Geo-Situ

• SKU: GSU_PN_MANITOU
• 1 inch diameter Cast in fine pewter Military clutch back Mounted on story card PLACE NAME: Manitou Station ELEVATION: 6571 ft. LOCATION: Manitou Springs, Colorado, USA The Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway is the world's highest cog railway. The M & PP RY culminates at the summit of Pikes Peak, America's most famous mountain (elevation 14,110 feet). The average gradient is over 16%; at some points, the M & PP RY rises at a rate of 25% (25 vertical feet in 100 horizontal feet.) Only a rack railway in Switzerland exceeds its length of 8.9 miles. The Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway was organized in the fall of 1888 by Major John Hulbert and Zalmon Simmons, majority stockholder. It was built by a crew of 1,000, six of whom died accidentally or from heart failure. Passenger service began June 30, 1891.
• Type: Lapel Pin
• Subtype: Pins
• Language: English
• Regions Covered: Central U.S., North America
• Countries Covered: United States
• States Covered: Colorado
• Folded Size: N/A
• Unfolded Size: N/A
• Weight: 1 oz