Colorado fourteeners

Hiking peaks is a spiritual experience for me, and typically I enjoy going alone with my dog. I sometimes join others, and sometimes I convince my son to go with us, but most of the time prefer to be on my own. Many friends were worried about this and asked not to do it, but I need this. Please don't ask me to stop. Lately, I am doing more 13ers - less crowds, more fun with route finding, and I love San Juans. 

Sangre De Cristos

Crestone Needle	Summit of Crestone Peak	Mt. Lindsey	Humboldt Peak	View from Crestone Needle
The Hourglass on Little Bear	North face of Blanca Peak	Willow Lake - on the way to Challenger	Duchess on the summit of Humboldt	Kit Carson
Summit of Blanca Peak	Snowy slopes of Blanca	Frozen Lake Como	Running up Elingwood Point	Elingwood Point

Front Range

Front range extends from Wyoming southward for 175 miles to the Arkansas River Valley west of Pueblo. It contains 6 fourteeners. Longs Peak 14,255 feet: Located within Rocky Mountain National Park. I tried to avoid the Keyhole route, and ascended via Meeker (13ers first), then rappel down to the notch, and finally 5.6 free climbing to the top, descend via cable route. Grays Peak 14,270 ft - easy hiking done together with Torreys. Torreys Peak 14,267 ft Mount Evans 14,264 ft - easy hiking from summit lake in late November Mount Bierstadt 14,065 ft - from Guanella Pass, class 2, beautiful autumn colors Pikes Peak 14,110 ft - just ran the marathon, 26.2 miles, starting in Manitou Springs, up and down, tons of fun, sore legs afterwards

Gray's & Torrey's

Mount Bierstadt

Approach to Longs

Tenmile-Mosquito Range

The Continental Divide sneaks through this north-south range on an east-west line: the Tenmile range is north of the divide, and the Mosquito Range is south of the divide. All the 14ers here can be ascended by easy class 1-2 hiking. Quandary Peak 14,265 ft - nice winter summit Mount Lincoln 14286 ft Mount Cameron 14,238 ft Mount Bross 14,172 ft Mount Democrat 14,148 ft - all 4 above can be done easily in one day from Kite Lake Trailhead. Mount Sherman 14,036 ft - another easy winter 14er.

Quandary Peak and my companion

Glissading down Quandary

Mount Cameron

Pica

Sawatch Range

The Sawatch range runs through the heartland of Colorado Rockies. The range has 15 fourteeners - more than California, and more than any other range in Colorado. Mount fo Holly Cross 14,005 - fun hiking from Halfmoon TH, very pretty peak Mount Massive 14,421 ft - the summit ridge is 3 miles long. Mount Elbert 14,433 ft - Colorado's highest, and one of the easiest ones La Plata 14,336 ft - we got caught in a nice snowstorm up there Huron Peak 14,003 - it rained on us here Mount Belford 14,197 ft Mount Oxfort 14,153 ft - these 2 are typically done together, easy hiking Mount Missouri 14,067 ft - a little more fun than the previous two. Mount Harvard 14,420 ft - we had a nice snow hike here, I remember crawling in a deep snow Mount Columbia 14,073 ft - another rainy one Mount Yale 14,196 ft - a quick jog up and down from Denny Creek TH Mount Princeton 14,197 - snowy one, I thought that my son will call social services on me during this one (he considered it to be the biggest torture ever, he was 6 years old then)... Mount Antero 14,269 ft - still missing this one, we started hiking it with my son when he was 6, but refused to go on….returned back when my son 20, probably Duchess's last 14er, she was so tired afterwards. .  Mount Shavano 14,229 ft Mount Tabeguache 14,155 ft - not sure how to pronounce the last one, these two are typically done together

Duchess on Massive	Duchess going up Harvard	Mount of Holly Cross	Mt. Elbert from Twin Lakes	Duchess on Missouri
Missouri Mountain	Marmot	Mt. Princeton	Morning frost	Duchess up Elbert

Elk Range

The Elk range receives a lot of snow, and several major ski areas near Aspen take advantage of this fact. The Elk's seven 14ers are some of the Colorado's most rugged and beautiful peaks. Capitol Peak 14,130 feet - who does not know on SP the famous Knife Edge. That hike is so much fun! Duchess missed this one, and she is too old now. Snowmass Mountain 14,092 ft - fun route, some rain, lots of loose scree/boulders to deal with Maroon Peak 14,156 ft - Duchess did not like this one, I had to carry her down in a backpack. North Maroon Peak 14,041 ft - still missing this one. Pyramid Peak 14,018 ft - fun peak, great views Castle Peak 14,265 ft - the easiest one in Elks Conundrum Peak 14,060 ft - too close to Castle, so technically not a separate peak, but still fun

Knife Edge on Capitol	Pose on Pyramid	View from Capitol	Pyramid ledges	Mountain Goat
Snowmass summit	Snowmass from Capitol	Pyramid from the saddle	Maroon Bells	Sunset at Capitol Peak
Capitol Lake	Duchess on Snowmass	Arrowleaf Balsamroot	Hikers descending Snowmass	North Snowmass Mountain

San Juan Range

San Juan Range is my favorite, this range contains 11 fourteeners. San Luis Peak 14,014 ft - did it twice, once in the summer, and 2nd time in November, easy walk, good trail run. Uncompahgre Peak 14,309 ft - dramatic from the north, lovely summit Wetterhorn Peak 14,015 ft - fun little scramble Redcloud Peak 14,034 ft Sunshine Peak 14,001 ft - these two are usually done together. Handies Peak 14,048 ft- one of the easiest and shortest ones Mount Eolus 14,083 ft - fun, easy to combine with North Eolus, fun catwalk Sunlight Peak 14,059 ft - nice summit block and little exposed move to get up there Windom Peak 14,082 ft - the easiest one in Chicago basin Wilson Peak 14,017 ft - nice little scramble, great views El Diente 14,159 ft - did twice, once north slopes snow climb and down to Kipacker basin, 2nd time up North Buttress and over the traverse to Mount Wilson. Mount Wilson 14,246 ft - traversed from El Diente, and down on north slopes, tons of scree on the way down...  Mount Sneffels 14,150 ft - the best one is the last one, more than 12 summits, many different routes, our favorite (Duchess has summited 7x?)

El Diente	Mt. Sneffels	Wilson Peak	El Diente	North face of Sneffels
Uncompahgre	Sneffels from Blain Basin	Lavender Col	SW ridge on Sneffels	Sunlight Spire
Sign log on Windom	El Diente-Wilson Ridge	Catwalk on Eolus	Top of Sunlight	Summit of Handies

External Links

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