Colorado Springs is located approximately an hour south of Denver , the northern neighborhoods of the Springs are only 30 minutes south of the southern areas of Denver. Colorado Springs lies in El Paso County , but includes parts of Teller County and southern Douglas County. Some of the other communities that are considered part of the Colorado Springs area include Monument, Palmer Lake, Falcon, Peyton, Calhan, Ellicott, Widefield, Security, Fountain, Manitou Springs, Black Forest and Woodland Park.

Colorado Springs is located at the foot of Pikes Peak, and the western side of the city is bordered by the Pike National Forest and the Rampart Range. The official elevation of Colorado Springs is listed as 6,035 feet, but many neighborhoods in the northern part of the city are closer to 7,000 feet, as one heads south toward Pueblo the elevation drops steadily .

Colorado Springs climate is mild and semi-arid, with less than 16 inches of precipitation annually, mostly in the form of rain. We are blessed with 250 days of sunshine annually. While snow does fall sporadically the average season is 45 inches, and most of that is in the months of March and April, and in general it melts quickly in the warm sun. Winter days are often in the 40's or even 50's, with sunshine. Summer often brings afternoon thunderstorms with Daytime highs usually in the 80's with between 10 and 20 days reaching the 90's, but cooling into the 50's almost every night.