Cascade in Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
A Look From The Top
Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, July 1, 2011
1. A Look From The Top Marker
Alpine: Above the Forest. You have reached the harshest environment on Pikes Peak. From the ? do not grow here? There are some hard hips from can not endure. The moister robbing winds and zero temperatures massive snow packs and thin soil. Have you noticed any of these alpine hardships today?
How is the Weather?
Like no where you have ever been? Wind speeds up to 120 miles per hour? (193 km/hr) Temperature extremes from -60 F to 64 F. Snow drifts up to 20 feet deep.
Pike National Forest, Colorado Division of Wildlife
Erected by Pike National Forest, Colorado Division of Wildlife.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Natural Features.
Location. 38° 50.79′ N, 105° 3.089′ W. Marker is in Colorado
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Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comancherνa.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pike's Peak (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Continental Divide (approx. 0.7 miles away); Zebulon Montgomery Pike (approx. 0.7 miles away); The First Summit House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Inspiration of America the Beautiful (approx. 0.7 miles away); Amazing Pikes Peak Feats (approx. 2.3 miles away); Race to the Clouds (approx. 2.3 miles away); From Carriages to Corvettes (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colorado Springs.
Photographed by Michael Stroud, May 29, 1994
2. Looking Eastward, Colorado Springs seen below
Atlantic Ocean Watershed; rainfall on this side eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean.
Photographed by Michael Stroud, May 29, 1994
3. Looking Westward, from summit of Pikes Peak
Pacific Ocean Watershed; rainfall on this side eventually reaches the Pacific Ocean.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,184 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 8, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on January 20, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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