Pike's Peak Facts

Altitude: 14,110 ft. above sea level.
Pike's Peak is NOT the highest point in the continental U.S. nor in Colorado. It is 31st out of 54 mountains in the state that are over 14,000 feet, the highest being Mt. Elbert at 14,433 feet.

Temperture: 30F cooler that it's base at Manitou Springs.

Named After: General Zebulon Pike, who first saw what he call the "Great Peak" in November of 1806.

Ways Up:
Train -- Cog Rail Way
Automobile -- Pike's Peak Highway
Foot -- Bar Trail

Other Facts:
Katharine Lee Bates wrote "America the Beautiful" on returning from Pike's Peak.
Pike's Peak has five of the eight distinct life zones that exist in Colorado.

Pike's Peak Cam

Information from The Cog Railway.