Pulpit Rock, Austin Bluffs Open Space, Colorado Springs

Towering 6,621 feet in elevation above El Paso County in Colorado Springs, Pulpit Rock can be seen from Interstate 25, next to Colorado College.
Geologically, Pulpit Rock is a part of the Dawson Arkose, also known as the Dawson Formation, which was created by sandstone and mudstone sediment collected during the uprising of the Rocky Mountains. The exposed white-grey face of Pulpit Rock is estimated to be 66 million years old.
Archeological sites around Pulpit Rock indicate that humans have been living in the area for up to 10,000 years and even used the stone for early toolmaking. Within the past millennia, nearby occupancy sites have been traced back to Plains Indians and stone enclosures surrounding Pulpit Rock are believed to have been used in Ute vision quests.
The name “Pulpit Rock” is derived from the geological feature’s resemblance to a pulpit, which is the raised stand used by preachers to deliver sermons in the Christian Church.
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