Pikes Peak
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noun
a mountain in central Colorado: a peak of the Rocky Mountains. 14,108 feet (4,300 meters).
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Pikes Peak
noun
a mountain in central Colorado, in the Rockies. Height: 4300 m (14 109 ft)
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Cultural definitions for Pikes Peak
Pike's Peak
Mountain in high central Colorado in the Front Range (eastern range) of the Rocky Mountains.
notes for Pike's Peak
One of the frontier goals of early pioneers, whose motto often was “Pike's Peak or Bust.”
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