Cheyenne Mountain is a triple-peaked mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, southwest of downtown Colorado Springs. The mountain serves as a host for military, communications, recreational, and residential functions. The underground operations center for the North American Aerospace Defense Command was built during the Cold War to moni…
Cheyenne Mountain is a triple-peaked mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, southwest of downtown Colorado Springs. The mountain serves as a host for military, communications, recreational, and residential functions. The underground operations center for the North American Aerospace Defense Command was built during the Cold War to monitor North American airspace for missile launches and Soviet military aircraft. Built deep within granite, it was designed to withstand the impact and fallout from a nuclear bomb. Its function broadened with the end of the Cold War, and then many of its functions were transferred to Peterson Air Force Base in 2006.
Elevation: 9,570 ft (2,920 m)
Location: El Paso County, Colorado, U.S.
Prominence: 1,141 ft (348 m)
Isolation: 1.87 mi (3.01 km)
Parent range: Front Range, Rocky Mountains
Topo map(s): USGS 7.5' topographic map · Mount Big Chief, Colorado
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