Cheyenne Mountain Highway

Cheyenne Mountain Highway, otherwise known as Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road, previously called Wonder Road, is a 7.5 mile- (12.1 km) paved and unpaved highway in the U.S. state of Colorado, at an estimated 3,000 feet in total elevation. The highway begins at a four lane interchange located in El Paso County that includes Penrose Boulevard, Old Stage Road, and West Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard.

It is a private road when traversing pass Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun. It is a paved road up to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun. About 5.0 miles (8 km) of the highway is managed and maintained by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and is part of the Colorado State Highway System.

After the completion of The Broadmoor; which was planned by Spencer Penrose, Penrose began to develop property that he had purchased on the northern peak of Cheyenne Mountain during 1915. During 1925 Penrose planned and completed 7.5 miles (12.1 km) of a new highway.

Initially called the Broadmoor-Cheyenne Mountain Highway, it began one mile (1.6 km) south of The Broadmoor at the Old Stage Road and ascended to the summit with 32 switchback turns up the mountain, gaining almost 3,000 feet (910 m) in altitude with a maximum 10% grade. It afforded views of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak.