Ponderosa Park, Colorado
Ponderosa Park is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Ponderosa Park CDP was 3,232 at the United States Census 2010. Elbert County governs the unincorporated community. The Elizabeth post office (Zip Code 80107) serves the area. Geography. Ponderosa Park is located on the western border of Elbert County. It is bordered to the southeast by the town of Elizabeth. Colorado State Highway 86 forms the southern  edge of the CDP, leading east to Kiowa, the county seat, and west to Franktown. Castle Rock is to the west, and Denver is to the northwest. The Ponderosa Park CDP has an area of , all land. Climate. This climate type is usually found in the outskirts of true deserts in low-latitude, semiarid regions. It has a cooler, wetter winter resulting from the higher latitude and mid-latitude frontal cyclone activity. Annual precipitation totals are greater than in tropical and subtropical desert climates. Yearly variations in amount are not as extreme as in the true deserts but are nevertheless  large. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate). Demographics. The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the