At 14,115 feet tall, it’s hard to miss America’s Mountain. From the ground looking up, its beauty is breath taking, and from ...

During the Pikes Peak Gold Rush in Colorado, mining camps quickly grew into bustling towns. Glimpses of history can be seen through architectural remains and objects left behind, even red light ...

The “Pikes Peak Gold Rush,” which was the name given to it because it was a landmark for weary travelers coming west, according to Colorado Encyclopedia, ended in 1861.

The story of the Pikes Peak or Bust gold rush (the apostrophe was later dropped from the name of the peak) has a particular irony for the Pikes Peak region. No gold was found here; three decades ...

If not for the Pikes Peak Gold Rush, Colorado might look like the wilds of Wyoming. "The gold rush created Colorado as we know it," says Denver author Francis J. Pierson. "It was the real impe… ...

It's believed that Pikes Peak is named after 19th-century explorer Zebulon Montgomery Pike, ... While the name of Pikes Peak might have more to do with The Gold Rush and the printing press, ...

Pikes Peak is ranked #2 out of 18 things to do in Colorado Springs. ... The imposing mountain beckoned 19th-century, fortune-seeking pioneers, inspiring the Gold Rush cry, "Pikes Peak or Bust!" ...

This drawing of Pikes Peak appeared in the New York Herald in October 1845. ... And despite some failed Pikes Peak gold seekers, the rush to what became Colorado wasn’t a bust.

Four local titles from area authors. ... Thursday, May 8th 2025 e-Edition ...

This month, Victor will celebrate 130 years of mining heritage in the historic “City of Gold Mines.” The annual Victor Gold Rush Days, July 19-21, is three-and-a-half days of games, music ...