Nov 22 2023
Grays Peak Grays Peak rises to approximately 14,276 feet (4,351 meters) on Colorado’s Continental Divide, forming the highest summit of the Front Range and one of the most popular fourteeners in the state. Located west of Denver near Interstate 70, Grays is frequently climbed together with neighboring Torreys Peak, creating one of Colorado’s classic two-fourteener …
Nov 22 2023
Mount Princeton Mount Princeton rises to approximately 14,200 feet (4,328 meters) in Colorado’s Sawatch Range, towering dramatically above the Arkansas River Valley southwest of Buena Vista. One of the celebrated Collegiate Peaks, Princeton is instantly recognizable from the valley because its massive eastern face rises nearly 7,000 vertical feet above the surrounding lowlands. Although it …
Nov 22 2023
Crestone Peak Crestone Peak rises to approximately 14,299 feet (4,358 meters) in Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Range, forming the highest summit of the rugged Crestone Group and one of the state’s most impressive technical fourteeners. Its enormous walls rise above the San Luis Valley near the town of Crestone, creating a jagged skyline shared with …
Nov 22 2023
Mount Wilson Mount Wilson rises to approximately 14,255 feet (4,345 meters) in southwestern Colorado’s spectacular San Miguel Mountains, a rugged subgroup of the San Juan Mountains. Its sharp summit, steep faces, loose gullies, and remote alpine basins make it one of Colorado’s most serious fourteeners, while its exceptional topographic prominence establishes it as one of …
Nov 22 2023
Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak rises above southwestern Colorado as the highest mountain in the San Juan Mountains, distinguished by a broad summit plateau, steep volcanic cliffs, and an unmistakable profile that looks strikingly different from the sharper pyramids found elsewhere in the range. The mountain stands within the Uncompahgre Wilderness west of Lake City and …
Nov 22 2023
Longs Peak Longs Peak rises to approximately 14,259 feet (4,346 meters) in northern Colorado’s Front Range, forming the highest summit in Rocky Mountain National Park, the highest point in Boulder County, and the northernmost fourteener in Colorado. Its enormous square summit block, sheer east face, high alpine basins, and commanding position above the plains make …
Nov 22 2023
Mount Yale Mount Yale rises to approximately 14,200 feet (4,328 meters) in Colorado’s Sawatch Range, forming one of the celebrated Collegiate Peaks west of Buena Vista. Although its broad profile is less dramatic than nearby Mount Princeton or the higher Mount Harvard, Yale offers one of the classic high-altitude hikes of central Colorado, combining dense …
Nov 22 2023
Mount Antero Mount Antero rises to approximately 14,271 feet (4,350 meters) in Colorado’s Sawatch Range, forming the highest summit of the southern Sawatch and one of the most unusual fourteeners in the state. Located south of Mount Princeton and southwest of Buena Vista, Antero combines high-elevation hiking, a remarkable gemstone-mining history, active private mining claims, …
Nov 22 2023
Castle Peak Castle Peak rises to approximately 14,274 feet (4,351 meters) in Colorado’s rugged Elk Mountains, forming the highest summit of the range and one of the ten highest recognized fourteeners in the state. Located between Aspen and Crested Butte, the mountain stands within the Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness and overlooks the remote alpine landscape of …
Nov 22 2023
La Plata Peak La Plata Peak rises to approximately 14,343–14,344 feet (4,372 meters) in Colorado’s Sawatch Range, making it the fifth-highest recognized fourteener in Colorado and one of the highest major summits in the Rocky Mountains. Located south of Mount Elbert near Twin Lakes and Independence Pass, La Plata is distinguished by steep ridges, a …
