Pikes Peak Mountain in Colorado has been in operation for over 120 years. It is a historic mountain over 14,000 feet high that is part of the Rocky Mountain range. Pikes Peak was explored in the early 19th century and was part of the Gold Rush. It now offers skiing, a cog railway, and gift shops. The cog railway has operated for over 120 years and has recently been upgraded for security and stability.

1. Pikes Peak Mountain, Colorado
Pikes peak has
been in operation
for over 120 years.
With more than
just ski runs, a Cog
railway, and gift
shops. Pikes Peak
is historical.
Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway: http://cograilway.com/aboutpikespeak.htm

2. A mountain top of over 14,000 feet
and part of the Rocky mountain chain.
Left: James Niehues (Resort & Panoramic
Illustrator

3. Pikes Peak was also part of the Gold
Rush in the 19th century/1800’s.
Cris Magnino at http://colorado-adventures.blogspot.com/2012/04/pikes-peak-destination-
of-59ers.html

4. The Cog railway and the trains that run it
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/family-vacations-in-colorado1.htm

5. Here was taken on Pikes Peak looking North
Pikes Peak is named after
Zebulon Pike who is an early
explorer of the South-West
area. He first called it “Great
Peak” with an attempt at
climbing it with a small
team of men. This was
thwarted by weather at
about 10,000 ft.
http://alan927.jalbum.net/Skins/ExhibitPlus/slides/Pikes%20Peak%20-
%20Looking%20North.html

6. The Cog railway has been upgraded for security
and stability from bottom to top
http://southernsizzleromance.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/wish-you-were-here-pikes-peak/

7. http://transformati
onsandwhispers.blo
gspot.com/2010/09
/pikes-peak-or-
bust.html
On the day this was
taken it was 42’ on
top of Pikes Peak
and Colorado
Springs was about
91’.
http://transformationsandwhispers.blogspot.com/2010/09/pikes-peak-or-bust.html

8. Pikes Peak National Forest is also very
interesting and a great place to be
http://www.americansouthwest.net/colorado/pikes-peak/index.html

9. Pikes Peak or Bust
http://transformationsandwhispers.blogspot.com/2010/09/pikes-peak-or-bust.html
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.8405555555556&lon=-105.043888888889

10. Pikes Peak has been declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1961
http://www.enotes.com/topic/Pikes_Peak

11. Pikes Peak Snow
Photo: Richard A. Miller at http://www.vintagecoloradopoetry.us/indexjan08.html

12. The Mountains Creation
As we can see it takes a lot of time, pressure, heat, and two different pieces of arching
crust that are constantly being pushed together with only one way to go, up.

13. By: Keith Mravlja
GEO – 111 Sam Fox
• All images used have web sites below them in
their perspective slides.