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title: Pike's Peak, Colorado, USA
author: David Shankbone
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19934/pikes-peak-colorado-usa/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-01-28
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# Pike's Peak, Colorado, USA
_Authored by David Shankbone_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19934.jpeg)
## Image Caption
Pike's Peak, Colorado, USA, named for the explorer and soldier Zebulon Pike who led an expedition to the summit in 1806.
Photograph by David Shankbone, 2008.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Shankbone, D. (2025, January 28). Pike's Peak, Colorado, USA. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Shankbone, David. "Pike's Peak, Colorado, USA." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 28, 2025. .
### MLA
Shankbone, David. "Pike's Peak, Colorado, USA." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Jan 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pikes_Peak_by_David_Shankbone.jpg) by [**David Shankbone**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pikes_Peak_by_David_Shankbone.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 28 January 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.