Episode 2 of 2

Sighting of Pikes Peak

When: early November 1806
Where: Colorado foothills
Part of: Pike Expedition departs Fort Bellefontaine for the American West

Pike's team sighted and attempted to climb a distant mountain peak in Colorado in early November 1806.

The expedition documented the discovery of Tava, later renamed Pikes Peak. Pike named the mountain Highest Peak. The peak is the easternmost fourteener in the United States, located in Pike National Forest, Colorado, a present-day description.

Sources

Pike Expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
Zebulon Pike Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
Pikes Peak Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18

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