Pikes Peak Cog Railway
The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway is a cog railway that climbs one of the most iconic mountains in the United States, Pikes Peak in Colorado.
- Type: Railway
- Description: Tourist cog railway to Pike’s Peak, Colorado
- Also known as: “Colorado Springs Cog Railway”, “Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway”, “Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway”, “The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway”, “マニトウ・アンド・パイクスピーク鉄道”, and “マニトウ・パイクスピーク登山鉄道”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Ruxton Park and Manitou Depot.
Ruxton Park
Park
Ruxton Park is a park in Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado at 9,078 feet in elevation.
Manitou Depot
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midway and Minnehaha.
Midway
Hamlet
Midway is an unincorporated community near the Pikes Peak Cog Railway in El Paso County, Colorado.
Manitou Springs
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.Pikes Peak Cog Railway
- Categories: railway line, rack railway, tourist train, island network, railway company, heritage railway, and transport
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.84443° or 38° 50′ 40″ north
Longitude
-104.97139° or 104° 58′ 17″ west
Elevation
8,904 feet (2,714 metres)
Open location code
85CQR2VH+QC
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Pikes Peak Cog Railway” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Manitou and Pike’s Peak Railway”
- French: “chemin de fer à crémaillère du Pic Pikes”
- French: “Chemin de fer à crémaillère du Pic Pikes”
- German: “Manitou and Pike’s Peak Railway”
- German: “Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway”
- Japanese: “パイクス・ピーク・コグ鉄道”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hell Gate and Cascade.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Cabin Creek and Sheep Creek.
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