Pikes Peak
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Elevation | 4302 |
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Area | 15 |
Locations | El Paso County |
Colorado | |
United States | |
Topo map | USGS |
Mountain range | Rocky Mountains |
Front Range | |
Did you know | The first Europeans to discover Pikes Peak were the Spanish in the 1700s. |
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ID | 1400936 |
About Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in North America. The ultra-prominent 14,115-foot fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 12 miles west of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The mountain is named in honor of American explorer Zebulon Pike.