Place	Population	Distance
Manitou Springs	5,334 (2017)	3.5km
Colorado Springs	456,568 (2017)	7.3km
Cascade-Chipita Park	1,655 (2011)	12.5km
Air Force Academy	6,680 (2011)	13.1km
Green Mountain Falls	656 (2017)	13.1km

Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities

Club	Location	Distance
Colorado Springs Mineral Society	Colorado Springs, Colorado	7km
Lake George Gem & Mineral club	Lake George, Colorado	42km

Mindat Locality ID:

112805

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:112805:8

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Red Rock Corral

Public park.

REF: 1974 MINOBRAS
Commodities (Major) - Gypsum-Anhydrite
Development Status: Producer

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gypsum & Anhydrite

List of minerals for each chemical element

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_the_Gods

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Great Plains DomainDomain
Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt

USA

Colorado
- El Paso County
  - Manitou Mining DistrictMining District

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Commodity List

List of minerals for each chemical element

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