Jul 16 2026
Mount Belford 🏔️ Overview Mount Belford is a high, broad-shouldered fourteener in the Collegiate Peaks of Colorado’s Sawatch Range. Rising above Missouri Gulch within the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, the mountain offers one of the most popular high-altitude hiking objectives near Buena Vista and Leadville. Although Mount Belford’s standard route does not require technical climbing, the …
Jul 16 2026
Mount Columbia 🏔️ Overview Mount Columbia is a 14,073-foot summit in Colorado’s Collegiate Peaks, a celebrated group of mountains in the central Sawatch Range. Located northwest of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, the peak rises within the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest. Although Mount Columbia is lower and less topographically independent than …
May 10 2025
🏔️ Overview The Sawatch Range is one of the highest and most impressive mountain ranges in the United States. Located in central Colorado, it forms part of the Southern Rocky Mountains and contains an extraordinary concentration of high summits, including Mount Elbert, the highest mountain in Colorado and the highest summit anywhere in the Rocky …
Nov 23 2023
Grizzly Peak (Sawatch Range) Rising almost—but not quite—to Colorado’s famous 14,000-foot threshold, Grizzly Peak is one of the most remarkable thirteeners in the Sawatch Range. Current LiDAR-based Colorado peak lists place its summit at approximately 13,997 feet (4,266 meters), making it the highest ranked thirteener in Colorado. That means only about three vertical feet separate …
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
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 …
