Pike, Zebulon Montgomery
Pike, Zebulon Montgomery (1779–1813) US explorer. An army officer, he was sent to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory, and led expeditions to Colorado and New Mexico (1806–07). Pike discovered but failed to climb Pike's Peak, in se Colorado. He was killed during the War of 1812.
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