, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
locatedIn Front Range Urban Corridor
Pikes Peak region
United States Census Bureau place
locatedInMountainRangeFoothills Rocky Mountains
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedInValleyOrPass Palmer Divide region
locatedNear Pikes Peak
majorHighway Colorado State Highway 105
Interstate 25
namedAfter Monument Creek
partOf El Paso County, Colorado
partOfMetropolitanArea Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area
population approximately 10,000 (early 2020s estimate)
postalCode 80132
region central Colorado
regionNickname Tri-Lakes area
state Colorado
timeZoneDST Mountain Daylight Time
transportationCorridor I-25 corridor
linked to: Interstate 25

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Pikes Peak region containsCity Monument, Colorado
Palmer Lake, Colorado near Monument, Colorado
Central Colorado contains Monument, Colorado
subject linked to: central Colorado