Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The ultra-prominent fourteener is located in Pike National Forest

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Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The ultra-prominent fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 12 miles west of downtown Colorado Springs. The mountain is named in honor of American explorer Zebulon Pike, and is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude.

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Location: Pikes Peak, El Paso County, CO, United States
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