Welcome to Fort Carson ...
Fort Carson is located in El Paso County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Carson: Ft. Carson
Fort Carson is 5,830 feet [1,777 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fort Carson is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Fort Carson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Fort Carson: 719
Communities near Fort Carson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Carson.
- Colorado Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in El Paso County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
- Manitou Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Victor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kelker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
- Kelker is located in El Paso County
- Cimarron Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Hills
- Cimarron Hills is located in El Paso County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron Hills <3>
- Cascade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chipita Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wigwam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wigwam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
- Wigwam is located in El Paso County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wigwam
- From Fort Carson to Wigwam
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 Fort Carson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Carson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Carson. 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 Fort Carson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Carson. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Carson.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Carson ...
Looking for more information about Fort Carson? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Carson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Carson.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Carson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |