Manitou Springs, Mountain resort city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.
Manitou Springs extends across valleys and slopes at the base of Pikes Peak, with natural mineral springs scattered throughout its streets and parks.
The city, established in 1872 by William Jackson Palmer and William Abraham Bell, developed from a health resort centered around mineral springs used by Native Americans.
The Manitou Springs Historic District contains numerous buildings that represent regional architectural styles from the late 1800s through the early 1900s.
The city provides free public access to eight maintained mineral springs, each marked with interpretive signs and offering different mineral content compositions.
The Manitou Incline, a former cable car track, rises 2000 feet in elevation over a one-mile course with 2744 steps made from railroad ties.
Location: El Paso County
Inception: 1888
Elevation above the sea: 1,938 m
Website: http://manitousprings-co.gov
GPS coordinates: 38.85667,-104.91000
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:56
Garden of the Gods
4.1 km
Manitou Incline
1.9 km
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
769 m
Cave of the Winds
2.1 km
Old Colorado City
4.1 km
Miramont Castle
1.1 km
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
719 m
Manitou Mineral Springs
962 m
Rainbow Falls
2 km
The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway
1.8 km
Manitou Springs Historic District
962 m
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
3.8 km
Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colorado)
694 m
Briarhurst
655 m
Balanced Rock
1.4 km
Steamboat Rock
1.4 km
Barker House (Manitou Springs, Colorado)
620 m
Crystal Valley Cemetery
821 m
Manitou Bathhouse
766 m
First Congregational Church
267 m
Old Colorado City Branch Carnegie Library
4.4 km
Stockbridge House
3.8 km
Wheeler Bank
434 m
Bridge over Fountain Creek
126 m
Second Midland School
4.2 km
Bridge over Fountain Creek
2 km
Keithley Log Cabin Development District
932 m
City Hall of Old Colorado City
3.6 kmReviews
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