Pikes Peak massif

USA / Colorado / Green Mountain Falls /
 mountain, massif, National Natural Landmark, U.S. National Historic Landmark
Elevation: 14,115 feet (4302 metres)

Originally named "El Capitan" by the Spanish, the mountain was renamed "Pike's Peak" after Zebulon Pike Jr. who explored southern Colorado in 1806.

The mountain was further made famous by Katherine Lee Bates, who wrote a poem entitled "Pikes Peak" in 1895; a poem that eventually became the lyrics for the song "America the Beautiful".

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike's_Peak
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Coordinates:   38°50'42"N   105°3'44"W

Comments

  • Oxygen bar available in concessions building.
  • Awesome automobile race to the summit every summer, usually around the Fourth of July.
  • The Pikes Peak Hill Climb !
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