what is the elevation on the top of shrine mountain
Anchored 28. feet into a solid rock buttress, the entire. structure, void of nails or wood, is bound by 200,000. pounds of steel and some 30 wagon loads of cement. The elevation of the shrine is 8,136 feet on the top. deck, and it provides spectacular views of Colorado. Springs and the Pikes Peak Region. During the shrine's construction, Will Rogers, an. American humorist, was killed in an airplane crash in.