Cañon City is the site of the county administration offices. It is the largest community in Fremont County.

There is so much to do here we needed to add an attractions page.

Zip Code: 81212, 81246, Post office is 81215

Elevation: 5348 ft.

Organized on March 13, 1860.

2009 Population 15,906.

As of 2000, one of only a handful of cities in the United States to have an ñ in the name.

Was a major smelting site for the gold and silver mines of Cripple Creek in the late 1800s.

GPS: 38.446800 by -105.228305.

The city is known as "The Climate Capiol of Colorado" because of its location and elevation, the high temperature in the area is, on average, 10 degrees warmer than the nearby cities of Pueblo and Colorado Springs.