thumb|Zebulon Pike Jr. Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr. (January 5, 1779 ? April 27, 1813) was an American soldier and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. His Pike expedition, often compared to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, mapped much of the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase. Early life Pike was born in Lamberton, New Jersey. His father, also named Zebulon Pike, was an officer in the United States Army under General George Washington and remained in service after the end of the Revolutionary War. The younger Pike grew to adulthood in a series of Midwestern outposts — the frontier of the United States at the time — in Ohio and Illinois. He joined his father's regiment as a cadet in 1794, earned a commission as ensign in 1799 and a first lieutenancy later that year. Pike married in 1801 and continued an unremarkable military career in logistics and payroll at a series of frontier posts. His career was ta

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