Lead Mountain Lead Mountain is a rugged 12,544-foot (3,823-meter) summit in the Never Summer Mountains of north-central Colorado. Rising directly along the Continental Divide, the mountain straddles the boundary between Grand County and Jackson County while also marking the western edge of Rocky Mountain National Park. Although it is overshadowed by higher nearby summits such …
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Sep 25 2023
Chiefs Head Peak
Chiefs Head Peak Chiefs Head Peak is a rugged 13,577-foot (4,138-meter) mountain in Colorado’s Front Range, rising above Glacier Gorge in Rocky Mountain National Park. Although it stands only a short distance southwest of the much more famous Longs Peak, Chiefs Head is a very different mountain experience. There is no maintained trail to its …
Sep 25 2023
Redcloud Peak
Redcloud Peak Redcloud Peak is a 14,037-foot (4,279-meter) mountain in Colorado’s rugged San Juan Mountains. Rising southwest of Lake City in Hinsdale County, it is one of Colorado’s famous fourteeners and one of the more approachable high summits in a range better known for steep ridges, loose rock, and demanding climbing routes. The standard Northeast …
Sep 25 2023
Gladstone Peak
Gladstone Peak Gladstone Peak is a rugged 13,923-foot (4,243-meter) summit in the San Miguel Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Rising between Mount Wilson and Wilson Peak inside the Lizard Head Wilderness, it forms part of one of the most spectacular concentrations of high, jagged peaks in the San Juan Mountains. Although Gladstone falls less than 100 …
Sep 24 2023
Sass Màor
Sass Màor Sass Màor is one of the great rock mountains of the Pale di San Martino, rising to approximately 2,814 meters (9,232 feet) in the Italian Dolomites. Located in Trentino within Paneveggio–Pale di San Martino Natural Park, the mountain is instantly recognizable for its enormous walls, sharp summit architecture, and close partnership with neighboring …
Sep 24 2023
Monte Mulaz
Monte Mulaz | Mulaz Monte Mulaz is a broad, dramatic 2,906-meter (9,534-foot) summit forming the northern bastion of the Pale di San Martino in the Italian Dolomites. Rising above Val Venegia and the upper Biois Valley, the mountain offers one of the finest panoramic viewpoints in the entire Pala group, with sweeping views toward Cima …
Sep 24 2023
Cima di Fradusta
Cima di Fradusta | Fradusta Cima di Fradusta is a 2,939-meter (9,642-foot) summit in the Pale di San Martino of the Italian Dolomites. Rising above the vast, pale-rock plateau at the heart of the massif, the mountain combines an unusually accessible high summit with dramatic geology, panoramic views, a pioneering mountaineering history, and one of …
Sep 24 2023
Cima della Madonna
Cima della Madonna Cima della Madonna is a striking 2,752-meter (9,029-foot) rock summit in the Pale di San Martino of the Italian Dolomites. Rising beside Sass Màor above the forests and meadows near San Martino di Castrozza, the mountain is famous far beyond its modest elevation because of one extraordinary feature: the elegant northwest arête …
Sep 24 2023
Cima di Focobon
Cima di Focobon Cima di Focobon, more commonly written in Italian as Cima del Focobon, is a spectacular 3,054-meter (10,020-foot) summit in the northern Pale di San Martino of the Italian Dolomites. Rising above Falcade and the Valle del Biois in the province of Belluno, it is the highest mountain of the Focobon subgroup and …
Sep 24 2023
Cima dei Bureloni
Cima dei Bureloni Cima dei Bureloni is a commanding 3,130-meter (10,269-foot) summit in the Pale di San Martino of the Italian Dolomites. Rising directly along the boundary between Trentino and Belluno, it is generally recognized as the third-highest major summit in the Pale di San Martino, after Vezzana and Cimon della Pala. Despite its height, …