A 14er is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000′. According to the Colorado Geological Survey, using information form the USGS and National Geodetic Survey, Colorado is home to 58 Named Peaks greater than 14,000 feet above sea level. It’s a popular challenge for ski mountaineers and peak baggers to tag them all.
Here is a map of the Colorado 14ers:
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(All pinpoints are close, but are not 100% accurate)
These peaks are scattered across the state of Colorado in seven different mountain ranges:
- Elk Range (7)
- Front Range (6)
- Mosquito Range (5)
- San Juan Mountains (14)
- Sangre de Cristo (10)
- Sawatch Range (15)
- Tenmile Range (1)
Here is a list of all 58 named Colorado 14ers:
| Rank | Peak | Elevation | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elbert | 14,440' | Sawatch Range |
| 2 | Massive | 14,421' | Sawatch Range |
| 3 | Harvard | 14,421' | Sawatch Range |
| 4 | Blanca Peak | 14,354' | Sangre de Cristo |
| 5 | La Plata Peak | 14,336' | Sawatch Range |
| 6 | Uncompahgre | 14,321' | San Juan Mountains |
| 7 | Crestone Peak | 14,294' | Sangre de Cristo |
| 8 | Lincoln | 14,293' | Mosquito Range |
| 9 | Castle Peak | 14,279' | Elk Range |
| 10 | Grays Peak | 14,278' | Front Range |
| 11 | Antero | 14,276' | Sawatch Range |
| 12 | Torreys Peak | 14,275' | Front Range |
| 13 | Quandary Peak | 14,271' | Tenmile Range |
| 14 | Mount Evans | 14,265 | Front Range |
| 15 | Longs Peak | 14,259' | Front Range |
| 16 | Wilson | 14,246' | San Juan Mountains |
| 17 * | Cameron | 14,238' | Mosquito Range |
| 18 | Shavano | 14,231' | Sawatch Range |
| 19 | Princeton | 14,204' | Sawatch Range |
| 20 | Belford | 14,203' | Sawatch Range |
| 21 | Yale | 14,200' | Sawatch Range |
| 22 | Crestone Needle | 14,197' | Sangre de Cristo |
| 23 | Bross | 14,172' | Mosquito Range |
| 24 | Kit Carson Peak | 14,165' | Sangre de Cristo |
| 25 | Maroon Peak | 14,163' | Elk Range |
| 26 | Tabeguache Peak | 14,162' | Sawatch Range |
| 27 | Oxford | 14,160' | Sawatch Range |
| 28 * | El Diente Peak | 14,159' | San Juan Mountains |
| 29 | Mount Democrat | 14,155' | Mosquito Range |
| 30 | Sneffels | 14,150' | San Juan Mountains |
| 31 | Capitol Peak | 14,130' | Elk Range |
| 32 | Pikes Peak | 14,115' | Front Range |
| 33 | Snowmass Mountain | 14,099' | Elk Range |
| 34 | Eolus | 14,083' | San Juan Mountains |
| 35 | Windom Peak | 14,082' | San Juan Mountains |
| 36 | Challenger Point | 14,081' | Sangre de Cristo |
| 37 | Columbia | 14,077' | Sawatch Range |
| 38 | Missouri Mountain | 14,074' | Sawatch Range |
| 39 | Humboldt Peak | 14,064' | Sangre de Cristo |
| 40 | Mount Bierstadt | 14,060' | Front Range |
| 41 * | Conundrum Peak | 14,060' | Elk Range |
| 42 | Sunlight Peak | 14,059' | San Juan Mountains |
| 43 | Handies Peak | 14.058' | San Juan Mountains |
| 44 | Culebra Peak | 14,047' | Sangre de Cristo |
| 45 | Ellingwood Point | 14,042' | Sangre de Cristo |
| 46 | Lindsey | 14,042' | Sangre de Cristo |
| 47 * | Eolus North | 14,039' | San Juan Mountains |
| 48 | Little Bear Peak | 14,037' | Sangre de Cristo |
| 49 | Sherman | 14,036' | Mosquito Range |
| 50 | Redcloud Peak | 14,034' | San Juan Mountains |
| 51 | Pyramid Peak | 14,025' | Elk Range |
| 52 * | Maroon Peak North | 14,019' | Elk Range |
| 53 | Wilson Peak | 14,017' | San Juan Mountains |
| 54 | Wetterhorn Peak | 14,015' | San Juan Mountains |
| 55 | San Luis Peak | 14,014' | San Juan Mountains |
| 56 | Huron Peak | 14,010' | Sawatch Range |
| 57 | Holy Cross | 14,009' | Sawatch Range |
| 58 | Sunshine Peak | 14,001' | San Juan Mountains |
According to the most official Colorado 14ers resource, 14ers.com, “To be ranked, a peak must rise at least 300 feet above the saddle that connects it to the nearest 14er peak (if another exists nearby). This guideline has been in use in Colorado for some time. The following peaks are not ranked because they do not fit this criteria, but they are on this 14er list because they are named and recognized on USGS maps:
- Mt. Cameron – rises 138 feet above its saddle with Mt. Lincoln
- El Diente – rises 259 feet above its saddle with Mt. Wilson
- Conundrum Peak – rises 240 feet above its saddle with Castle Peak
- North Eolus – rises 179 feet above its saddle with Mt. Eolus
- North Maroon Peak – rises 234 feet above its saddle with Maroon Peak”
However you choose to count the Colorado 14ers is up to you. Tagging all of the Colorado 14ers is a big task – and it’s an even bigger task to ski them all. There are hundreds of routes to choose from, hundreds of thousands of feet of elevation gain to be climbed, and countless miles that must be covered both on and off trail. These peaks range in difficulty. 14ers.com rates the Colorado 14ers by difficulty and it appears that there is a 4th class route to the summit of every peak.
While there are not many official records accounting for all of the people who have climbed and/or skied all of the Colorado 14ers, there are some people that stand out:
- Andrew Hamilton set the speed record of 9 days, 21 hours, 51 minutes from June 29 to July 9, 2015.
- Lou Dawson was the first person to ski all the 14ers in 1991.
- Chis Davenport was the first person to ski all the 14ers in a single season in 2006/2007.
Depending on who you speak with, there may be rules involved in how you climb the 14ers. You can choose what rules you want to follow and what rules you don’t want to follow. Go climb a peak. It’s good for you.
How many of the Colorado 14ers have you climbed or skied? If you’ve climbed or skied them all, leave a note in the comments below.
