The first recorded survey of Bighorn Sheep on Pikes Peak was in 1949 when 205 were counted. Annual counts have been conducted by CPW since 1988. The official count in 2024 was 82.

Courtesy Jessica Miller A Lark bunting, Colorado's State bird, perched on a cholla cactus at Kane Ranch Open Space during 2024's Pikes Peak Birding and Nature Festival.

But Mother Nature made the most news as wintery conditions at the Peak's 14,000-foot summit forced race officials to move the finish line downhill ond shorten the 12.5-mile course by about four miles.

" [There's] probably thousands of photos that I've taken over the years, and with Pikes Peak, you can't really take a bad photo." It's a view he wants everybody to see, and one that he'll ...

In 2023, Pikes Peak got a blizzard in mid-June. The year before that, there was snow at the summit in August – though that one could be considered a first snow of the season, rather than the last.

(PIKES PEAK, Colo.) — On Tuesday, May 6, many in Southern Colorado woke up to slushy, wet commutes as rain, snow, and chilly air moved across the region. Photos taken from the summit of Pikes ...