A precarious rock above Manitou Springs started to move in 1995 after a period of wet weather. As an emergency measure Hazards June 20, 1995 Case Study: Rockfall – Manitou Springs [ED: This report from 1995 was written by Jon White, (Senior Engineering Geologist, Emeritus). It looks at a specific rockfall situation in the central Front Range town. ] Manitou Springs occupies a narrow valley where Fountain Creek emerges from the foothills northeast of Pikes Peak and west of Colorado Springs. The valley slopes are composed of interbedded resistant sandstone and conglomerates (i.e., gravelly sandstone), and weaker mudstones and shale. The outc...