Zebulon Pike
The grand peak was named by the explorer after he discovered it during his expedition.
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The grand peak is named Mount Everest after Sir George Everest, a British surveyor-general of India who worked on mapping the Himalayas in the early 19th century.
The mountain peak in Colorado which is named after an American explorer is PikeÕs Peak. This mountain peak was named after Zebulon Pike who was an army explorer.
Pike's Peak, in Colorado
Pikes Peak in Colorado is named after the explorer Zebulon Pike. He led the Pike Expedition which discovered the peak.
According to Historians, the famous explorer Zebulan Pike reached the grand mountains of Pikes Peak as of November 15, 1806.
There was no explorer named after the Hudson river. The Hudson river was named after the explorer, Henry Hudson.
The peak is named after the Bulgarian poet Nikola Vaptsarov, who died in 1942.
Zebulon Pike
Pikes Peak is named after Zebulon Pike who tried but never climbed it. In 2008 at least 40,000 people will reach its summit by car, train or by hiking. It is climbed every New Years Eve by a stalwart group who discharge fireworks from the summit for the pleasure of tourists and Coloradans at midnight.
Approximately 70 people have achieved the Explorer's Grand Slam, which involves reaching the North Pole, South Pole, and climbing the Seven Summits (the highest peak on each continent).