Contiguous US 14ers

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Brian Kalet

Created On: Aug 25, 2006

Last Edited On: Jul 17, 2017

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History

The first people to complete the then-known contiguous US 14ers (51 CO, 12 CA? & 1 WA?) were father and son Carl and Bob Melzer in 1939 (1). The third person & first woman to complete the then-known contiguous US 14ers (52 CO, 14 CA & 1 WA) was Virginia Nolan on July 19, 1953 (2-4). The speed record for climbing the then-recognized contiguous US 14ers (54 CO, 13 CA? & 1 WA?) was done by George, Flint, Quade, Cody & Tyle Smith in 48 days in 1974 (5,6). Any new speed records for the contiguous US 14ers will need to include all of the 67 peaks listed below.

Completers

The following is a list of people known to complete all of the 67 contiguous US 14ers with 300 feet of interpolated prominence:

	Completer	Date of Completion	Age at Completion
1	Rich McAdams	September 1984	34
2	Bob Packard	July 1988	52
3	Brian Kalet	July 14, 2007	27
4	Teresa Gergen	September 2, 2008	44
4	Kirk Mallory	September 2, 2008	39
6	Bill Wright	September 19, 2013	51
7	Shane McDonald	October 5, 2013	30
8	David Twillmann	August 16, 2014	35
9	Mike Bromberg	July 1, 2015	66
10	Eva Poisson	July 1, 2016	33
10	Michael Poisson	July 1, 2016	37
12	Mitch Etchebarne	July 12, 2016	63
13	Garry Harrington	August 12, 2016	56
13	David Hart	August 12, 2016	48
15	Ted Ehrlich	September 18, 2016	29
16	Calvin Johannsen	July 16, 2017	30

State Stats

State	Ranked Peaks	Percentage	First Appearance
CO	53	79	2
CA	12	18	1
WA	2	3	5

List

Only peaks with at least 300 feet of optimistic prominence are included. Summitpost links are provided when available. When unavailable, Lists of John links are provided.

Peak Name	Rank	Elevation	Line Parent	Isolation	Prominence	State	Peak Lat.	Peak Long.	Quadrangle	Range
Mount Whitney	1	14,497'	Nevado de Toluca	1649.8	10,082'	CA	36.5786	-118.2924	Mount Whitney	Sierra
Mount Elbert	2	14,433'	Mount Whitney	669.2	9,093'	CO	39.1177	-106.4453	Mount Elbert	Sawatch
Mount Massive	3	14,421'	Mount Elbert	5.1	1,961'	CO	39.1875	-106.4756	Mount Massive	Sawatch
Mount Harvard	4	14,420'	Mount Elbert	15.0	2,360'	CO	38.9243	-106.3208	Mount Massive	Sawatch
Mount Rainier	5	14,411'	Mount Massive	933.3	13211'	WA	46.8528	-121.7604	Mount Rainier West	Cascades
Mount Williamson	6	14,375'	Mount Whitney	5.5	1,678'	CA	36.6561	-118.3103	Mount Williamson	Sierra
Blanca Peak	7	14,345'	Mount Harvard	103.0	5,326'	CO	36.6561	-118.3103	Blanca Peak	Sangre de Cristo
"North Massive"	S	14,340'	Mount Massive	0.86	280'	CO	39.1957	-106.4875	Mount Massive	Sawatch
La Plata Peak	8	14,336'	Mount Elbert	6.3	1,336'	CO	39.0294	-106.4729	Mount Elbert	Sawatch
Uncompahgre Peak	9	14,309'	La Plata Peak	84.0	4,249'	CO	38.0716	-107.4621	Uncompahgre Peak	San Juan
Crestone Peak	10	14,294'	Blanca Peak	27.5	4,554'	CO	37.9667	-105.5853	Crestone Peak	Sangre de Cristo
Mount Lincoln	11	14,286'	Mount Massive	22.3	3,866'	CO	39.3515	-106.1115	Alma	Mosquito
Grays Peak	12	14,270'	Mount Lincoln	25.2	2,770'	CO	39.6337	-105.8175	Grays Peak	Front
Mount Antero	13	14,269'	Mount Harvard	17.7	2,503'	CO	38.6741	-106.2462	Mount Antero	Sawatch
Torreys Peak	14	14,267'	Grays Peak	0.6	560'	CO	39.6427	-105.8211	Grays Peak	Front
Castle Peak	15	14,265'	La Plata Peak	20.8	2,337'	CO	39.7721	-106.8305	Hayden Peak	Elk
Quandary Peak	15	14,265'	Mount Lincoln	3.2	1,125'	CO	39.3972	-106.1064	Breckenridge	Tenmile
Mount Evans	17	14,264'	Grays Peak	9.8	2,764'	CO	39.5882	-105.6436	Mount Evans	Front
White Mountain Peak	18	14,256'	Mount Williamson	67.5	7,206'	CA	37.6344	-118.2557	White Mountain Peak	Trans Sierra
Longs Peak	19	14,255'	Torreys Peak	43.5	2,955'	CO	40.2548	-105.6161	Longs Peak	Front
Mount Wilson	20	14,246'	Uncompahgre Peak	33.1	4,026'	CO	37.8391	-107.9915	Mount Wilson	San Juan
North Palisade	21	14,242'	White Mountain Peak	39.8	2,894'	CA	37.0939	-118.5219	North Palisade	Sierra
Mount Shavano	22	14,229'	Mount Antero	3.8	1,619'	CO	38.6193	-106.2393	Maysville	Sawatch
Mount Belford	23	14,197'	Mount Harvard	3.3	1337'	CO	38.9606	-106.3608	Mount Harvard	Sawatch
Crestone Needle	23	14,197'	Crestone Peak	0.5	457'	CO	37.9647	-105.5767	Crestone Peak	Sangre de Cristo
Mount Princeton	23	14,197'	Mount Antero	5.2	2,177'	CO	38.7492	-106.2424	Mount Antero	Sawatch
Mount Yale	26	14,196'	Mount Harvard	5.6	1,896'	CO	38.8442	-106.3137	Mount Yale	Sawatch
Mount Bross	27	14,172'	Mount Lincoln	1.1	312'	CO	39.3345	-106.1077	Alma	Mosquito
Kit Carson Peak	28	14,165'	Crestone Peak	1.3	1,025'	CO	37.9796	-105.6025	Crestone Peak	Sangre de Cristo
Mount Shasta	29	14,162'	North Palisade	357.1	9,822'	CA	41.4094	-122.1939	Mount Shasta	Cascades
Maroon Peak	30	14,156'	Castle Peak	8.1	2,336'	CO	39.0708	-106.9890	Maroon Bells	Elk
Tabeguache Peak	31	14,155'	Mount Shavano	0.7	455'	CO	38.6254	-106.2508	Saint Elmo	Sawatch
Mount Oxford	32	14,153'	Mount Belford	1.2	653'	CO	38.9648	-106.3388	Mount Harvard	Sawatch
Mount Sill	32	14,153'	North Palisade	0.6	413'	CA	37.0944	-118.5019	North Palisade	Sierra
Mount Sneffels	34	14,150'	Mount Wilson	15.8	3,050'	CO	38.0036	-107.7922	Mount Sneffels	San Juan
Mount Democrat	35	14,148'	Mount Lincoln	1.7	768'	CO	39.3396	-106.1399	Climax	Mosquito
Capitol Peak	36	14,130'	Maroon Peak	7.5	1,750'	CO	39.1502	-107.0830	Capitol Peak	Elk
Liberty Cap	37	14,112'	Mount Rainier	1.0	492'	WA	46.8632	-121.7736	Mount Rainer West	Cascades
Pikes Peak	38	14,110'	Mount Evans	60.3	5,530'	CO	38.8406	-105.0444	Pikes Peak	Front
Snowmass Mountain	39	14,092'	Capitol Peak	2.3	1,152'	CO	39.1187	-107.0665	Snowmass Mountain	Elk
Mount Russell	40	14,088'	Mount Whitney	0.8	1,129'	CA	37.5774	-105.4857	Mount Whitney	Sierra
Mount Eolus	41	14,083'	Mount Wilson	25.5	2,183'	CO	37.6219	-107.6226	Columbine Pass	San Juan
Windom Peak	42	14,082'	Mount Eolus	1.7	1,022'	CO	37.6212	-107.5919	Columbine Pass	San Juan
Challenger Point	43	14,081'	Kit Carson Peak	0.2	301'	CO	37.9802	-105.6064	Crestone Peak	Sangre de Cristo
Mount Columbia	44	14,073'	Mount Harvard	1.9	893'	CO	38.9034	-106.2974	Mount Harvard	Sawatch
Missouri Mountain	45	14,067'	Mount Belford	1.3	847'	CO	38.9476	-106.3784	Winfield	Sawatch
Humboldt Peak	46	14,064'	Crestone Needle	1.4	1,204'	CO	37.9761	-105.5550	Crestone Peak	Sangre de Cristo
Mount Bierstadt	47	14,060'	Mount Evans	1.4	720'	CO	39.5825	-105.6686	Mount Evans	Front
Sunlight Peak	48	14,059'	Windom Peak	0.5	399'	CO	37.6273	-107.5958	Storm King Peak	San Juan
Split Mountain	49	14,058'	Mount Williamson	25.9	1,525'	CA	37.0208	-118.4214	Split Mountain	Sierra
Handies Peak	50	14,048'	Uncompahgre Peak	11.2	1,908'	CO	37.9129	-107.5043	Handies Peak	San Juan
Culebra Peak	51	14,047'	Blanca Peak	25.0	4,827'	CO	37.1222	-105.1857	Culebra Peak	Sangre de Cristo
Ellingwood Point	52	14,042'	Blanca Peak	0.5	342'	CO	37.5825	-105.4925	Blanca Peak	Sangre de Cristo
Mount Lindsey	52	14,042'	Blanca Peak	2.3	1,542'	CO	37.5838	-105.4448	Blanca Peak	Sangre de Cristo
Little Bear Peak	54	14,037'	Blanca Peak	1.0	377'	CO	37.5666	-105.4972	Blanca Peak	Sangre de Cristo
Mount Sherman	55	14,036'	Mount Democrat	8.1	896'	CO	39.2249	-106.1698	Mount Sherman	Mosquito
Redcloud Peak	56	14,034'	Handies Peak	4.9	1,454'	CO	37.9409	-107.4217	Redcloud Peak	San Juan
Mount Langley	57	14,026'	Mount Whitney	4.8	1,197'	CA	36.5233	-118.2395	Mount Langley	Sierra
Pyramid Peak	58	14,018'	Maroon Peak	2.1	1,518'	CO	39.0715	-106.9501	Maroon Bells	Elk
Mount Tyndall	58	14,018'	Mount Williamson	1.4	1,125'	CA	36.6556	-118.3361	Mount Williamson	Sierra
Wilson Peak	60	14,017'	Mount Wilson	1.5	877'	CO	37.8603	-107.9847	Mount Wilson	San Juan
Wetterhorn Peak	61	14,015'	Uncompahgre Peak	2.8	1,635'	CO	38.0606	-107.5108	Wetterhorn Peak	San Juan
San Luis Peak	62	14,014'	Redcloud Peak	27.1	3,114'	CO	37.9868	-106.9311	San Luis Peak	San Juan
Middle Palisade	63	14,012'	Split Mountain	4.3	1,085'	CA	37.0700	-118.4692	Split Mountain	Sierra
Mount Muir	63	14,012'	Mount Whitney	1.0	331'	CA	36.5639	-118.2911	Mount Whitney	Sierra
Mount of the Holy Cross	65	14,005'	Mount Massive	18.9	2,105'	CO	39.4668	-106.4816	Mount of the Holy Cross	Sawatch
Huron Peak	66	14,003'	Missouri Mountain	3.2	1,503'	CO	38.9455	-106.4380	Winfield	Sawatch
Sunshine Peak	67	14,001'	Redcloud Peak	1.3	501'	CO	37.9227	-107.4255	Redcloud Peak	San Juan