Feb 15 2024
San Miguel Peak San Miguel Peak is a rugged 13,756-foot summit in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Rising south of Telluride near Hope Lake and Lizard Head Pass, the mountain combines colorful alpine geology, sweeping high-country views, wildflower-filled approaches, and a challenging final ridge that places it firmly in the realm of experienced …
Feb 15 2024
Grizzly Peak Grizzly Peak is a rugged 13,753-foot summit in the western San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Straddling the boundary between Dolores and San Juan counties, the mountain rises above a remote landscape of alpine basins, steep rocky ridges, spruce-fir forest, lingering snowfields, and some of the most spectacular high-country scenery in the Colorado …
Feb 15 2024
Hesperus Mountain Hesperus Mountain Hesperus Mountain is a striking 13,238-foot summit in the La Plata Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Rising northwest of Durango and northeast of Mancos, it is the highest mountain in the La Plata range, the highest point in Montezuma County, and one of the most topographically prominent thirteeners in Colorado. The mountain …
Feb 15 2024
Lavender Peak Lavender Peak is a rugged 13,234-foot summit in the La Plata Mountains of southwestern Colorado, rising immediately east of Hesperus Mountain in San Juan National Forest. Although separated from Hesperus by barely half a mile, Lavender is a distinct ranked thirteener with approximately 374 feet of topographic prominence. The mountain is particularly memorable …
Feb 15 2024
Mount Moss Mount Moss is a rugged 13,194-foot summit in the La Plata Mountains of southwestern Colorado, rising immediately southeast of Lavender Peak and Hesperus Mountain. Located northwest of Durango on the boundary between Montezuma and La Plata counties, the mountain occupies one of the most dramatic concentrations of high peaks in the southwestern San …
Feb 15 2024
Babcock Peak Babcock Peak is a rugged 13,161-foot summit in the La Plata Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Rising northwest of Durango within San Juan National Forest, the mountain is the fourth-highest summit in the range and one of its most technically challenging ranked thirteeners. Unlike nearby Mount Moss, whose summit can be reached primarily over …
Feb 15 2024
Spiller Peak Spiller Peak is a rugged 13,134-foot summit in the La Plata Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Rising northwest of Durango between Babcock Peak and the high Hesperus Mountain–Lavender Peak complex, Spiller occupies one of the wildest and most visually dramatic corners of the southwestern San Juan Mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements place the summit at …
Feb 15 2024
Humphreys Peak Humphreys Peak is the highest mountain in Arizona, rising to approximately 12,636 feet in the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff. The summit forms the highest surviving point on San Francisco Mountain, the heavily eroded remains of an enormous stratovolcano that once dominated northern Arizona. With roughly 6,042 feet of topographic prominence and …
Feb 15 2024
Mount Baldy Mount Baldy is an 11,405-foot mountain in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona and one of the state’s great high-elevation landmarks. Rising southwest of Greer in Apache County, it is the highest summit in the White Mountains, the highest point in Apache County, and the fifth-highest major summit in Arizona. The mountain combines …
Feb 08 2024
Doubletop Mountain Doubletop Mountain is a rugged 3,706-foot summit in the McDowell Mountains near Scottsdale, Arizona. Rising south of Thompson Peak in the protected Sonoran Desert landscape of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Doubletop is a relatively small but distinctive mountain characterized by a pair of closely spaced high points, steep desert slopes, rocky ridges, saguaros, …
