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Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in North America. The ultra-prominent 14,115-foot (4,302.31 m) fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 12.0 miles (19.3 km) west by south (bearing 263Â°) of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Pikes Peak is NOT the highest mountain in Colorado. It is 31st out of the 54 mountains in the state over 14,000 ft, the highest being Mt. Elbert at 14,433 ft. In fact, the altitude of Pikes Peak has changed many times over the years. Initially, it was 14,109 ft.