Feb 16 2024
Merrill Peak Merrill Peak is a 9,283-foot summit in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern Arizona. Rising above Riggs Flat Lake near the western end of the Mount Graham high country, the forested peak offers a short but largely off-trail hiking objective with sweeping views across the Sulphur Springs Valley and neighboring mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements …
Feb 16 2024
Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon rises to approximately 9,166 feet in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. It is the highest summit in the range, the highest point in Pima County, and one of the most topographically prominent mountains in the American Southwest. The mountain is especially remarkable because of the extraordinary contrast between …
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
Burwell Peak Burwell Peak is a rugged 12,673-foot summit in the La Plata Mountains of southwestern Colorado, rising northwest of Durango on the boundary between La Plata and Montezuma counties. Although considerably lower than nearby thirteeners such as Spiller Peak, Babcock Peak, Mount Moss, and Hesperus Mountain, Burwell occupies an impressive position on the southern …
