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Colorado Fourteeners
There are 53 Colorado peaks with an elevation of 14000
feet or more and having at least 300 feet of prominence (rising 300 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 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 their number and the logistics
of climbing them from my home in Oregon I consider climbing the complete
list a rather unlikely project for myself. Even so, climbing several of
these peaks would provide many 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
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| 3 |
Mount Harvard |
14420 |
Mount Harvard |
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| 5 |
La Plata Peak |
14336 |
Mount Elbert |
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| 10 |
Mount Antero |
14269 |
Mount Antero |
2009 |
| 17 |
Mount Shavano |
14229 |
Maysville |
2009 |
| 18 |
Mount Belford |
14197 |
Mount Harvard |
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| 20 |
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 |
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| 35 |
Mount Columbia |
14073 |
Mount Harvard |
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| 36 |
Missouri Mountain |
14067 |
Winfield |
2008 |
| 51 |
Mount of the Holy Cross |
14005 |
Mount of the Holy Cross |
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| 52 |
Huron Peak |
14003 |
Winfield |
2008 |
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other maps: |
Garfield |
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< 300 feet of prominance |
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| Colorado
Fourteeners - Sangre de Cristo Range |
| Rank |
Peak |
Elevation |
USGS 7.5 min Quad |
Year |
| 4 |
Blanca Peak |
14345 |
Blanca Peak |
1982 |
| 7 |
Crestone Peak |
14294 |
Crestone Peak |
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| 19 |
Crestone Needle |
14197 |
Crestone Peak |
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| 23 |
Kit Carson Peak |
14165 |
Crestone Peak |
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| 34 |
Challenger Point |
14081 |
Crestone Peak |
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| 37 |
Humboldt Peak |
14064 |
Crestone Peak |
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| 41 |
Culebra Peak |
14047 |
Culebra Peak |
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| 42 |
Ellingwood
Point |
14042 |
Blanca Peak |
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| 43 |
Mount Lindsey |
14042 |
Blanca Peak |
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| 44 |
Little Bear
Peak |
14037 |
Blanca Peak |
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other maps: |
Twin Peaks, El Valle Creek |
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| 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 |
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| - |
El Diente Peak |
14159 |
Delores Peak |
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| 27 |
Mount Sneffels |
14150 |
Mount Sneffels |
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| 32 |
Mount Eolus |
14083 |
Columbine Pass |
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| 33 |
Windom Peak |
14082 |
Columbine Pass |
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| 39 |
Sunlight Peak |
14059 |
Storm King Peak |
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| 40 |
Handies Peak |
14048 |
Handies Peak |
2010 |
| - |
North Eolus |
14039 |
Storm King Peak |
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| 46 |
Redcloud Peak |
14034 |
Redcloud Peak |
2010 |
| 48 |
Wilson Peak |
14017 |
Mount Wilson |
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| 49 |
Wetterhorn Peak |
14015 |
Wetterhorn Peak |
2010 |
| 50 |
San Luis Peak |
14014 |
San Luis Peak |
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| 53 |
Sunshine Peak |
14001 |
Redcloud Peak |
2010 |
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other maps: |
Stewart Peak, Elk Park, Telluride |
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< 300 feet of prominance |
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| Colorado Fourteeners - Tenmile
and Mosquito Ranges |
| Rank |
Peak |
Elevation |
USGS 7.5 min Quad |
Year |
| 8 |
Mount Lincoln |
14286 |
Alma |
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| 13 |
Quandary Peak |
14265 |
Breckenridge |
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Mount Cameron |
14238 |
Alma |
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| 22 |
Mount Bross |
14172 |
Alma |
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| 28 |
Mount Democrat |
14148 |
Climax |
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| 45 |
Mount Sherman |
14036 |
Mount Sherman |
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< 300 feet of prominance |
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| Colorado
Fourteeners - Front Range |
| Rank |
Name |
Elevation |
USGS 7.5 min Quad |
Year |
| 9 |
Grays Peak |
14270 |
Grays Peak |
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| 11 |
Torreys Peak |
14267 |
Grays Peak |
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| 14 |
Mount Evans |
14264 |
Mount Evans |
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| 15 |
Longs Peak |
14255 |
Longs Peak |
1982 |
| 30 |
Pikes Peak |
14110 |
Pikes Peak |
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| 38 |
Mount Bierstadt |
14060 |
Mount Evans |
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| Colorado
Fourteeners - Elk Mountains |
| Rank |
Name |
Elevation |
USGS 7.5 min Quad |
Year |
| 12 |
Castle Peak |
14265 |
Hayden Peak |
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| 24 |
Maroon Peak |
14156 |
Maroon Bells |
2008 |
| 29 |
Capitol Peak |
14130 |
Capitol Peak |
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| 31 |
Snowmass Mountain |
14092 |
Snowmass Mountain |
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| - |
Conundrum Peak |
14060 |
Hayden Peak |
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| 47 |
Pyramid Peak |
14018 |
Maroon Bells |
2008 |
| - |
North Maroon Peak |
14014 |
Maroon Bells |
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< 300 feet of prominance |
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General Information
14ers.com
14erworld.com
fourteeners.org
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative
References
- Gerry Roach, Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs,
Second Edition, Fulcrum Publishing, 1999.
- Dawson, Louis W. II,
Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Vol. 1: The Northern Peaks, 1999
- Dawson, Louis W. II,
Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 2, the Southern Peaks, 1999

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