{
  "name": "Pikes Peak Highway",
  "slug": "pikes-peak-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/pikes-peak-highway/",
  "summary": "This is the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb course with a toll booth: 19 miles to the 14,115 ft summit, switchbacking above the treeline through the famous Ws. The air runs out before the corners do.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Colorado",
    "start": {
      "name": "Cascade",
      "lat": 38.908604,
      "lon": -104.982714
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Pikes Peak",
      "lat": 38.839951,
      "lon": -105.043934
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 17.5,
    "lengthKm": 28.2,
    "driveMinutes": 43,
    "corners": 156,
    "hairpins": 9,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 4298.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "toll": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Extreme altitude and thin air",
    "Unguarded switchback drop-offs",
    "Brake overheating on descent"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Pikes Peak",
    "Little Pikes Peak",
    "Devil's Playground"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 269
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}