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Pikes Peak was formed over billions of years through geological processes including batholith creation, sediment deposition, uplift, erosion, and glacial movement. Magma intruded the earth's crust and cooled to form granite, which was later covered by sediment deposited in a shallow sea. The sediment was uplifted to form the ancestral Rocky Mountains, exposing the granite of Pikes Peak. Glacial erosion sculpted and carved the granite into the distinctive shape of Pikes Peak seen today.
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Pikes Peak is composed of pink granite formed over 1 billion years ago from magma deep within the earth. It was formed in three stages: first, an early Rocky Mountain range was created and eroded; sediment was deposited and covered the area. As the land converged, it pushed the granite batholith upward, exposing it to erosion over millions of years, including glaciers, streams, and wind, carving it into the prominent peak seen today.
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Pikes peak, colorado
- 1. Leah G. GEO 111 503
- 2. Pikes Peak was created over billions of years through several earth processes. Batholith Creation Deposits of Sediment Thrust and Uplift Erosion and Weathering Glacial Movement
- 3. The batholith that is today’s Pikes Peak was formed when magma rose through the earth’s crust but did not breach it. The magma cooled, creating an igneous rock : granite. http://storify.com/WindofEpiphany/pikes-peak
- 4. Sediment deposited at the bottom of a shallow sea provided the base for the ancestral Rocky Mountains. http://jmvigil.blogspot.com/2009/11/red-rock-canyon-open-space-xii.html
- 5. The sediment was then uplifted, creating the ancestral Rocky Mountain range. Pikes Peak was lifted as well, but the granite was buried under layers of softer rock. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/1268/East-west-cross-section-of-the-fold-and-thrust-belt
- 6. Glaciers movement transformed the rock into Pikes Peak. You can see the force with which they carved into the mountain by the abrasions left behind. http://303cycling.com/Assault-on-the-Colorado-Pikes-Peak-bicycle-hill-climb
- 7. This view from Pikes Peak Avenue shows that the view has not changed much in recent history, I like to imagine that the picture on the right shows a little more erosion on the ridges. http://www3.gazette.com/then-now/
- 8. Creating mountains is no easy feat. Many forces come together to shape the magnificent peaks that many of us take for granted. If we were missing any step they would not look the same. The world around us is constantly changing, moving, eroding, sculpting. Pikes Peak is a tribute to earth processes in action.
- 10. http://www.airphotona.com/image.asp?imageid=3171&catnum=0&keyword=&co untry=&state=&pagenum=539 http://www3.gazette.com/then-now/ http://303cycling.com/Assault-on-the-Colorado-Pikes-Peak-bicycle-hill-climb http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/1268/East-west-cross-section-of- the-fold-and-thrust-belt http://jmvigil.blogspot.com/2009/11/red-rock-canyon-open-space-xii.html http://storify.com/WindofEpiphany/pikes-peak http://www.kitchensaremonkeybusiness.com/2012/06/may-25-2012- hawthornes-are-at-pikes.html http://www.pikes-peak.com/page/122.aspx caveofthewinds.com/more-to-explore/geological-history/geology-of-the-pikes- peak-region http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/psicc/about-forest/districts/?cid=stelprdb5087145 http://pikespeak.us.com/Learn/geology.html http://rmg.geoscienceworld.org/content/34/2/289.abstract