Colorado Public Radio

Pikes Peak’s special Sunrise Openings are back. Here’s what you need to know

Colorado Springs is opening the road to the top of Pikes Peak earlier than usual for their Special Sunrise events on select mornings throughout the summer and the early fall. Typically, gates open at ...
Colorado Public Radio

Want to take the shuttle up Pikes Peak? Here’s what to expect

Every summer, thousands of people make the curvy, sometimes nerve-wracking journey to the summit of one of Colorado’s most iconic “fourteeners”: Pikes Peak. Unlike most other fourteeners, there’s more ...
The Gazette

Colorado Springs weather: Temperatures to dip, snow forecast in Pikes Peak region

The forecast for the first full week of autumn in the Pikes Peak region calls for temperatures dipping into the 30s in some areas, welcoming a short cold front to the area. Snow in the forecast for ...
Powder

Colorado’s Pikes Peak Sees First Hint of Winter

Old Man Winter has paid a visit to Pikes Peak, near Colorado Springs. The peak, which stands at 14,115 ft., is one of Colorado’s most famous 14,000+ foot mountains and is known for being the highest ...
The Gazette

Snow in August? On Pikes Peak, that’s no surprise. The mountain’s climate is famously unpredictable

I spy with my naked eye patches of white amid the shadowy terrain of the north face of Pikes Peak, which is visible from some neighborhoods in Teller County. But in late August, the cold white stuff ...