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7 Porch Notes tagged “pikes peak,” from counties across Colorado.
Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County
Dispersed camping on the Pikes Peak Ranger District has rules
The Pike National Forest land around Pikes Peak is managed by the Pikes Peak Ranger District, and dispersed camping there follows posted limits, not a camp-anywhere rule.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County
The easy ways up Pikes Peak: the highway, the cog, and a permit to book ahead
Most people reach the 14,115-foot Pikes Peak summit by car or cog railway, and the summer drive past Mile 7 now needs a timed-entry permit booked in advance.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County
Barr Trail: hike all the way up Pikes Peak
Barr Trail is the footpath that climbs from Manitou Springs to the Pikes Peak summit, a classic big-elevation hike that most people enjoy most when they split it over two days.
Read note ->History and culture - El Paso County
Pikes Peak carried older names long before it was on a map
The mountain that anchors El Paso County was known to the Ute and other tribes by its own names for generations before Zebulon Pike's 1806 sighting.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County
Bighorn sheep on the rocks west of Colorado Springs
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep live in the steep, rocky country of the Pikes Peak region west of Colorado Springs, and they are best watched from a distance.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Teller County
The Crags Trail: Teller County's granite window onto Pikes Peak
A short, family-friendly hike from Crags Campground near Divide threads granite spires below Pikes Peak, and the same trailhead launches the strenuous back route toward the summit.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Cheyenne County
Firstview, where eastern Colorado travelers first catch the mountains
Firstview is a tiny spot on US-40 west of Cheyenne Wells, named for the place where westbound plains travelers first catch a distant glimpse of the mountains.
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