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 …
Nov 22 2023
Blanca Peak Blanca Peak rises to approximately 14,350 feet (4,374 meters) above Colorado’s San Luis Valley, forming the highest summit of the Sangre de Cristo Range and the fourth-highest recognized fourteener in Colorado. Its enormous pyramid-shaped massif dominates the southern end of the range and can be seen from across the valley, including spectacular viewpoints …
Nov 22 2023
Machu Picchu (Machu Pikchu) “Few romances can ever surpass that of the granite citadel on top of the beetling precipices of Machu Picchu, the crown of Inca Land.” -Hiram Bingham High above Peru’s Urubamba River, surrounded by steep green mountains and cloud forest, Machu Picchu is one of the most extraordinary archaeological landscapes in the …
Nov 21 2023
Fitz Roy (Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, Mount Fitz Roy, Fitzroy) Fitz Roy rises from the Patagonian landscape like an enormous granite fortress, its sheer walls, jagged ridges, hanging glaciers, and frequently cloud-wrapped summit creating one of the most recognizable mountain silhouettes in the world. Also known as Cerro Chaltén and Monte Fitz Roy, the …
Nov 21 2023
Licancabur Rising almost perfectly above the high desert on the border of Chile and Bolivia, Licancabur is one of the most recognizable volcanoes of the Central Andes. Its steep, symmetrical cone towers above salt flats, turquoise lagoons, barren volcanic plateaus, and the extraordinarily dry landscapes surrounding the Atacama Desert. Licancabur is remarkable for far more …
