MAP - Pike's Peak & Region in COLORADO - 1949: Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The ultra-prominent 14,115-foot (4,302.31 m) fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 12.0 miles (19.3 km) west by south (bearing 263°) of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The mountain is named in honor of American explorer Zebulon Pike who was unable to reach the summit. The summit is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude. Pikes Peak is one of Colorado's 53 fourteeners, mountains that rise more than 14,000 feet (4,267.2 m) above sea level. The mountain rises 8,000 ft. (2,400 m) above downtown Colorado Springs. Pikes Peak is a designated National Historic Landmark. This Linen Era postcard, mailed in 1949, is in good condition. Sandborn Souvenir Co., Denver, Co. No. 3A242-N. No. 559.