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
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 14 2023
Mount Harvard Rising deep within Colorado’s Sawatch Range, Mount Harvard is one of the great high summits of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain towers above Horn Fork Basin and the surrounding Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, combining broad alpine slopes, rugged granite ridges, glacial basins, forests, tundra, and one of Colorado’s most famous fourteener hiking routes. Mount …
