Colorado 14ers

Maroon Bells

Colorado 14ers
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RANK	MOUNTAIN	HEIGHT	RANGE	EASIEST ROUTE DIFFICULTY*	COMMENTS
1	Mt. Elbert	14,440'	Sawatch	Class 1
2	Mt. Massive	14,428'	Sawatch	Class 2	for the Southeast slopes route
3	Mt. Harvard	14,427'	Sawatch	Class 2+	for the Horn Fork Basin area
4	Blanca Peak	14,349'	Sangre de Cristo	Class 2
5	La Plata Peak	14,336'	Sawatch	Class 2	for the Lake Creek route
6	Uncompahgre Peak	14,314'	San Juan	Class 2
7	Crestone Peak	14,298'	Sangre de Cristo	Class 4
8	Mt. Lincoln	14,291'	Tenmile-Mosquito	Class 1
9	Grays Peak	14,279'	Front Range	Class 1
10	Mt. Antero	14,276'	Sawatch	Class 2
11	Torreys Peak	14,272'	Front Range	Class 1
12	Quandary Peak	14,270'	Tenmile-Mosquito	Class 1	for Horton the Quandary dog
13	Mt. Evans	14,270'	Front Range	Class 2
14	Castle Peak	14,269'	Elk	Class 2+
15	Longs Peak	14,261'	Front Range	Class 3.	for any Longs route!
16	Mt. Wilson	14,250'	San Juan	Class 4
17	Mt. Shavano	14,236'	Sawatch	Class 2
18	Mt. Belford	14,205'	Sawatch	Class 2
19	Mt. Princeton	14,205'	Sawatch	Class 2
20	Mt. Yale	14,204'	Sawatch	Class 2
21	Crestone Needle	14,201'	Sangre de Cristo	Class 4
22	Mt. Bross	14,177'	Tenmile-Mosquito	Class 1
23	Kit Carson Peak	14,169'	Sangre de Cristo	Class 2+
24	El Diente	14,164'	San Juan	Class 3+
25	Maroon Peak	14,162'	Elk	Class 3+	for the traverse South to NortH
26	Tabeguache Peak	14,162'	Sawatch	Class 2
27	Mt. Oxford	14,160'	Sawatch	Class 2
28	Mt. Sneffels	14,155'	San Juan	Class 2+
29	Mt. Democrat	14,152'	Tenmile-Mosquito	Class 1
30	Capitol Peak	14,141'	Elk	Class 4
31	Pikes Peak	14,115'	Front Range	Class 1
32	Snowmass Mtn.	14,096'	Elk	Class 2+
33	Mt. Eolus	14,088'	San Juan	Class 3
34	Windom Peak	14,087'	San Juan	Class 2
35	Challenger Point	14,084'	Sangre de Cristo	Class 2+
36	Mt. Columbia	14,079'	Sawatch	Class 2
37	Missouri Mountain	14,073'	Sawatch	Class 2+	for the north face in snow
38	Humboldt Peak	14,069'	Sangre de Cristo	Class 2
39	Mt. Bierstadt	14,065'	Front Range	Class 1
40	Sunlight Peak	14,064'	San Juan	Class 3+
41	Handies Peak	14,053'	San Juan	Class 1
42	Culebra Peak	14,051'	Sangre de Cristo	Class 1
43	Ellingwood Peak	14,049'	Sangre de Cristo	Class 2
44	Mt. Lindsey	14,047'	Sangre de Cristo	Class 2+
45	Mount Sherman	14,042'	Tenmile-Mosquito	Class 1
46	Little Bear Peak	14,040'	Sangre de Cristo	Class 4
47	Redcloud Peak	14,037'	San Juan	Class 1
48	Pyramid Peak	14,023'	Elk	Class 4
49	Wilson Peak	14,024'	San Juan	Class 3
50	Wetterhorn Peak	14,020'	San Juan	Class 3+	for the San Juan and rock climbing
51	North Maroon Peak	14,019'	Elk	Class 4	for the traverse South to North
52	San Luis Peak	14,019'	San Juan	Class 2
53	Mt. of the Holy Cross	14,012'	Sawatch	Class 2
54	Huron Peak	14,012'	Sawatch	Class 2
55	Sunshine Peak	14,006'	San Juan	Class 1
56	Sunlight Spire	14,000'	San Juan	Class 5.10

Dead Dog Gulch on Mt. Torreys dead Dog Couloir to Torreys

Dogs are welcome on some 14'ers Dogs on Greys

Longs Peak's diamond face above Chasm Lake The diamond face of Longs Peak

Having fun in the Colorado Rockies Who is that guy??

*Climbing Class Ratings

(based on the Yosemite Decimal System)
note: route difficulty is determined by the most difficult section so a route can have 50 feet of Class 3 and 6 miles of Class 1 and be classified as Class 3.

Class 1: Trail hiking. Mostly groomed trails that are easy to find in the summer and relatively smooth. Walk upright without use of hands for balance. It can be a little steep at times. Mount Elbert, the highest 14er, is Class 1 on the standard route.

Class 2: Simple off-trail hiking. Some scrambling may be required on the route with an occasional use of the hands for balance. Downclimbing is straightforward. Mt. Massive is a class 2 route with some bouldering required near the summit using hands for balance.

Class 3: This is actual "climbing" since you scramble a lot frequently using your hands. Handholds are easy to find. You can downclimb facing out from the rock. Longs Peak's Keyhole route is rated class 3 but like most routes it is easy class 1 most of the time with the upper sections becoming more difficult thus making the route a class 3.

Class 4: Simple climbing, with exposure. You must look for handholds and test them that they will hold you before using. You use your upper body muscles. A rope is often used for downclimbing (rappelling). Falls may well be fatal. The North Maroon Peak is class 4 with the traverse from South to North rated low class 5 on the upclimb on the North Bell. See my video of climbing this section.

Class 5: True technical climbing normally using ropes, carabineers, anchors (protection), harness, etc. In the winter you use an ice axe and crampons. Long's Keyhole route is rated "technical" in the winter beyond the keyhole. Climbers belay one another. There are sub-ratings for class 5 ranging from 5.0 for "easy" climbs with frequent hand and foot holds to 5.13 that is has smooth and vertical rock on an overhang. There are many class 5 routes on Colorado 14ers plus other non-14er climbs such as the Flatirons and Monastery near Estes Park.

*Climbing Class Ratings

Estimated Time/Distance to 14er Trailheads