A look at what its like to drive up to the top of the famous Pikes Peak mountain in Colorado (elevation of 14,115 FT) from start to finish. During this trip we went from green alpine trees to snowy mountain shelf roads and switchbacks. We also ran into bad weather near the top with lots of hail and 30 degree weather in early June of 2024!
This is less organized and edited then our other videos, but figured people might be interested in what the drive is like along the Pike Peak Highway.
If you have any questions about the drive up, whats required, etc, please leave a comment and we would be happy to answer!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Entering Pikes Peak Highway (Tollgate)
1:28 Start of Drive Up Pikes Peak Highway
2:22 Passing by Crystal Creek Reservoir
4:38 Ski - PPIHC Parking & Rest Area | Driving Up Switchbacks/Shelf Roads
10:06 Hailing | Bad Weather
12:30 Temporarily Blocked Due To Weather
13:57 Top of Pikes Peak
14:49 Exploring Pikes Peak Observatory
18:12 Famous Pikes Peak Donuts
19:58 Emergency Evacuation of Observatory
21:12 Descending Down Pikes Peak