Pikes Peak

<p>Pikes Peak is the <a href="/facts/List_of_mountain_ranges_of_Colorado/xYc2fuLY">highest summit</a> of the southern <a href="/facts/Front_Range/P69X1rbu">Front Range</a> of the <a href="/facts/Rocky_Mountains/rDc3cU0E">Rocky Mountains</a> in <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North America</a>. The <a href="/facts/Ultra-prominent_peak/zKLnYCHn">ultra-prominent</a> 14,107-foot (4,299.83 m) <a href="/facts/Fourteener/KgvSus6p">fourteener</a> is located in <a href="/facts/Pike_National_Forest/dTsU81Eh">Pike National Forest</a>, 12 miles (19 km) west of downtown <a href="/facts/Colorado_Springs%2c_Colorado/QKXhbBIV">Colorado Springs, Colorado</a>. The town of <a href="/facts/Manitou_Springs%2c_Colorado/qktPllg6">Manitou Springs</a> lies at its base.
</p><p>The mountain is named in honor of American explorer <a href="/facts/Zebulon_Pike/2Bv5xyV6">Zebulon Pike</a>, even though he was unable to reach the summit. The summit is higher than any point in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> east of its <a href="/facts/Longitude/HsC61ML9">longitude</a>.
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Pikes Peak