Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs' backdrop
Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies, rising over 14,000 feet near Colorado Springs.
The summit offers panoramic views that inspired the song "America the Beautiful." A popular tourist destination, it's accessible by car, cog railway, and hiking trail.
We drove to the top of Pikes Peak.
Front Range military city
- Rocky MountainsWestern North American cordillera
- fourteenerPeak over 14,000 feet
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- western expansionTerritorial growth toward sunset
Height above reference point
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- highpointMaximum achievement reached
- climbingAscending by physical effort
ascent · mountaineering · scramble · treeline · switchbacks · false summit · cairn · exposure
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
sunset · Great Plains · photography · breathtaking · majestic · grandeur · cloud sea · weather
Site visitors seek out
- America the BeautifulPatriotic song about landscape
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
heritage · cultural significance · point of interest · monument
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- PrecambrianEarliest geological eon
- billion yearsThousand million revolutions around sun
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
- erosionGradual wearing away
boulders · talus · cirque · fault lines · pink granite
Competitive driving sport
- motorsportMotorized vehicle racing
- hairpin turnsExtremely sharp road curves
- course recordFastest time at venue
- time trialFastest-lap competition format
rally · motorcycle · electric vehicle · starting line · finish line · runners
Colorado Springs
Front Range military city
- Rocky MountainsWestern North American cordillera
- fourteenerPeak over 14,000 feet
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
western expansion · Cascade · Air Force Academy · Continental Divide
elevation
Height above reference point
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- highpointMaximum achievement reached
climbing · ascent · mountaineering · scramble · treeline · switchbacks · false summit · cairn · exposure · acclimatization
vista
Pleasing distant scene
sunrise · sunset · Great Plains · photography · breathtaking · majestic · grandeur · cloud sea · weather · lightning
tourist attraction
Site visitors seek out
- America the BeautifulPatriotic song about landscape
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- iconPictorial screen symbol
symbol · heritage · cultural significance · point of interest · monument
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- PrecambrianEarliest geological eon
- billion yearsThousand million revolutions around sun
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
erosion · boulders · talus · cirque · fault lines · pink granite
auto racing
Competitive driving sport
- motorsportMotorized vehicle racing
- hairpin turnsExtremely sharp road curves
- course recordFastest time at venue
time trial · rally · motorcycle · electric vehicle · starting line · finish line · runners
- Auto Racingrace cars, racetrack, race driver, pit stop, racing teams
- motorsportsracing, race, race tracks, Daytona 500, racing teams
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Colorado PlacesDenver, Colorado Springs, Durango, Vail, Golden
- peakssummit, mountaintop, pinnacle, apex, zenith
- raceshorse race, Kentucky Derby, foot race, Preakness Stakes, car race
Pikes PeakDeath Valley
Below-sea-level California desert
Mariana Trench · sea level · Grand Canyon · New Orleans · below sea level