The Pikes Peak granite is a widespread geologic formation found in the central part of the Front Range of Colorado. The granite gets its name from the 14,110-foot (4,300 m) mountain Pikes Peak, which is made up almost entirely of the distinctive, brick-red rock. Pikes Peak itself is only a small part of a much larger formation known as the Pikes Peak batholith.
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