Jun 24 2026
Mount Eolus 🏔️ Overview Mount Eolus is one of Colorado’s most remote and memorable fourteeners. Rising above Chicago Basin in the rugged Needle Mountains, the peak combines a lengthy wilderness approach with exposed Class 3 scrambling and outstanding views across the heart of the Weminuche Wilderness. Unlike many Colorado fourteeners reached from roadside trailheads, Mount …
May 10 2025
🏔️ Overview The San Juan Mountains form one of the largest, highest, and most rugged mountain regions in Colorado. Rising across southwestern Colorado and extending into northern New Mexico, they are a major subdivision of the Rocky Mountains and contain a remarkable concentration of high peaks, deep valleys, alpine basins, volcanic formations, and historic mining …
Nov 23 2023
Mount Sneffels Rising above Yankee Boy Basin near Ouray, Mount Sneffels is one of the most recognizable mountains in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements place its summit at approximately 14,155 feet (4,314.5 meters), making it one of Colorado’s ranked fourteeners and the highest summit of the Sneffels Range. Mount Sneffels is also the …
Nov 07 2023
Handies Peak Rising above the spectacular wildflower meadows and glacial basins of southwestern Colorado, Handies Peak is one of the most approachable fourteeners in the San Juan Mountains—but its relatively straightforward standard route should never be confused with an easy mountain. The summit rises above 14,000 feet, thunderstorms can develop with remarkable speed, access involves …
