Old Mountain View, Colorado Explained

Old Mountain View
Pushpin Map:Colorado
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Colorado
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:El Paso County, Colorado

Old Mountain View, also known as Mountain View, was a railway station in El Paso County, Colorado at 9636feet in altitude.[1] Beginning in 1891, it was a stop on the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway[2] between Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak. Butterworth Flat, Minnehaha, Half-Way House, Ruxton Park, Windy Point, and Saddle House, were also stops on the line to the summit.[3]

Pike’s Peak Daily News was published at Old Mountain View with the names and addresses of the passengers who traveled the cog railway. At more than 9600feet, it was called "The Most Elevated Publication on Earth". It was published from June 1891 to 1922 or later.

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Notes and References

  1. 1962133 . Old Mountain View . September 11, 2002 . March 15, 2024.
  2. Web site: Elliott . Donald R. . 1999 . Place Names of Colorado . 424 . Doris L. (Salmen) Elliott . Denver Public Library . Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies, Inc. . Denver, Colorado.
  3. Book: Hollenback, Frank R. . Pike's Peak by rail . 1962 . Denver, Sage Books.