Air Force Academy topographic map

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Name: Air Force Academy topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, 80840, United States (38.94020 -104.91078 39.04233 -104.79821)

Average elevation: 7,080 ft

Minimum elevation: 6,312 ft

Maximum elevation: 9,442 ft

The campus of the academy covers 18,455 acres (29 sq mi; 75 km2) on the east side of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains, just north of Colorado Springs. Its elevation is normally given as 7,258 feet (2,212 m) above sea level, which is at the cadet area. The academy was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) and lead architect Walter Netsch. SOM partner John O. Merrill moved from Chicago to a Colorado Springs field office to oversee the construction and to act as a spokesman for the project.