Colorado
Pikes Peak
$60
Color — Black
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Details
- 12 × 18 inches
- Printed on 98 lb (160 gsm) archival cotton rag paper
- Drawn using precision technical pens and archival inks
- Signed and dated on the back
- Ships flat, carefully protected and ready to frame
Each map begins with elevation data and is drawn by a pen plotter in our Vermont studio. The result merges mechanical precision with the organic texture and imperfections of real ink on paper.
Pikes Peak rises 14,115 feet at the eastern edge of the Colorado Rockies, the most prominent summit on the Front Range and the mountain that has arguably shaped American perception of the West more than any other. Katharine Lee Bates wrote “America the Beautiful” after reaching the summit in 1893, and the peak has been accessible by cog railway since 1891 and by highway since 1915, making it the most visited fourteener on the continent.
This map reveals why the mountain dominates the view from the plains. The contour lines show Pikes Peak rising as a massive, isolated block from the Great Plains to the east, with over 8,000 feet of prominence, more than almost any other peak in Colorado. The eastern slopes fall steeply through a series of deep ravines and rocky outcrops, while the western side connects to the broader highland of the Rockies through a more gradual series of ridges and basins.
Location Details
Location
Pikes Peak
Range
Rocky Mountains
Region
Rocky Mountains
Elevation
14,115 ft / 4,302 m
Coordinates
38.8409, -105.0423
Type
peak
The summit that inspired 'America the Beautiful', the most visited fourteener in North America
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