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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A mountain, 4,301 m (14,110 ft) high, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado.
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- noun a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high)
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Examples
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Robots come into their own for jobs where a human life may be at stake, and they hence make great candidates for driving a car at speed on a circuit such as Pikes Peak where a mistake at the wrong spot can mean death.
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It meets for weekly long runs on and around Pikes Peak, with the goal of competing each year in the Barr Trail Mountain Race and Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon.
Long May You Run Chris Cooper 2010
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A trip to the summit of nearby Pikes Peak, at more than 14,000 feet, is unlikely.
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(AP) – Authorities say a civilian helicopter has crashed about a mile below the summit of Pikes Peak, injuring four people.
Pikes Peak Helicopter Crash: Chopper Crashes Less That One Mile From Peak While Filming For Audi 2010
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Zebulon Pike saw the top of the mountain, so it's called Pikes Peak.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010
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Shelley Ring lives near Pikes Peak, CO, with her family and two dogs.
Devotional Stories for Mothers Susan M. Heim 2010
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Lynn Bjorklund set course records that still stand on Pikes Peak in 1981.
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Shelley Ring lives near Pikes Peak, CO, with her family and two dogs.
Devotional Stories for Mothers Susan M. Heim 2010
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"It's become a stampede," says Ron Ilgen, race director for the marathon up and down Pikes Peak on Aug. 22 and the half-marathon up the mountain the day before.
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Zebulon Pike saw the top of the mountain, so it's called Pikes Peak.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010
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