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The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, United States, west of Colorado Springs including Pikes Peak.The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres (4,478 km 2) within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and El Paso counties.
Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in North America.The ultra-prominent 14,107-foot (4,299.83 m) fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 12 miles (19 km) west of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Lost Creek Wilderness is a 119,790-acre (485 km 2) wilderness area located in central Colorado in Jefferson and Park counties, south of the town of Bailey. The area is situated entirely within the boundaries of the Pike National Forest. The Lost Creek Scenic Area is a 16,798-acre National Natural Landmark within the Wilderness.
The Manitou Park Recreation Area is a recreation area in the Pike National Forest, located 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north of Woodland Park along Colorado State Highway 67 in Teller County, Colorado. [1] [2] The recreation area includes several campgrounds and a picnic area, the Manitou Lake Picnic Area. [3]
There's proof the feat was accomplished: a family photo, including the Darlings' dog, of the car parked at the Pike National Forest in front of the sign noting the 14,110-foot elevation.
Devil's Head Lookout is a U.S. Forest Service fire lookout tower at the summit of Devils Head in Douglas County, Colorado.Located on a large pinnacle of Pikes Peak granite, the fire lookout point lies within the Pike National Forest and is accessed by hiking the Devils Head National Recreation Trail.
Here's what to know about the plan to convert nearly 500 acres in Pike Township that once held Canton's wastewater plant into a county park.
Currently much of the park is a private home development. The collecting area ranges from the Northern slopes of Camerons Cone to Specimen Rock on the south. Much of this area is National Forest. Like all the other Pikes Peak collecting areas, Crystal Park contains the usual smoky quartz and amazonite crystals.