The closest and also the major city is Colorado Springs, CO, situated 68.63 miles from Denver, CO and 69.32 miles from Colorado City, CO.

The Top 5 Small Towns Near Denver

• Cripple Creek. Historically a gold rush town, visitors are still seeking to strike it lucky in the town’s many casinos.
• Evergreen.
• Estes Park.
• Georgetown.
• Idaho Springs.

Eastern Colorado Towns & Activity Maps

• Burlington, Colorado Cheyenne Wells, Kit Carson, Seibert, Stratton.
• Fort Morgan, Colorado Akron, Brush, Keenesburg, Orchard, Weldona.
• Fowler, Colorado Rocky Ford.
• Julesburg, Colorado Haxtun, Holyoke.
• La Junta, Colorado Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, Branson, Las Animas.

Golden

Major peaks visible from Denver The most prominent mountains close to Denver are Pikes Peak to the northwest, Mount Evans directly to the west and Longs Peak southwest of the city. Mount Bierstadt and Torreys Peak are both fairly prominent, as well, and Grays Peak is the highest peak in the Front Range.

Pikes Peak Just west of Colorado Springs, it’s one of 3 peaks you can see from Denver, including Mt Evans and Longs Peak. Climbers love Pikes Peak for its fun and challenging trails, and other visitors flock to the mountain by way of the Pikes Peak Highway, a 19-mile road that goes all the way to the summit.

With elevations from 7,860 feet to 14,259 feet, Rocky Mountain makes you feel like you are on top of the world. Within the park’s boundaries are 77 mountain peaks over 12,000 feet high and the Continental Divide. The park’s Alpine Visitor Center also sits at the highest elevation of all National Park Service sites.

Join Colorado National Park Trips Rocky Mountain National Park is in northeast Colorado, flanked by the towns of Estes Park on the east and Grand Lake on the west. Other nearby towns include Lyons, Winter Park, Granby and Boulder.

Mount Elbert

Independence Pass

The mid-ocean ridge

The Rocky Mountains formed 80 million to 55 million years ago during the Laramide orogeny, in which a number of plates began sliding underneath the North American plate. The angle of subduction was shallow, resulting in a broad belt of mountains running down western North America.

The Barbertown Greenstone Belt 3.6 Billion Years The Barbertown Greenstone Belt, or Makhonjwa Mountains is the very oldest mountain range in the world, and it is found in South Africa, rising to a maximum of some 5,905 ft (1,800 m) above sea level. (Remember, older mountains are shorter, as they are being worn down).

The Rocky Mountains and Andes Mountains are not connected to one another. The Rocky Mountains are located within North America, while the Andes are…