Corondao Heights Castle

Coronado Heights is a hill northwest of Lindsborg. It remembers, at where Francisco Vásquez de Coronado gave up his search for the seven cities of gold and turned around to return to Mexico.
Coronado Heights is one of seven sandstone bluffs in the Dakota Formation and rises approximately 300 feet.
in 1915 some armor from a Spanish soldier were found near an Indian village.
In 1936, a stone shelter resembling a castle was built on top of the hill as a project of the Works Progress Administration.
The hill is now Coronado Heights Park, operated and owned by the Smoky Valley Historical Association. It is possible to see for miles from the summit, and wildflowers bloom on the hill in spring and summer

 

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Name of the Roadside Attraction: Corondao Heights Castle
Parking:in front
Time required:30 minutes
Descripton:Coronado Heights is a hill northwest of Lindsborg.
Next town:Lindsborg, KS
Findable:off main Road, near town
Fee area:no - open for puplic
Giftshop: no
Food or drinks: no
Kind of attraction: Castle/ Park
Best time to vistit: all year - in winter maybe snow
 

   How to find

Address: Corondao Heights Castle
Directions: From I-135 South take exit 78. Follow Hwy 4. Take a right on Coronado Heights Road Follow the road to the end on the hill.
Opening Hours: 24/7
Last visited: October 2017

 

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