The da Vinci Academy and the base of Pikes Peak are located in this life zone.
What is the Foothills life zone?
100
These trees are connected together through their roots forming large organisms. They are known for their yellow, fall leaves.
What are aspen trees?
100
This blue and white flower, the Colorado state flower, grows in meadows up and down Pikes Peak.
What is the Columbine?
100
Putting on weight in the fall and hibernating are two of the ways this animal survives the cold winter months.
What are Black Bears?
100
This is the elevation at the top of Pikes Peak.
What is 14,110 feet?
200
In this life zone, animals have difficulty burrowing because of the layer of frozen soil.
What is the Alpine life zone?
200
This small, mouse-looking animal stores flowers and seeds and lives under the snow to survive the winter months.
What is the American Pika?
200
This tree which probably grows in your backyard, provides acorns for the small animals that live in the Foothills.
What is the scrub oak?
200
These types of animals cannot live in the Alpine zone because they cannot burrow underground due to the layer of frozen soil found there.
What are reptiles and amphibians?
200
These are the different ways a person can reach the top of Pikes Peak.
What is hiking, biking, driving, and riding on the Cog Railway?
300
In this life zone, forests thin out, and trees become smaller, until they stop growing altogether.
What is the Subalpine life zone?
300
This animal's hooves and great sense of balance allows it to walk safely on steep, rocky terrain.
What is the Big Horn sheep?
300
This large pine tree grows in thick forests located in the Montane Forests life zone.
What is the Ponderosa pine?
300
Perhaps the most adaptable of all Pikes Peak animals, this animal grows thick fur in the winter, changes fur color, eats all types of prey, and is found in all life zones. They may even live in your neighborhood!
What are coyotes?
300
If the climate in the foothills were extremely hot and dry, this is what mule deer would do to survive.
What is move to a higher elevation like the montane forests?
400
Because of the cooler temperatures and greater precipitation, dense forests can be found in this life zone.
What is the Montane Forests life zone?
400
Thanks to its large padded feet, this animal is able to walk on snow without sinking in it.
What is the Canada Lynx?
400
These blue, bell-shaped wild flowers grow in meadows in the alpine life zone.
What are Mountain Bluebells?
400
This bird camouflages in the snow by growing white feathers in the winter months.
What are Ptarmigans?
400
Colorado is divided into several geographical regions. This is the region where Pikes Peak is located.
What are the mountains?
500
The only life zone we will NOT see on the ride up Pikes Peak.
What is the Grasslands life zone?
500
This animal can slow down its heartbeat to save energy during cold winter nights.
What is a hummingbird?
500
These trees on Pikes Peak are amongst the oldest on Earth.
What are Bristlecone pines?
500
This is the most common mammal found in Pikes Peak. It lives underground, and it chirps and screeches to communicate.
What is the marmot?
500
These plants grow after the snow melts in the Alpine life zone.