Pikes Peak

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

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British Dictionary definitions for Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak

noun

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

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Pike's Peak

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.”

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