Chipita Park, Colorado

Last updated

Chipita Park
Unincorporated community
Fountain Creek and Interstate 25 Between Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado (7235133064).jpg
Fountain Creek is a 74.5-mile-long (119.9 km) stream in El Paso and Pueblo counties, in Colorado in the United States. The creek flows southeast through the Ute Pass communities of Green Mountain Falls, Chipita Park, Cascade, Manitou Springs and on to Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
Etymology: The wife of Chief Ouray
El Paso County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cascade-Chipita Park Highlighted.svg
This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in El Paso County, Colorado, highlighting Cascade-Chipita Park in red.
Coordinates: 38°56′36″N105°00′08″W / 38.94333°N 105.00222°W / 38.94333; -105.00222 (Cascade-Chipita Park CDP, Colorado) [1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
Census-designated placeCascade-Chipita Park
Elevation
[1]
8,432 ft (2,570 m)
GNIS feature ID 2407982 [1]

Chipita Park is an unincorporated community located in El Paso County, Colorado, named for the wife of Chief Ouray. [2]

Those who live in the Chipita Park area are also inhabitants of Cascade, Colorado. When receiving mail, they may put Chipita Park or Cascade for the city, as both refer to the Cascade-Chipita Park, Colorado census-designated place.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cascade Range</span> Mountain range in western North America

The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as many of those in the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades. The small part of the range in British Columbia is referred to as the Canadian Cascades or, locally, as the Cascade Mountains. The highest peak in the range is Mount Rainier in Washington at 14,411 feet (4,392 m).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">El Paso County, Colorado</span> County in Colorado, United States

El Paso County is the most populous county located in the American state of Colorado. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 730,395, surpassing the City and County of Denver. The county seat is Colorado Springs, the second most populous city in Colorado. El Paso County is included in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cascade-Chipita Park, Colorado</span> Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

Cascade-Chipita Park is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the unincorporated communities of Cascade and Chipita Park located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Cascade-Chipita Park CDP was 1,628 at the United States Census 2020. The Cascade post office serves the area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shasta Cascade</span> Mountainous region of California

The Shasta Cascade region of California is located in the northeastern and north-central sections of the state bordering Oregon and Nevada, including far northern parts of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Never Summer Mountains</span> Mountain range in Colorado, US

The Never Summer Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States consisting of over twenty named peaks. The range is located along the northwest border of Rocky Mountain National Park, forming an S-turn in the continental divide between the headwaters of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park and the upper basin of the North Platte River. The range is small and tall, covering only 25 sq mi (65 km2) with a north–south length of 10 mi (16 km) with over ten distinct peaks rising more than 12,000 ft (3,700 m). The range straddles the Jackson-Grand county line for most of its length, and stretches into Jackson and Larimer county at its northern end. A panoramic view of the range is available from sections of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. One of the northernmost peaks, Nokhu Crags, is prominently visible from the west side of Cameron Pass.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lawn Lake Dam</span>

Lawn Lake Dam was an earthen dam in Rocky Mountain National Park, United States that failed on July 15, 1982, at about 6 a.m., in an event known as the flood of 1982. The sudden release of 30 million cubic feet (850,000 m3) of water resulted in a flash flood that killed three people camping in the park and caused $31 million in damage to the town of Estes Park, Colorado and other downstream areas.

The Ute Pass is a mountain pass west of Colorado Springs that ranges from a peak elevation at Divide of 9,165 to 6,165 feet at its lowest point.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cascade, Colorado</span> Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States

Cascade is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Cascade Post Office is 80809.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joaquin Miller Park</span> Public park in Oakland, California

Joaquin Miller Park is a large open space park in the Oakland Hills owned and operated by the city of Oakland, California. It is named after early California writer and poet Joaquin Miller, who bought the land in the 1880s, naming it "The Hights" [sic], and lived in the house preserved as the Joaquin Miller House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uinkaret volcanic field</span> Landform in northwestern Arizona

The Uinkaret volcanic field is an area of monogenetic volcanoes in northwestern Arizona, United States, located on the north rim of the Grand Canyon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park</span>

Wild Basin a region in the southeast corner Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, United States. The primary entrance is located north of Allenspark off State Highway 7.

Kazichene is a large village in the Pancharevo district to the east of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. As of 2007, the village officially had 4,977 inhabitants. Because of its close proximity to the Sofia ring road and the nearby railroad, over the past decade the area has developed into an industrial-storage zone with a logistics center and offices of a number of prominent companies such as Werta Logistics, Balkan Steel Engineering, and the Chipita snacks factory.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manitou Springs School District 14</span> School district in Colorado, United States

Manitou Springs School District 14 is the main school district of Manitou Springs and its nearby communities at the western edge of El Paso County, Colorado.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old London Foods</span> American baked foods brand

Old London Foods, a subsidiary of B&G Foods, is a company best known for its Melba toast products. Originally based in the Bronx and called the King Kone Corporation, the company changed its name to Old London Foods in May 1960 to match their best-known brand of food products, Old London, which had been in use for nearly 25 years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cascades, Virginia</span> Census-designated place in Virginia

Cascades is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 United States Census was 11,912. Along with nearby Countryside and Lowes Island, it is considered one of the three main components of the Potomac Falls community within Sterling, Virginia.

Boulder Crescent Place Historic District is a historic area in Colorado Springs, Colorado along West Boulder and Cascade Avenue near the intersection of the two streets. It is a National Register of Historic Places listing and is on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eastholme</span> United States historic place

The Eastholme, also known as Eastholme of the Rockies, is a historic building in Cascade, near Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Terri Carver</span> American Judge Advocate General, lawyer, and politician from Colorado

Terri Carver is a former state representative from Colorado Springs, Colorado. A Republican, Carver represented Colorado House of Representatives District 20, which encompassed several communities in El Paso County, including Air Force Academy, Cascade, Chipita Park, Colorado Springs, Green Mountain Falls, and Palmer Lake. She was first elected in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colorado's 2nd Senate district</span> American legislative district

Colorado's 2nd Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Smallwood since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Republicans Dennis Hisey and Kevin Grantham.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chipita Park, Colorado
  2. "Chipita Park Association: On the threshold of a new era". Chipita Park Association. Retrieved November 11, 2012.