I don't know, but he probably would have had to cross the Mississippi River in order to get to Pikes Peak in Colorado, which is named after him.
Pike Zebulon brought to conclusions that the source of the Mississippi River was the Lake of Itasca.
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Zebulon Pike crossed the Arkansas River on his expedition.
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The great Mississippi River
The Zebulon Pike expedition started in St. Louis, Missouri. From there, Pike set out to explore and map the western regions of the Louisiana Purchase, including parts of the present-day Midwest and Southwest United States.
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In 1805 general James Wilkinson ordered Zebulon Pike to find the source of the Mississippi river. He then ordered he to a second expedition to explore and map the Red River, evaluate natural resources, and establish friendly relations with Native Americans. In 1810 Pikes journals were published as "The expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike to Headwaters of the Mississippi River".
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northern portion of the Mississippi river
Zebulon Pike met several different Native American tribes while he was on his expedition.