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Colorado Fourteeners

There are 53 Colorado peaks with an elevation of 14000 feet or more and having at least 280 feet of prominence (rising 280 feet above any saddle connecting it to anything higher). Additional peaks are included in the tables below that have been named on USGS maps and have climber interest.

After completing our goal of climbing the California Fourteeners, Keith Garlinghouse and I discussed climbing Colorado Fourteeners. Keith was raised in Colorado, still has family there, and plans to eventually climb all of the Colorado Fourteeners. Due to the number of the peaks, the logistics of climbing them from my home in Oregon, and my interest in other projects and activities I am doubtful that I will climb them all. Even so, these peaks have already provided me many scenic and memorable explorations of the mountains of Colorado.

The Peaks

Colorado Fourteeners - Sawatch Range
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
1	Mount Elbert	14433	Mount Elbert	1991
2	Mount Massive	14421	Mount Massive	2011
3	Mount Harvard	14420	Mount Harvard	2011
4	La Plata Peak	14361	Mount Elbert	2011
10	Mount Antero	14269	Mount Antero	2009
17	Mount Shavano	14229	Maysville	2009
18	Mount Belford	14197	Mount Harvard
18	Mount Princeton	14197	Mount Antero	2009
21	Mount Yale	14196	Mount Yale	2009
25	Tabeguache Peak	14155	Saint Elmo	2009
26	Mount Oxford	14153	Mount Harvard
35	Mount Columbia	14073	Mount Harvard	2011
36	Missouri Mountain	14067	Winfield	2008
51	Mount of the Holy Cross	14005	Mount of the Holy Cross
52	Huron Peak	14003	Winfield	2008
		other maps:	Garfield
-	< 300 feet of prominence

Colorado Fourteeners - Sangre de Cristo Range
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
5	Blanca Peak	14345	Blanca Peak	1982
7	Crestone Peak	14294	Crestone Peak
18	Crestone Needle	14197	Crestone Peak
23	Kit Carson Peak	14165	Crestone Peak
34	Challenger Point	14081	Crestone Peak
37	Humboldt Peak	14064	Crestone Peak
41	Culebra Peak	14047	Culebra Peak
42	Ellingwood Point	14042	Blanca Peak
42	Mount Lindsey	14042	Blanca Peak
44	Little Bear Peak	14037	Blanca Peak
		other maps:	Twin Peaks, El Valle Creek

Colorado Fourteeners - San Juan Mountains
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
6	Uncompahgre Peak	14309	Uncompahgre Peak	2010
16	Mount Wilson	14246	Mount Wilson
cmc	El Diente Peak	14159	Delores Peak
27	Mount Sneffels	14150	Mount Sneffels
32	Windom Peak	14087	Columbine Pass
33	Mount Eolus	14084	Columbine Pass
39	Sunlight Peak	14059	Storm King Peak
40	Handies Peak	14048	Handies Peak	2010
-	North Eolus	14039	Storm King Peak
46	Redcloud Peak	14034	Redcloud Peak	2010
48	Wilson Peak	14017	Mount Wilson
49	Wetterhorn Peak	14015	Wetterhorn Peak	2010
50	San Luis Peak	14014	San Luis Peak
53	Sunshine Peak	14001	Redcloud Peak	2010
		other maps:	Stewart Peak, Elk Park, Telluride
cmc	CMC Fourteener; < 300 feet of prominence
-	< 300 feet of prominence

Colorado Fourteeners - Tenmile and Mosquito Ranges
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
8	Mount Lincoln	14286	Alma
12	Quandary Peak	14265	Breckenridge
-	Mount Cameron	14238	Alma
22	Mount Bross	14172	Alma
28	Mount Democrat	14148	Climax
45	Mount Sherman	14036	Mount Sherman	2011
-	< 300 feet of prominence

Colorado Fourteeners - Front Range
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
9	Grays Peak	14270	Grays Peak
11	Torreys Peak	14267	Grays Peak
14	Mount Evans	14264	Mount Evans
15	Longs Peak	14255	Longs Peak	1982
30	Pikes Peak	14110	Pikes Peak
38	Mount Bierstadt	14060	Mount Evans

Colorado Fourteeners - Elk Mountains
Rank	Peak	Elevation	USGS 7.5 min Quad	Year
12	Castle Peak	14265	Hayden Peak
24	Maroon Peak	14156	Maroon Bells	2008
29	Capitol Peak	14130	Capitol Peak
31	Snowmass Mountain	14092	Snowmass Mountain
-	Conundrum Peak	14022	Hayden Peak
47	Pyramid Peak	14018	Maroon Bells	2008
cmc	North Maroon Peak	14014	Maroon Bells
cmc	CMC Fourteener; < 300 feet of prominence
-	< 300 feet of prominence

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General Information

14ers.com
14erworld.com
fourteeners.org
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative
Peakbagger.com: Paul's Colorado 14,000-foot Peaks
Peakbagger.com: Paul's Colorado Mountain Club Fourteeners

References

1. Gerry Roach, Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs, Second Edition, Fulcrum Publishing, 1999.
2. Dawson, Louis W. II, Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Vol. 1: The Northern Peaks, 1999
3. Dawson, Louis W. II, Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 2, the Southern Peaks, 1999