United States Army Pike's Peak Research Laboratory, Military research laboratory at Pike's Peak summit, Colorado
The United States Army Pike's Peak Research Laboratory is a research facility at the summit of Pike's Peak at approximately 14,110 feet elevation. The installation includes specialized laboratory equipment, dormitory spaces for research volunteers, and shared areas with cooking and dining facilities.
The facility was established in 1969 by the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine to study human reactions to extreme altitude conditions. Since then it has served as a permanent research station for investigating physiological changes in thin air environments.
This is a working space where scientists and military personnel collaborate on studying how extreme altitudes affect the human body. The daily focus here centers on practical questions relevant to understanding physiological responses in thin air.
The facility sits in an extremely dry, thin-air environment with rapidly changing weather, so visitors should be prepared for severe altitude exposure and unpredictable conditions. Access is restricted and requires special authorization since this is a military research installation.
This is one of North America's highest permanent research stations, offering ideal conditions for testing technologies and equipment under extreme conditions. Researchers here gather data on human limits at extreme altitudes that cannot be obtained elsewhere.
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