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
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 …
Dec 01 2023
Stretching across Alberta and British Columbia, the Canadian Rockies contain some of North America’s most spectacular mountain landscapes. Immense limestone walls rise above turquoise lakes, glaciers spill from high icefields, and dozens of summits exceed 11,000 feet (3,353 meters). Yet the Canadian Rockies do not contain Canada’s highest mountains. Those are found much farther northwest …
Nov 23 2023
North Maroon Peak Rising above Maroon Lake near Aspen, North Maroon Peak is one of Colorado’s most recognizable and challenging fourteeners. Together with neighboring Maroon Peak, it forms the famous Maroon Bells, whose reddish, sharply layered summits dominate one of the best-known mountain views in the Rocky Mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements place North Maroon Peak …
Nov 23 2023
Maroon Peak Rising above Maroon Lake near Aspen, Maroon Peak is the higher of Colorado’s famous Maroon Bells and one of the most distinctive fourteeners in the Rocky Mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements place its summit at approximately 14,163 feet (4,317 meters), making it one of the highest mountains in Colorado’s rugged Elk Mountains. Together with …
Nov 23 2023
Rising immediately north of Leadville in central Colorado, Mount Zion is a 12,126-foot (3,696-meter) summit on the southern portion of Chicago Ridge, near the northern end of the Mosquito Range and the boundary between the Tenmile-Mosquito high country and the upper Arkansas River Valley. Mount Zion is easy to overlook beside Colorado’s famous fourteeners. Mount …
Nov 23 2023
Vermilion Peak Rising above Trout Lake and the high basins south of Telluride, Vermilion Peak is one of the most prominent thirteeners in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements place its summit at approximately 13,907 feet (4,239 meters), making it one of Colorado’s 100 highest ranked mountains. Vermilion is much more topographically significant than …
Nov 23 2023
Hagues Peak Rising in the northern reaches of Rocky Mountain National Park, Hagues Peak is a massive 13,565-foot summit that forms the highest point of Colorado’s Mummy Range. It is also the highest point in Larimer County, giving this relatively little-known thirteener an importance far beyond its elevation alone. Modern LiDAR measurements place the summit …
Nov 23 2023
Avalanche Peak Rising above the eastern shore of Yellowstone Lake, Avalanche Peak is a 10,570-foot mountain in the Absaroka Range of northwestern Wyoming. Its summit stands directly along the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park, beside the North Absaroka Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest. Although far lower than Wyoming’s 13,000-foot giants, Avalanche Peak is one …
Nov 23 2023
Capitol Peak (Colorado) Rising above Capitol Lake in Colorado’s rugged Elk Mountains, Capitol Peak is one of the most dramatic and challenging fourteeners in the state. Modern LiDAR measurements place its summit at approximately 14,138.5 feet (4,309 meters), slightly higher than the traditional 14,130-foot elevation found on older maps. Capitol is famous above all for …
