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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

“When that system goes away, you realize how much more the bar was really providing,” said Justin Burn, an organizer with Pikes Peak Pride.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2022

In early 1860, Pony Express President William H. Russell and two business partners created the Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Co., following protests over the postmaster general’s cuts in mail service to California.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 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

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

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan