About this cache: This cache is placed at the "base" of Pikes Peak - Americas Mountain.
Just up the road a few hundred feet, is the entrance to the Pikes Peak Highway.
Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. The ultra-prominent 14,115-foot fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 12 miles west of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado.
This tollroad provides you the opportunity to enjoy 19 miles of mountain terrain, with frequent breathtaking views, four different Colorado life zones and unique animal sightings. From the summit’s various viewing areas, snap photos of Pikes Peak’s incredible scenery. Pikes Peak is one of Colorado’s majestic 14’ers and is one of the few places so grand in scale that are also accessible to be experienced first-hand by people of all ages and abilities.
There is a fee to drive up to the summit and you do need to plan ahead in the summer months, as they require you to purchase a timed entry permit.
Find all current info such as hours and rates, weather and reservation info at this LINK.
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