U.S. News Insider Tip: Don't miss the high-altitude ... Kara Williams Rising more than 14,000 feet, Pikes Peak – aka "America's Mountain" – is among Colorado's most popular tourist attractions ...

Pikes Peak, the second highest mountain in Colorado ... and engines begin to wheeze as they lose power at high altitude. In 1918, Sanford Moss, a General Electric engineer on loan to the U.S ...

We were off on our way up “America’s Mountain," as Pikes Peak is referred to after a 1819 trip to the top inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write “America the Beautiful.” A ‘cog train ...

Just steps away, veer left at the marker for High Arches Trail. The wide trail ascends to grasslands overlooking Pikes Peak and Cheyenne Mountain. The path sharply drops into trees; we stayed ...