Pikes Peak (Missouri)

Pikes Peak is a summit in Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] With an elevation of 722 feet (220 m), Pikes Peak is the 510th highest summit in the state of Missouri.[2]

Pikes Peak most likely takes its name from the taller Pikes Peak, in the Rocky Mountains.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pikes Peak (Missouri)
  2. ↑ "Pikes Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ste. Genevieve County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

Coordinates: 37°59′08″N 90°14′20″W / 37.9856094°N 90.2390084°W / 37.9856094; -90.2390084


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