Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain celebrated the grand opening of the new Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center on June 30. The event was emceed by John Register, Paralympic silver medalist and combat veteran, and included remarks by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers.
The new visitor center replaces a 56-year-old building at the top of Pikes Peak, which attracts up to 600,000 visitors a year. Located at nearly 14,000 ft, it is the highest visitor center in the U.S. and offers interpretive exhibits, improved kitchen and dining facilities, retail space and expanded restroom facilities. Interpretive outdoor exhibits were added along an accessible, elevated pathway, which was designed to help protect the summit’s fragile tundra.