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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

I let them revel in that feeling for a minute before informing them that ‘America the Beautiful’ was actually inspired by Pikes Peak in Colorado.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2023

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 dropped out of high school, raced at night while serving in the Air Force and debuted at Pikes Peak in 1955, winning his first championship there the next year.

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