Colorado Springs sits at the bottom of the mountain. Its ground is about 6,000 feet above the level of the sea.

The top of Pikes Peak is about 14,100 feet above the sea: 8,000 feet higher than the city.

How high up a place is, is called its elevation.

In July, Colorado Springs usually reaches 84 degrees. The top of Pikes Peak usually reaches only 48 degrees.

Colorado Springs, 6,000 feet above the sea, usually reaches 84 degrees in July; the top of Pikes Peak, 14,100 feet above the sea, only 48 degrees.

The two places are 12 miles apart, at the same latitude. The high place is colder.

Pikes Peak in July: snow on the top, above the warm city below.