Pikes Peak Mountain, Colorado

Pikes peak has been in operation for over 120 years. With more than just ski runs, a Cog railway, and gift shops. Pikes Peak is historical.

Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway: http://cograilway.com/aboutpikespeak.htm

A mountain top of over 14,000 feet and part of the Rocky mountain chain.

Left: James Niehues (Resort & Panoramic Illustrator

Pikes Peak was also part of the Gold Rush in the 19th century/1800’s.

Cris Magnino at http://colorado-adventures.blogspot.com/2012/04/pikes-peak-destination-of-59ers.html

The Cog railway and the trains that run it

http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/family-vacations-in-colorado1.htm

Here was taken on Pikes Peak looking North

Pikes Peak is named after Zebulon Pike who is an early explorer of the South-West area. He first called it “Great Peak” with an attempt at climbing it with a small team of men. This was thwarted by weather at about 10,000 ft.

http://alan927.jalbum.net/Skins/ExhibitPlus/slides/Pikes%20Peak%20-%20Looking%20North.html

The Cog railway has been upgraded for security and stability from bottom to top

http://southernsizzleromance.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/wish-you-were-here-pikes-peak/

http://transformationsandwhispers.blogspot.com/2010/09

/pikes-peak-or-bust.html

On the day this was taken it was 42’ on top of Pikes Peak

and Colorado Springs was about

91’.

http://transformationsandwhispers.blogspot.com/2010/09/pikes-peak-or-bust.html

Pikes Peak National Forest is also very interesting and a great place to be

http://www.americansouthwest.net/colorado/pikes-peak/index.html

Pikes Peak or Bust

http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.8405555555556&lon=-105.043888888889

http://transformationsandwhispers.blogspot.com/2010/09/pikes-peak-or-bust.html

Pikes Peak has been declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961

http://www.enotes.com/topic/Pikes_Peak

Pikes Peak Snow

Photo: Richard A. Miller at http://www.vintagecoloradopoetry.us/indexjan08.html

The Mountains Creation

As we can see it takes a lot of time, pressure, heat, and two different pieces of arching crust that are constantly being pushed together with only one way to go, up.

By: Keith MravljaGEO – 111 Sam Fox

• All images used have web sites below them in their perspective slides.