1 inch diameter
Cast in fine pewter
Military clutch back
Mounted on story card
PLACE NAME: Manitou Station
ELEVATION: 6571 ft.
LOCATION: Manitou Springs, Colorado, USA
The Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway is the world's highest cog railway. The M & PP RY culminates at the summit of Pikes Peak, America's most famous mountain (elevation 14,110 feet). The average gradient is over 16%; at some points, the M & PP RY rises at a rate of 25% (25 vertical feet in 100 horizontal feet.) Only a rack railway in Switzerland exceeds its length of 8.9 miles. The Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway was organized in the fall of 1888 by Major John Hulbert and Zalmon Simmons, majority stockholder. It was built by a crew of 1,000, six of whom died accidentally or from heart failure. Passenger service began June 30, 1891.
| Map Type | Ornamental |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Geo-Situ |
| Usage Type | Gifts |
| Usage Type | Hiking Maps |