Snowy Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern front range of the Rocky Mountains, in North America. The 14,115 ft (4,302 m) mountain is also the farthest east of the big peaks which contributed to its fame among early explorers and pioneers. When gold was discovered in the Colorado mountains, it became the symbol of the 1859 Gold Rush with the slogan, "Pikes Peak or Bust".
Snowy Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern front range of the Rocky Mountains, in North America. The 14,115 ft (4,302 m) mountain is also the farthest east of the big peaks which contributed to its fame among early explorers and pioneers. When gold was discovered in the Colorado mountains, it became the symbol of the 1859 Gold Rush with the slogan, "Pikes Peak or Bust".