Pikes Peak, Colorado
Prominence: 5510 ft, 1679 m |
Elevation: 14,110 feet, 4301 meters |
True Isolation: 60.62 mi, 97.56 km |
Name Info |
Local or Alternate Name(s):
Indigenous Name: Tavá Kaa-vi |
Elevation Info |
Summit: 14,110 feet
NAVD88 Elevation (?): 14,116 ft / 4303 m |
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84) |
38.840511, -105.044589 (Dec Deg)
38° 50' 26'' N, 105° 2' 41'' W (DMS)
496130 E, 4299079 N, Zone 13 (UTM) |
Map Source |
US Geological Survey (1:24,000)
Sheet: Pikes Peak (O38105g1)
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Country |
United States |
State/Province |
Colorado |
County/Second Level Region |
El Paso (Highest Point) |
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Pikes Peak at SummitPost
Pikes Peak at ListsOfJohn
Pikes Peak at Mountain-Forecast.com
Pikes Peak at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio)
Pikes Peak at USGS-GNIS
CoHP.org Trip Report for El Paso, CO by David Olson
CoHP.org Trip Report for El Paso, CO by Walt O'Neil
CoHP.org Trip Report for El Paso, CO by Kevin Baker
Weather and Snow
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NOAA Snow Depth Map
Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak:
Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs (Roach)
A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners (Borneman, Lampert)
Hiking Colorado's Summits (Mitchler, Covill)
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Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 1646
Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 1525)
Selected Trip Reports - Click on linked Date for full report:
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Climber |
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2023-07-14 |
L, Christopher "Neo" |
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TR-138 |
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2023-07-14 |
Sharaga, Scott |
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TR-243 |
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2023-06-30 |
Super, Josh |
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TR-566 |
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2022-06-30 |
Richardsson, Brian |
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TR-92 |
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2022-03-28 |
Song, Steven |
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stevensong.com |
2021-07-10 |
Keltgen, David |
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TR-27 |
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(2021-06-11) |
Hanson, Vic |
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TR-166 |
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2019-07-24 |
Pirate 🏴☠, Peak |
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TR-29 |
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2018-09-06 |
Mclellan, Richard |
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TR-347 |
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2018-07-28 |
Layton, Tom |
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TR-293 |
cograilway.com |
2018-07-21 |
Stewart, Matt |
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TR-67 |
strava.com |
2017-10-14 |
Inman, William |
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TR-254 |
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2017-10-03 |
Wright, Mike |
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TR-338 |
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2017-09-16 |
Hildebrand, Dan |
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TR-523 |
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2017-07-23 |
Raventon, Miles |
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TR-258 |
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2016-11-14 |
R, Bradley |
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TR-898 |
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2016-10-16 |
Wiltshire, Jason |
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TR-401 |
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2016-09-22 |
Turner, Keith |
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TR-374 |
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2015-07-16 |
Sexauer, Gustav |
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TR-1203 |
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2014-08-16 |
Molloy, Brian |
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TR-953 |
outdooroutlier.blogspot.com |
2014-07-26 |
Swider, Jeremy |
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TR-1681 |
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2014-06-29 |
mizenko, glen |
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TR-128 |
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2012-11-03 |
Arnold, Michele |
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TR-496 |
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2012-08-25 |
Lubbert, Brian |
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TR-319 |
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2012-08-19 |
Reed, Jason |
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TR-648 |
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2012-08-18 |
Reed, Jason |
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TR-317 |
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2012-07-22 |
Woodall, Rob |
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TR-177 |
peakbagger.com |
2011-08-13 |
Kassan, Eric |
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TR-70 |
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2009-08-15 |
Tilton, Kevin |
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TR-1548 |
alstrinfilms.com |
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McGuire, Jeremy |
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TR-257 |
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Top 10 Isolation Grid for U.S. States (Rank #105) (Peak is on over 20 lists; Not all shown here.)
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Description:Pikes Peak is perhaps the most famous peak in the Colorado Rockies. It has a commanding position overlooking the plains, rising 8,000 feet from its base just west of Colorado Springs, and it stands alone like no other 14,000-foot peak in the state. However, it is not particularly high (ranking only 31st among the 54 Colorado fourteeners), nor difficult to climb (a road and railway both reach the summit), nor craggy (in the same way the Crestones or Longs Peak are). Aside from its local prominence, its fame arises from alliteration and from Zebulon Pike's 1806 assesment of the peak as "unclimbable" after he turned back. He was proved wrong long before the road was built--in 1820 Edwin James of the Longs expedition made the ascent, the first white man to summit a Colorado fourteener. There is a tiny hamlet called First View out on the Colorado high plains, just 30 miles west of the Kansas line, and on exceptionally clear days (rare in these days of air pollution) the snow on the summit of Pikes Peak is just visible as a wispy cloud above the horizon. Approaching Colorado Springs on Route 94 across the empty, windy plains, the cloud gradually becomes bigger and is soon recognizable as a mountain. It is easy to image the pioneers being extremely impressed and fixated on the easternmost high sentinel of the Rockies as their ox-wagons slowly plodded towards it. Climbing NotesThree major options are available for those who want to reach the summit of Pikes Peak. The paved auto road is steep and curvy, but still easily negotiable by any passenger car that pays the toll--just remember to keep it in low gear on the way down. A cog railway chugs up from Manitou Springs for those who don't even want to drive. The most popular trail on the peak is the Barr Trail, an 11-mile path with a 7500-foot elevation gain that is usually done over the course of two or three days. It begins near the cog railway terminal in Manitou Springs. Just remember that most peak-bagging quests don't count an ascent unless you also climb down as well, leaving the railway off-limits as a downhill shortcut for the purist hikers who make their way up the Barr Trail. |
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