Pike's Peak

Pike's Peak

Pike's Peak (spr. paiks-pīk), Berg im nordamerikan. Felsengebirge, am Südende der Colorado Front Range, östlich vom Südpark, 4312 m hoch, seit 1891 mit Zahnradbahn, 1873–88 und 1892 mit meteorologischem Observatorium am Ostrande des Gipfels, 4308 m.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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