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• Pikes Peak
  Pikes Peak

  noun

  a mountain in central Colorado: a peak of the Rocky Mountains. 14,108 feet (4,300 meters).
• Pike's Peak
  Pike's Peak

  Mountain in high central Colorado in the Front Range (eastern range) of the Rocky Mountains.

Pikes Peak

American  

noun

1. a mountain in central Colorado: a peak of the Rocky Mountains. 14,108 feet (4,300 meters).

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Pikes Peak British  

noun

1. a mountain in central Colorado, in the Rockies. Height: 4300 m (14 109 ft)

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Pike's Peak Cultural  

1. Mountain in high central Colorado in the Front Range (eastern range) of the Rocky Mountains.

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One of the frontier goals of early pioneers, whose motto often was “Pike's Peak or Bust.”

Example Sentences

It takes a full day to summit Pikes Peak by foot, but only an hour or two in your car.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2022

The top metro was Colorado Springs, Colorado, which is situated at the base of Pikes Peak — 45% of adults reported having been hiking in the past 12 months.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2022

Dumas also holds the electric vehicle record at Germany’s famous Nürburgring, as well as the fastest run up Pikes Peak in Colorado.

From The Verge • Jul. 8, 2021

Mr. Unser continued racing even after he retired from Indy cars, returning to Pikes Peak in 1986 to win his final title on the mountain.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2021

Annabeth gazed at the summit of Pikes Peak in the distance.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan