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Pikes Peak is one of Colorado's 54 fourteeners, mountains more than 14,000 feet (4,267.2 m) above sea level. The massif rises over 8,000 ft (2,400 m) above downtown Colorado Springs. Pikes Peak is a designated National Historic Landmark. It is composed of a characteristic pink granite called Pikes Peak granite.
The city grew dramatically when people came to the Pikes Peak region at the turn-of-the-century "for their health and to enjoy the natural scenic beauty." [ 1 ] The Boulder Crescent Place area is located near Memorial Valley Park and the streets are lined with trees planted when the homes were developed at the turn of the 20th century.
The 100 most topographically prominent Colorado summits; Rank Mountain Peak Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Mount Elbert [1] [2] [3] [a] Sawatch Range: 14,440 ft 4401.2 m: 9,093 ft 2772 m: 671 mi 1,079 km 2 Pikes Peak [4] [5] [6] [b] Front Range
Colorado City Town Company laid claim to two square miles of land that would become Colorado City on May 22, 1859. [5] Founded at the confluence of Fountain and Camp creeks on August 13, 1859, it was the first Pikes Peak region settlement.
Devil's Head Lookout is a U.S. Forest Service fire lookout tower at the summit of Devils Head in Douglas County, Colorado.Located on a large pinnacle of Pikes Peak granite, the fire lookout point lies within the Pike National Forest and is accessed by hiking the Devils Head National Recreation Trail.
Mount Rosa is a mountain summit of the Pikes Peak Massif in the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,504-foot (3,506 m) peak is located in Pike National Forest , 12.8 miles (20.6 km) southwest by west ( bearing 233°) of downtown Colorado Springs in Teller County , Colorado , United States .
The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, United States, west of Colorado Springs including Pikes Peak. The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres (4,478 km 2) within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and El Paso counties. The major rivers draining the forest are the South Platte and Fountain Creek.
Colorado City, now called Old Colorado City, was founded at the confluence of Fountain and Camp creeks on August 13, 1859, making it the first Pikes Peak region settlement. [21] [26] The Colorado City area became part of the Jefferson Territory on October 24 and of El Paso County on November 28, 1859. From November 5, 1861, until August 14 ...