What state is Ruxton Park and Pikes Peak located in?
Pikes Peak Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in North America. The ultra-prominent 4302.31 m fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 19.3 km west by south (bearing 263°) of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The mountain is named in honor of American explorer Zebulon Pike, who was unable to reach the summit. The summit is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude.
Vasquez Peak Wilderness The Vasquez Peak Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located southwest of Winter Park, Colorado. The 12300 acre wilderness established in 1993 in the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests has 15 mi of trails.