Pikes Peak Colorado Drive 14,100 Ft - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

belliott · 04-18-2012, 01:23 PM

belliott · 04-18-2012, 01:26 PM

Top of Pikes Peak 14,100 Ft. Base of Mountain 62 Degrees Top of Mountain 16 Degrees and wind blowing 30mph. We made it to tree-line before the girls in the car insisted that we put the top up

We definitely got some looks when we pulled in. What an awesome trip.

tramtwo · 04-18-2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by belliott

Top of Pikes Peak 14,100 Ft. Base of Mountain 62 Degrees Top of Mountain 16 Degrees and wind blowing 30mph. We made it to tree-line before the girls in the car insisted that we put the top up

We definitely got some looks when we pulled in. What an awesome trip.

Yeah, don't you hate when they do that?!

Terrypm · 04-18-2012, 06:49 PM

That is a great drive. Now you have to go back in a few months when you can drive all the way to the top with the top stowed.

Bodih · 04-19-2012, 08:29 AM

We're planning a cruise through western Colorado and Estes Park the end of July. We'll be making the Pikes Peak run on the way back.

2010SLVRBULIT · 04-19-2012, 08:31 AM

did the car sputter(air loss) on the way up

belliott · 04-21-2012, 09:11 PM

No sputter at all. 3 cars moved over because they could see we were having no problems. Climbed it like a champ.

RamGrad · 04-24-2012, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Bodih

We're planning a cruise through western Colorado and Estes Park the end of July. We'll be making the Pikes Peak run on the way back.

That will be a KILLER drive! I live 20 min from Estes Park, and drive thru there at least once a week in the summer to de-stress

It is very beautiful. If I can make a suggestion though, if you are heading up HWY 34 west to Estes Park, make sure to take the Glen Haven cut off. It is much more senic that way, and it will drop you right into town just above the Stanley Hotel. Not to mention there are a ton of pull offs to have a quick picnic.

Bodih · 04-24-2012, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by RamGrad

That will be a KILLER drive! I live 20 min from Estes Park, and drive thru there at least once a week in the summer to de-stress

It is very beautiful. If I can make a suggestion though, if you are heading up HWY 34 west to Estes Park, make sure to take the Glen Haven cut off. It is much more senic that way, and it will drop you right into town just above the Stanley Hotel. Not to mention there are a ton of pull offs to have a quick picnic.

Thanks for the tip. I believe that's the route we have planned. We'll spend the night in Vail, then drive through Granby to Estes Park. Don't know if we'll spend the night there, or continue on to a friend's brewery in Longmont...

Jbrick11 · 01-11-2015, 05:51 PM

Is pike peak paved all the way up and what is the best time to go for less traffic.

hworth18 · 01-11-2015, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Jbrick11

Is pike peak paved all the way up and what is the best time to go for less traffic.

Yes, it is now paved all the way up. I have made the trip up twice in the Camaro and plan on another when I go back to Colorado. Btw, I was able to get all the way to the top with the top down and the heater on full blow. It was 40deg at the top and I didn't have a jacket..lol

ChevyAV03 · 01-12-2015, 10:55 AM

man it's been 25 years since I've gone to pikes peak, what memories of a great place. I so what to drive it with my car now that I've seen this thread

Thanks!!

masterguns95 1LE · 01-12-2015, 11:59 AM

June of '74 my last adventure that way. A long time before fuel injection. The Holley 650 double pumper was seriously looking for some air. The 3/4 race isky can wasn't helping a whole that day.

blade_ss · 01-14-2015, 01:02 PM

I love the drive to Pikes Peak. I've made it a few times in my Camaro.

Here are a couple photos from the summit.

04-18-2012, 01:23 PM	#1
belliott belliott Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Convertible Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 88	Pikes Peak Colorado Drive 14,100 Ft

04-18-2012, 06:49 PM	#4
Terrypm Drives: 2011 Camaro 1LT Convertible Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Deep South Posts: 75	That is a great drive. Now you have to go back in a few months when you can drive all the way to the top with the top stowed. __________________

04-19-2012, 08:29 AM	#5
Bodih I Got My Orange Crush Drives: it like I stoles it... Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,079	We're planning a cruise through western Colorado and Estes Park the end of July. We'll be making the Pikes Peak run on the way back. __________________ My love is in league with the freeway. Its passion will ride, as the cities fly by, and the tail-lights dissolve in the coming of night. And the questions in thousands take flight ~Robert Plant - Big Log~

01-14-2015, 01:02 PM	#14
blade_ss Drives: '12 AGM 2SS/RS M6 & 05 Mazda3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 376	I love the drive to Pikes Peak. I've made it a few times in my Camaro. Here are a couple photos from the summit. __________________

04-18-2012, 01:26 PM	#2
belliott belliott Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Convertible Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 88	Top of Pikes Peak 14,100 Ft. Base of Mountain 62 Degrees Top of Mountain 16 Degrees and wind blowing 30mph. We made it to tree-line before the girls in the car insisted that we put the top up We definitely got some looks when we pulled in. What an awesome trip.

04-19-2012, 08:31 AM	#6
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,527 View My Garage	did the car sputter(air loss) on the way up

04-21-2012, 09:11 PM	#7
belliott belliott Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Convertible Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 88	No sputter at all. 3 cars moved over because they could see we were having no problems. Climbed it like a champ.

01-11-2015, 05:51 PM	#10
Jbrick11 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Convertible Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Kansas city Mo Posts: 95 View My Garage	Is pike peak paved all the way up and what is the best time to go for less traffic.

01-12-2015, 10:55 AM	#12
ChevyAV03 Drives: 03 Z71 AV PM; 14 Convert 2ss/rs AGM Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: PA/SC Posts: 72 View My Garage	man it's been 25 years since I've gone to pikes peak, what memories of a great place. I so what to drive it with my car now that I've seen this thread Thanks!!

01-12-2015, 11:59 AM	#13
masterguns95 1LE Drives: 2013 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Carson City, MI from west Texas Posts: 123 View My Garage	June of '74 my last adventure that way. A long time before fuel injection. The Holley 650 double pumper was seriously looking for some air. The 3/4 race isky can wasn't helping a whole that day.