Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak
	Pikes Peak, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation	14,115 feet (4,302.31 m); NAVD88
Prominence	5,530 feet (1,690 m)
Isolation	60.6 mi (97.6 km)
Listing	North America highest peaks 53rd; US highest major peaks 39th; US most prominent peaks 89th; US most isolated peaks 115th; Colorado highest major peaks 20th; Colorado fourteeners 30th; Colorado county high points 17th;
Coordinates	38°50′26″N 105°02′39″W / 38.8405°N 105.0442°W
Naming
Etymology	Zebulon Pike
Native name	Heey-otoyoo' (Arapaho); Tavakiev (Ute-Southern Paiute);
Geography
	Pikes Peak Colorado Pikes Peak Pikes Peak (the United States)
Location	High point of El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Parent range	Front Range, Highest summit; of the Pikes Peak Massif
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Pikes Peak, Colorado
Geology
Age of rock	~1.05 Gyr
Mountain type	granite
Climbing
First ascent	1820 by Edwin James and party
Easiest route	East Slopes (Barr Trail): Hike, class 1

Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. The ultra-prominent 14,115-foot (4,302.31 m) fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 12 miles (19 km) west of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The town of Manitou Springs lies at its base.

The mountain is named in honor of American explorer Zebulon Pike, even though he was unable to reach the summit. The summit is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude.^[2]^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Pikes Peak". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Pikes Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Pikes Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
^ "Pikes Peak Routes". 14ers.com.

[NGS-1] "Pikes Peak". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[PB-2] "Pikes Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[GNIS-3] "Pikes Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 15, 2014.

[4] "Pikes Peak Routes". 14ers.com.

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