Peaks & 14ers
18 peaks — 58 mountains over 14,000 feet call Colorado home
Pikes Peak
- Elev
- 4,302m
- Grade
- class 1 (hike) / class 1 via road
America's Mountain — a fourteener accessible by car via the Pikes Peak Highway, a cog railway, or a challenging trail run.
Maroon Bells
- Elev
- 4,317m
- Grade
- class 4
The most-photographed peaks in Colorado — twin 14,000-foot summits reflected in Maroon Lake, iconic in every season.
Mount Blue Sky
- Elev
- 4,348m
- Grade
- class 2 (standard) / class 1 via road
Renamed in 2023 from Mount Evans to honor the Cheyenne and Arapaho — one of the easiest 14ers to reach, with a paved road to 14,130 feet, bighorn sheep, and Summit Lake.
Quandary Peak
- Elev
- 4,349m
- Grade
- class 1
Considered one of the easiest and most popular 14er hikes in Colorado, near Breckenridge, with continuous trail to the summit.
Torreys Peak and Grays Peak
- Elev
- 4,352m
- Grade
- class 1
Two fourteeners hiked together on one route, connected by a saddle — the most accessible paired summit in Colorado, often climbed in the same morning.
Castle Peak and Conundrum Peak
- Elev
- 4,353m
- Grade
- class 2/3
A pair of fourteeners in the Elk Mountains near Aspen, offering alpine ridge walking and a popular side trip to Conundrum Hot Springs.
La Plata Peak
- Elev
- 4,370m
- Grade
- class 2
The fifth-highest peak in Colorado, with a challenging northwest ridge route and the classic Ellingwood Ridge traverse.
Mount Sneffels
- Elev
- 4,314m
- Grade
- class 3
A dramatic fourteener in the San Juan Mountains, with a classic Class 3 climbing route over the Lavender Col.
Capitol Peak
- Elev
- 4,307m
- Grade
- class 4
Widely considered the most dangerous fourteener in Colorado — a Class 4 climb across the infamous Knife Edge ridge in the Elk Mountains near Aspen.
Crestone Peak
- Elev
- 4,357m
- Grade
- class 3
The highest of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range — a Class 3 climb on conglomerate rock with the iconic Red Gully route.
Crestone Needle
- Elev
- 4,327m
- Grade
- class 3
A dramatic spire-shaped fourteener in the Sangre de Cristos — Class 3 conglomerate rock with one of the most aesthetic summits in Colorado.
Snowmass Mountain
- Elev
- 4,296m
- Grade
- class 3
A long, wild Class 3 climb in the Elk Mountains, named for the year-round snowfield on its east face — typically a 2-day trip from Snowmass Lake.
Mount Princeton
- Elev
- 4,329m
- Grade
- class 2
A signature fourteener of the Sawatch Range above the Arkansas Valley — Class 2 hike paired with the famous Mount Princeton Hot Springs at its base.
Mount of the Holy Cross
- Elev
- 4,274m
- Grade
- class 2
A Sawatch fourteener with a cross-shaped snow couloir on its east face — a 19th-century pilgrimage destination and one of Colorado's most photographed peaks.
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