CRNA - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Come play in The Garden of the Gods! The Community - Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs is located in the east central portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located 60 miles south of Denver. The city stand over one mile above sea level and is situated near the base of one of the most famous American mountains, Pikes Peak, on the eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Garden of the Gods was recently named Park in the US and Park in the World by TripAdvisor in 2014! Peterson Air Force Base Peterson Air Force Base shares an airfield with Colorado Springs Municipal Airport under a shared joint civil-military airport arrangement, also having the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters. The 21st Space Wing is headquartered here and is the Air Force's only organization providing missile warning and space control to unified commanders and combat ...