Enjoy the View

Colorado Christian is located in Lakewood, a suburb on the edge of the majestic Rocky Mountains, ten minutes west of Denver. Such a unique location provides CCU students with the best of both worlds. Whether you’re into extreme outdoor adventure like skiing and rock climbing or you’re more interested in attending plays and poetry readings, CCU’s suburban campus offers easy access to both outdoor recreation and cultural activities. And with an average 300 days of sunshine per year and a beautiful blue Colorado sky, you’ll enjoy whatever activity you choose to pursue.

• Denver is the "Mile High City" at an elevation of 5,280 feet.


• Colorado has more "fourteeners" (mountain peaks over 14,000 feet) than any other state.


• The highest paved road in North America is the road to Mount Evans off of I-70 from Idaho Springs. The road climbs up to 14,258 feet above sea level.

• The Dwight Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel between Clear Creek and Summit counties is the highest auto tunnel in the world. The tunnel goes through the Continental Divide at an elevation of 11,000 feet. It is 8,960 feet long and the average daily traffic can exceed 26,000 vehicles.


• Denver has the largest city park system in the nation with 205 parks in city limits and 20,000 acres of parks in the nearby mountains.


• There are nearly 20 rivers whose headwaters begin in Colorado, with the Continental Divide directing each river’s course.


• The Colorado Trail is a 500-mile long hiking trail from Durango to Denver, crossing eight mountain ranges, seven national forests, six wilderness areas, and five river systems.


• The mountainous area of Colorado is six times the size of Switzerland and contains 9,600 miles of fishing streams, 2,850 lakes, and over 1,000 peaks two miles high.


• It was on top of nearby Pikes Peak in 1893 that Katherine Lee Bates was inspired to write the words to "America the Beautiful".


• Leadville is the highest incorporated city in the U.S. at 10,430 feet