Pikes Peak Paperweight#1

3 1/4 inch diameter Cast in fine pewter Button Felt backing In a fitted fleece interior of a clear-acrylic covered gift box. Place Name: Pikes Peak Elevation: Historic Elevation14,110 FeetCoordinates: N38° 50' 26'' W105° 02' 37'' Location: Front Range, Colorado, USA Marker Sleuth Photo Contributor: Gary Green We also have a bench mark with the revised elevation 14,115 feet.The summit of Colorado's most well known peak was first attained by three members of surveyor Stephen Long's expedition in 1820, fourteen years after the failed attempt of Lt. Zebulon Pike. This majestic peak was the inspiration for the poem "America the Beautiful," by Katherine Lee Bates. An auto road and a cog railroad to the summit make the peak a popular destination for American families and international visitors.