Pikes Peak

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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 (though he was unable to reach the summit). The summit is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude.

Manitou Incline (5.5 miles)
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Garden of the Gods (9.6 miles)
Roxborough State Park (41.4 miles)

Colorado Trail Section #6 Trailhead (55.1 miles)
Red Rocks Amphitheatre (57.6 miles)
Abyss Lake Trailhead (58.6 miles)
Denver Art Museum (62 miles)
Sculpture Park (62.4 miles)

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