I've been to the Mountain...
and back again: a 6 hour jaunt up the Pike's Peak Highway to the summit, which is 14,110 elevation--as elevated as I have ever been! I walked around, saw where the cog railway arrives to, checked out the gift shop and bought (for $3) a pint of water. It's important to stay hydrated, and I'd probably have felt the altitude less if I'd had that water before I went up! The road is in good condition. It has some amazing switchbacks: when they say 10 mph, you go 10 mph! Thegrades are not spectacular... Sign in to see full entry.