City of Cañon City, Fremont County, Colorado, United States

Overview of Cañon City

• Name:
  Cañon City
• Official Name:
  City of Cañon City
• Also Known As:
  Canon City
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Fremont County, Colorado, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  19.3 km (12 mi) E of the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River and 56.3 km (35 mi) WNW of Pueblo.
• History (GNIS):
  The 1994 Board on Geographic Names (BGN) decision was approved with a tilde over the first "n" in the name "Cañon City".
• Surveys:
  Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 69 West
  

  Townships: 18 South

  Range 70 West
  

  Townships: 18 South, 19 South
• County Seat of:
  Fremont County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:38.440985038° 26' 27.5"N

  Longitude:-105.2424470105° 14' 32.8"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Prospect Heights 1 mi. S
  • Lincoln Park 1.5 mi. SE
  • East Canon 1.8 mi. NE
  • Brookside 3.3 mi. SE
  • Williamsburg 6.4 mi. SE
  • Rockvale 6.5 mi. SE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Independent Order of Odd Fellows 0.9 mi. S
  • Greenwood 1 mi. S
  • Lakeside 1.5 mi. SE
  • Abbey 2.4 mi. E
  • Mountain Vale Memory Gardens 2.6 mi. SE
  • Fremont Memory Gardens 2.7 mi. SE
  • Union Highland (Florence) 8.5 mi. SE
  • San Juan Bautisa (Florence) 8.6 mi. SE
  • Penrose 11.8 mi. E
  • Upper Beaver 13.5 mi. NE
• Population:
  15,972
• Elevation:
  1,708 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  497148776
• Updated Apr 19, 2020