Welcome to Cherry Creek Highlands ...

Cherry Creek Highlands is located in Douglas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cherry Creek Highlands: Cherry Crk. Highlands (or less commonly used: Cherry Ck. Highlands or Cherry Cr. Highlands)

Cherry Creek Highlands is 5,910 feet [1,801 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cherry Creek Highlands is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cherry Creek Highlands lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Cherry Creek Highlands: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities near Cherry Creek Highlands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cherry Creek Highlands.

Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Aurora
- From Cherry Creek Highlands to Aurora
Centennial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centennial is located in Arapahoe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Centennial
- From Cherry Creek Highlands to Centennial
Castle Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Castle Rock is located in Douglas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Castle Rock
- From Cherry Creek Highlands to Castle Rock
Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Arapahoe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,000 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Littleton
- From Cherry Creek Highlands to Littleton
Englewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Arapahoe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,099 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Englewood
- From Cherry Creek Highlands to Englewood
Greenwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Arapahoe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Village <4>
Lone Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Tree is located in Douglas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <4>
Castle Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Pines is located in Douglas County
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Pines <4>
Castle Pines North
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
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- Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
Cherry Hills Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hills Village is located in Arapahoe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Hills Village <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cherry Hills Village
- From Cherry Creek Highlands to Cherry Hills Village

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cherry Creek Highlands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cherry Creek Highlands.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cherry Creek Highlands. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherry Creek Highlands.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherry Creek Highlands. See our Newspapers Page for Cherry Creek Highlands.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry Creek Highlands ...

Looking for more information about Cherry Creek Highlands? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cherry Creek Highlands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cherry Creek Highlands.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherry Creek Highlands - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Cherry Creek Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Cherry Creek Highlands area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.