Pikes Peak

noun

1. a mountain in central Colorado: a peak of the Rocky Mountains. 14,108 feet (4,300 meters).

Pikes Peak

noun

1. a mountain in central Colorado, in the Rockies. Height: 4300 m (14 109 ft)

Pike's Peak

1. Mountain in high central Colorado in the Front Range (eastern range) of the Rocky Mountains .

Notes

One of the frontier goals of early pioneers, whose motto often was “Pike's Peak or Bust.”

Example Sentences

An hour later, the Lakers had been punched in the mouth, jabbed in the ribs, shoved from here to Pikes Peak, outscored by 14 in the third quarter, smothered in the fourth, and ended the game with a scene that epitomized the night.

From Los Angeles Times

Navy serviceman who died last summer said Return to Nature handled his son’s body between the time of its arrival back in Colorado and an Aug. 25 funeral service at Pikes Peak National Cemetery east of Colorado Springs.

From Washington Times

Navy serviceman who died last summer said Return to Nature handled his son’s body between the time of its arrival back in Colorado and an Aug. 25 funeral service at Pikes Peak National Cemetery east of Colorado Springs.

From Seattle Times

Deep in the eastern shoe of the Rockies, at the foot of Pikes Peak about 70 miles from Denver, the champion descended the stairs of his heartland-inspired camp house — ambling past fitted hats from decades ago, tiptoeing through exoskeletons of go-karts he’d been tinkering with and old Everlast gear hugging pounds of dog food.

From Los Angeles Times

“As Wayne Gretzky once said when asked about his success, ‘I skate to where the puck is going,’” said Dennis Natali, a professor at Pikes Peak State College in Colorado, which released a plan this year to roll out A.I. certificates.

From New York Times