Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. The ultra-prominent 14,107-foot fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 12 miles west of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The town of Manitou Springs lies at its base.
Elevation: 14,107 feet (4,299.83 m) · NAPGD2022
Location: High point of El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Prominence: 5,530 feet (1,690 m)
Isolation: 60.6 mi (97.6 km)
Listing: North America highest peaks 53rd · US highest major peaks 39th · US most prominent peaks 89th · US most isolated peaks 115th · Colorado highest major peaks 20th · Colorado fourteeners 30th · Colorado county high points 17th
Etymology: Zebulon Pike
Parent range: Front Range, Highest summit · of the Pikes Peak Massif
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