Experience the breathtaking sunrise atop the majestic Summit of Pikes Peak - America's Mountain! In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day (Oct. 14), there will be a special sunrise blessing by Tribal Nation Elders.
Yemi Mobolade, the Mayor of Colorado Springs, Jason Herbert, the Tribal Liaison for the US Forest Service, and Skyler Rorabaugh, the manager of Pikes Peak-America's Mountain, will deliver opening remarks.We extend an invitation to our local Indigenous Peoples Community to join us for this occasion and proudly showcase your tribal nation flags at the summit.
The Gateway will open at 5:30 a.m. with last entry for the special event at 6:30 a.m. A timed entry permit per vehicle and admission fees must be purchased in advance online. There will be no at Gateway sales made and no access to the North Slope Recreation Area offered. This will be the last sunrise opening event of 2024, and it’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss! All access is weather permitting.
Pikes Peak is home to multiple Native tribes and is considered a sacred mountain to many. At least 48 federally recognized tribes have deep connections to the Colorado landscape and continue to foster their relationships with this land. These tribes include, but are not limited to, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe, the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, the Jicarilla Apache Nation, the Comanche Nation, the Pawnee Nation, the Kiowa Tribe, the Northern Arapaho Tribe, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. We recognize and honor these indigenous peoples as the original inhabitants and stewards of this land while we also acknowledge their present and future relationships to this place.