Stats
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.
CompletersThe 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 |
Charlie Winger |
October 1986 |
49 |
3 |
Bob Packard |
July 1988 |
52 |
4 |
Brian Kalet |
July 14, 2007 |
27 |
5 |
Teresa Gergen |
September 2, 2008 |
44 |
5 |
Kirk Mallory |
September 2, 2008 |
39 |
7 |
Bill Wright |
September 19, 2013 |
51 |
8 |
Shane McDonald |
October 5, 2013 |
30 |
9 |
David Twillmann |
August 16, 2014 |
35 |
10 |
Mike Bromberg |
July 1, 2015 |
66 |
11 |
Eva Poisson |
July 1, 2016 |
33 |
11 |
Michael Poisson |
July 1, 2016 |
37 |
13 |
Mitch Etchebarne |
July 12, 2016 |
63 |
14 |
Garry Harrington |
August 12, 2016 |
56 |
14 |
David Hart |
August 12, 2016 |
48 |
16 |
Ted Ehrlich |
September 18, 2016 |
29 |
17 |
Calvin Johannsen |
July 16, 2017 |
30 |
18 |
Alyson Kirk |
September 4, 2020 |
37 |
18 |
John Kirk |
September 4, 2020 |
44 |
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 |
Range |
Mount Whitney |
1 |
14,497' |
Nevado de Toluca |
1649.8 |
10,082' |
CA |
Sierra |
Mount Elbert |
2 |
14,433' |
Mount Whitney |
669.2 |
9,093' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Mount Massive |
3 |
14,421' |
Mount Elbert |
5.1 |
1,961' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Mount Harvard |
4 |
14,420' |
Mount Elbert |
15.0 |
2,360' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Mount Rainier |
5 |
14,411' |
Mount Massive |
933.3 |
13211' |
WA |
Cascades |
Mount Williamson |
6 |
14,375' |
Mount Whitney |
5.5 |
1,678' |
CA |
Sierra |
Blanca Peak |
7 |
14,345' |
Mount Harvard |
103.0 |
5,326' |
CO |
Sangre de Cristo |
"North Massive" |
S |
14,340' |
Mount Massive |
0.86 |
280' |
CO |
Sawatch |
La Plata Peak |
8 |
14,336' |
Mount Elbert |
6.3 |
1,336' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Uncompahgre Peak |
9 |
14,309' |
La Plata Peak |
84.0 |
4,249' |
CO |
San Juan |
Crestone Peak |
10 |
14,294' |
Blanca Peak |
27.5 |
4,554' |
CO |
Sangre de Cristo |
Mount Lincoln |
11 |
14,286' |
Mount Massive |
22.3 |
3,866' |
CO |
Mosquito |
Grays Peak |
12 |
14,270' |
Mount Lincoln |
25.2 |
2,770' |
CO |
Front |
Mount Antero |
13 |
14,269' |
Mount Harvard |
17.7 |
2,503' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Torreys Peak |
14 |
14,267' |
Grays Peak |
0.6 |
560' |
CO |
Front |
Castle Peak |
15 |
14,265' |
La Plata Peak |
20.8 |
2,337' |
CO |
Elk |
Quandary Peak |
15 |
14,265' |
Mount Lincoln |
3.2 |
1,125' |
CO |
Tenmile |
Mount Evans |
17 |
14,264' |
Grays Peak |
9.8 |
2,764' |
CO |
Front |
White Mountain Peak |
18 |
14,256' |
Mount Williamson |
67.5 |
7,206' |
CA |
Trans Sierra |
Longs Peak |
19 |
14,255' |
Torreys Peak |
43.5 |
2,955' |
CO |
Front |
Mount Wilson |
20 |
14,246' |
Uncompahgre Peak |
33.1 |
4,026' |
CO |
San Juan |
North Palisade |
21 |
14,242' |
White Mountain Peak |
39.8 |
2,894' |
CA |
Sierra |
Mount Shavano |
22 |
14,229' |
Mount Antero |
3.8 |
1,619' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Mount Belford |
23 |
14,197' |
Mount Harvard |
3.3 |
1337' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Crestone Needle |
23 |
14,197' |
Crestone Peak |
0.5 |
457' |
CO |
Sangre de Cristo |
Mount Princeton |
23 |
14,197' |
Mount Antero |
5.2 |
2,177' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Mount Yale |
26 |
14,196' |
Mount Harvard |
5.6 |
1,896' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Mount Bross |
27 |
14,172' |
Mount Lincoln |
1.1 |
312' |
CO |
Mosquito |
Kit Carson Peak |
28 |
14,165' |
Crestone Peak |
1.3 |
1,025' |
CO |
Sangre de Cristo |
Mount Shasta |
29 |
14,162' |
North Palisade |
357.1 |
9,822' |
CA |
Cascades |
Maroon Peak |
30 |
14,156' |
Castle Peak |
8.1 |
2,336' |
CO |
Elk |
Tabeguache Peak |
31 |
14,155' |
Mount Shavano |
0.7 |
455' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Mount Oxford |
32 |
14,153' |
Mount Belford |
1.2 |
653' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Mount Sill |
32 |
14,153' |
North Palisade |
0.6 |
413' |
CA |
Sierra |
Mount Sneffels |
34 |
14,150' |
Mount Wilson |
15.8 |
3,050' |
CO |
San Juan |
Mount Democrat |
35 |
14,148' |
Mount Lincoln |
1.7 |
768' |
CO |
Mosquito |
Capitol Peak |
36 |
14,130' |
Maroon Peak |
7.5 |
1,750' |
CO |
Elk |
Liberty Cap |
37 |
14,112' |
Mount Rainier |
1.0 |
492' |
WA |
Cascades |
Pikes Peak |
38 |
14,110' |
Mount Evans |
60.3 |
5,530' |
CO |
Front |
Snowmass Mountain |
39 |
14,092' |
Capitol Peak |
2.3 |
1,152' |
CO |
Elk |
Mount Russell |
40 |
14,088' |
Mount Whitney |
0.8 |
1,129' |
CA |
Sierra |
Mount Eolus |
41 |
14,083' |
Mount Wilson |
25.5 |
2,183' |
CO |
San Juan |
Windom Peak |
42 |
14,082' |
Mount Eolus |
1.7 |
1,022' |
CO |
San Juan |
Challenger Point |
43 |
14,081' |
Kit Carson Peak |
0.2 |
301' |
CO |
Sangre de Cristo |
Mount Columbia |
44 |
14,073' |
Mount Harvard |
1.9 |
893' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Missouri Mountain |
45 |
14,067' |
Mount Belford |
1.3 |
847' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Humboldt Peak |
46 |
14,064' |
Crestone Needle |
1.4 |
1,204' |
CO |
Sangre de Cristo |
Mount Bierstadt |
47 |
14,060' |
Mount Evans |
1.4 |
720' |
CO |
Front |
Sunlight Peak |
48 |
14,059' |
Windom Peak |
0.5 |
399' |
CO |
San Juan |
Split Mountain |
49 |
14,058' |
Mount Williamson |
25.9 |
1,525' |
CA |
Sierra |
Handies Peak |
50 |
14,048' |
Uncompahgre Peak |
11.2 |
1,908' |
CO |
San Juan |
Culebra Peak |
51 |
14,047' |
Blanca Peak |
25.0 |
4,827' |
CO |
Sangre de Cristo |
Ellingwood Point |
52 |
14,042' |
Blanca Peak |
0.5 |
342' |
CO |
Sangre de Cristo |
Mount Lindsey |
52 |
14,042' |
Blanca Peak |
2.3 |
1,542' |
CO |
Sangre de Cristo |
Little Bear Peak |
54 |
14,037' |
Blanca Peak |
1.0 |
377' |
CO |
Sangre de Cristo |
Mount Sherman |
55 |
14,036' |
Mount Democrat |
8.1 |
896' |
CO |
Mosquito |
Redcloud Peak |
56 |
14,034' |
Handies Peak |
4.9 |
1,454' |
CO |
San Juan |
Mount Langley |
57 |
14,026' |
Mount Whitney |
4.8 |
1,197' |
CA |
Sierra |
Pyramid Peak |
58 |
14,018' |
Maroon Peak |
2.1 |
1,518' |
CO |
Elk |
Mount Tyndall |
58 |
14,018' |
Mount Williamson |
1.4 |
1,125' |
CA |
Sierra |
Wilson Peak |
60 |
14,017' |
Mount Wilson |
1.5 |
877' |
CO |
San Juan |
Wetterhorn Peak |
61 |
14,015' |
Uncompahgre Peak |
2.8 |
1,635' |
CO |
San Juan |
San Luis Peak |
62 |
14,014' |
Redcloud Peak |
27.1 |
3,114' |
CO |
San Juan |
Middle Palisade |
63 |
14,012' |
Split Mountain |
4.3 |
1,085' |
CA |
Sierra |
Mount Muir |
63 |
14,012' |
Mount Whitney |
1.0 |
331' |
CA |
Sierra |
Mount of the Holy Cross |
65 |
14,005' |
Mount Massive |
18.9 |
2,105' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Huron Peak |
66 |
14,003' |
Missouri Mountain |
3.2 |
1,503' |
CO |
Sawatch |
Sunshine Peak |
67 |
14,001' |
Redcloud Peak |
1.3 |
501' |
CO |
San Juan |
References
2. Trail & Timberline, Issue 1005, Winter 2010, Page 13.
3. Woody Smith, volunteer historian at the Colorado Mountain Club, personal communication, 1/19/2010.
4. Trail & Timberline, Issue 1016, Fall 2012, Page 40.
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