Your Information Source for
Colorado Springs, Colorado and other
El Paso County Communities.
ESTIMATED POPULATION:
El Paso County: 510,000
Colorado Springs: 350,000
EL PASO COUNTY AREA:
2,158 square miles (slightly more than twice the area of the entire state of Rhode Island)
ALTITUDE:
Ranges from about 5,095 feet (1569 m) on the southern border at Black Squirrel Creek to 14,110 feet (4301 m) on the summit of Pikes Peak, near the western boundary.
CLIMATE:
The mild climate, on average, supplies 285 days of sunshine, 15 inches of rain, 35 inches of snow, and very low levels of humidity.
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