Jul 16 2026
Mount Columbia 🏔️ Overview Mount Columbia is a 14,073-foot summit in Colorado’s Collegiate Peaks, a celebrated group of mountains in the central Sawatch Range. Located northwest of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, the peak rises within the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest. Although Mount Columbia is lower and less topographically independent than …
Jul 16 2026
Mount Powell 🏔️ Overview Mount Powell is the highest mountain in Colorado’s rugged Gore Range. Rising to approximately 13,556 feet (4,132 meters), this prominent thirteener stands within the Eagles Nest Wilderness north of Vail. Although Mount Powell falls nearly 450 feet short of fourteener status, it is one of the most topographically significant summits in …
Jul 12 2026
Mount Union Mount Union rises above the forested high country south of Prescott as the highest mountain in Arizona’s Bradshaw Mountains. Its summit is also the highest point in Yavapai County and the highest natural point within Prescott National Forest. Although Mount Union is modest in elevation compared with Arizona’s tallest mountains, it is unusually …
Jul 10 2026
The Mosquito Range rises above central Colorado as a long wall of high summits, windswept ridges, alpine tundra, and historic mining country. Although it is sometimes overshadowed by the taller Sawatch Range immediately to the west, the Mosquito Range contains several of Colorado’s best-known fourteeners, including Mount Lincoln, Mount Democrat, Mount Bross, and Mount Sherman. …
Jul 10 2026
Rising abruptly above Colorado’s San Luis Valley, the Sangre de Cristo Range forms one of the steepest, most rugged, and most visually dramatic mountain walls in the Southern Rocky Mountains. Its skyline is defined by narrow ridges, glacial basins, alpine lakes, and some of Colorado’s most challenging fourteeners, including Blanca Peak, Crestone Peak, Crestone Needle, …
Jul 09 2026
The Canadian Rockies 🏔️ Overview The Canadian Rockies are one of North America’s most spectacular mountain regions, rising in a long belt of rugged peaks, forested valleys, glaciers, turquoise lakes, and broad alpine plateaus along the border between Alberta and British Columbia. They form the Canadian portion of the Rocky Mountains, the immense mountain system …
Jul 09 2026
Mount Democrat 🏔️ Overview Mount Democrat is a 14,154-foot mountain in Colorado’s Mosquito Range, rising above the historic mining town of Alma and the high alpine basin surrounding Kite Lake. It is one of Colorado’s recognized fourteeners and one of four closely connected summits forming the well-known DeCaLiBron route. Compared with many Colorado fourteeners, Mount …
Jul 07 2026
Explore the Mountains of North America North America is home to an extraordinary variety of mountain landscapes, from Alaska’s towering glaciated peaks and the rugged Rocky Mountains to the ancient Appalachian Mountains and the volcanic summits of Mexico. Stretching from the Arctic tundra to tropical forests, the continent’s mountains encompass nearly every climate and ecosystem …
Jul 03 2026
Pyramid Peak Pyramid Peak is one of Colorado’s most dramatic and intimidating fourteeners. Rising sharply above the Maroon Creek Valley near Aspen, the mountain is distinguished by its steep triangular profile, reddish sedimentary rock and deeply cut ridges. From the north and northeast, its summit mass resembles an enormous stone pyramid, giving the peak its …
Jul 02 2026
Clark Mountain 🏔️ Overview Clark Mountain is a rugged desert summit in northeastern San Bernardino County, California, near the Nevada state line. Rising sharply above the broad Ivanpah Valley, it forms the highest point of the Clark Mountain Range and the highest point within Mojave National Preserve. Although Clark Mountain reaches less than 8,000 feet …
