Pikes Peak (disambiguation)
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Pikes Peak
(or Pike's Peak) is a mountain in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, in the United States.
Pikes Peak may also refer to:
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America....
(or Pike's Peak) is a mountain in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, in the United States.
Pikes Peak may also refer to:
In Colorado
- Pike's Peak CountryPike's Peak CountryPike's Peak Country was the name given to the gold mining region of the western United States near Pikes Peak during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush of 1858-1861...
, the historical region surrounding Pike's Peak mountain - Pike's Peak Gold Rush, a gold rush to the Pike's Peak Country from 1858 to 1861
- Pikes Peak granitePikes Peak graniteThe Pikes Peak granite is a widespread geologic formation found in the central part of the Front Range of Colorado. The granite gets its name from the mountain Pikes Peak, which is made up almost entirely of the distinctive, brick-red rock...
, a geological formation found in Colorado - Pikes Peak MarathonPikes Peak MarathonThe Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon is a racing event that begins at the base of Pikes Peak, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, and climbs over 7,700 feet to the top of the 14,115 foot peak...
, an annual marathon run to the top of Pikes Peak - Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, an auto racing event
- Pikes Peak International RacewayPikes Peak International RacewayPikes Peak International Raceway, also known as PPIR, is a participant focused racetrack located in Fountain, Colorado, south of Colorado Springs and north of Pueblo...
, a motor racing oval.
Other uses
- Pikes Peak (Iowa), a bluff rising 500 feet above the Mississippi River near the town of McGregor, Iowa
- Pikes Peak State ParkPikes Peak State ParkPikes Peak State Park is a state park of Iowa, USA, featuring a bluff overlooking the Upper Mississippi River opposite the confluence of the Wisconsin River. The park is operated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. It is nearly a thousand acres in extent. The nearest city is McGregor,...
, a state park in Iowa - Pikes Peak, IndianaPikes Peak, IndianaPikes Peak is an unincorporated town in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana. According to legend, Adrian Miller, was planning on moving to Colorado to take advantage of the redesigned Homestead act in 1875. He wrote on the side of his conestoga wagon "Pikes Peak or Bust" Miller made it out...
, an unincorporated settlement