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Basic Safety Tips:
Start early in the day, before sunrise provides additional safety valve for your trip to the summit. Understand the weather, be below timberline in the afternoon improves safety with local thunderstorms and lightening which are common in Colorado during summer afternoons. Having very good physical health is essential, as with elevation gain comes the risk of Altitude Sickness. The combination of increased physical exertion paired with the rapid increase in elevation can bring on Altitude Sickness. The more a person exerts at a higher elevation, the risk increases, which starts with confusion and the feeling of light headedness. This condition can lead to serious high altitude pulmonary and cerebral edema.
Be aware of Hypothermia, which is a drop in body temperature that is faster than the bodies ability to produce heat. This condition can occur when the internal body temperature drops below 95 F (35 C). Base layers of moisture wicking fabric, along with proper outer garments promote the movement of sweat from the body, and lessen the risk of a drop in body temperature. The initial symptoms are shivering and confusion.
Clothe Yourself:
-Base layers of moisture wicking fabric, a layer of fleece, jacket and wind/rain parka are essential for being in the back country. Cotton does not do the job for being out at elevation during a hike or climb. Do you have rain/wind pants?
-Quality moisture wicking socks and sturdy boots are essential.
-Gloves are a handy item when out and the wind comes up, or it starts to rain.
-An insulated head covering is one of the essential items when in the back country.
Hydrate: One to three quarts are a minimum, with additional water and food at the vehicle.
Sunscreen: in the morning, start with SPF 50, and remember that the more one sweats the more sunscreen is needed.
Maps, trip reports, videos, and photographs help the hiker become familiar with the hiking/climbing area. Be aware of any exposure, the elevation gain. Most smart phones can be used to capture location:
“Summer Safety tips – Communicating position
Most smart phone have the ability to capture coordinates
Example using an IPhone.
Go to to privacy setting
Turn Location Services to “on”
Go to compass
On the bottom read out the coordinates: degrees , minutes ‘ and seconds ‘ ”
Mountain Rescue Aspen
Capitol Peak has claimed mountaineer lives, being prepared is the key to enjoying the challenge:
 Back Country Safety Guide Pdf. |
 14ers.com |
 Colorado Fourteeners Initiave |
 Mountain Rescue Aspen |
Rick Crandall Website Link with articles on Colorado’s
High Peaks
The Sangre de Christo Mountains (Blood of Christ) are located east of the continental divide , running from central Colorado to north central New Mexico. These mountains at sunrise or sunset have an occasional red hue with snow coverage, hence the name Sangre de Christo.
Blanca Peak: 14,345 Feet High
Crestone Peak: 14,294 Feet High
Crestone Needle: 14,197 Feet High
Kit Carson Peak: 14,165 Feet High
Challenger Point: 14,081 Feet High
Humboldt Peak: 14,064 Feet High
Culebra Peak: 14,047 Feet High
Mount Lindsey: 14,042 Feet High
Ellingwood Point: 14,042 Feet High
Little Bear Peak: 14,037 Feet High
Thirteeners:
The Prow: 13,980 Feet High
Kitty Kat Carson: 13,980 Feet High
Columbia Point: 13,980 Feet High
Mount Adams A: 13,931 Feet High
Red Mountain A: 13,908 Feet High
California Peak: 13,849 Feet High
Huerfano Peak: 13,828 Feet High
Obstruction Peak: 13,799 Feet High
Rio Alto Peak: 13,794 Feet High
Vermejo Peak: 13,723 Feet High
Purgatorie Peak: 13,676 Feet High
Unnamed 13660 A: 13,660 Feet High
Hamilton Peak: 13,658 Feet High
West Spanish Peak: 13,626 Feet High
Pico Aislado: 13,611 Feet High
Tijeras Peak: 13,610 Feet High
Electric Peak: 13,598 Feet High
Cottonwood Peak A: 13,588 Feet High
Unnamed 13580 A: 13,580 Feet High
Twin Peaks A: 13,580 Feet High
Unnamed 13577: 13,577 Feet High
Broken Hand Peak: 13,573 Feet High
Unnamed 13565: 13,565 Feet High
Unnamed 13555: 13,555 Feet High
Fluted Peak: 13,554 Feet High
Gibbs Peak A: 13,553 Feet High
Unnamed 13546: 13,546 Feet High
Unnamed 13541: 13,541 Feet High
Twin Peaks A South: 13,534 Feet High
Unnamed 13524: 13,524 Feet High
Milwaukee Peak: 13,522 Feet High
Unnamed 13517 B: 13,517 Feet High
Trinchera Peak: 13, 517 Feet High
Unnamed 13513: 13,513 Feet High
Eureka Mountain A: 13,507 Feet High
Iron Nipple: 13,500 Feet High
Mount March: 13,490 Feet High
Unnamed 13,490: 13,490 Feet High
Cuatro Peak: 13,487 Feet High
Miranda Peak: 13,468 Feet High
Alamosito: 13,466 Feet High
Horn Peak: 13,450 Feet High
Spread Eagle Peak: 13,423 Feet High
Cleveland Peak: 13,414 Feet High
Mariquita Peak: 13,405 Feet High
Unnamed 13401: 13,401 Feet High
Unnamed 13384: 13,384 Feet High
Music Mountain: 13,380 Feet High
Lakes Peak: 13,375 Feet High
De Anza Peak A: 13,362 Feet High
Hermit Peak A: 13,350 Feet High
Mount Owen A: 13,340 Feet High
Mount Herard: 13,340 Feet High
Mount Maxwell: 13,335 Feet High
Venable Peak: 13,334 Feet High
De Anza Peak B: 13,333 Feet High
Comanche Peak A: 13,277 Feet High
Crestolita: 13,270 Feet High
Spring Mountain: 13,244 Feet High
Unnamed 13229: 13,229 Feet High
Thirsty Peak: 13,213 Feet High
Eagle Peak A: 13,205 Feet High
Beaubien Peak: 13,184 Feet High
Mendano Peak: 13,153 Feet High
Unnamed 13153: 13,153 Feet High
Little Horn Peak: 13,143 Feet High
Francisco Peak: 13,135 Feet High
Lomo Liso Mountain: 13,128 Feet High
Unnamed 13123 B: 13,123 Feet High
Unnamed 13122: 13,122 Feet High
Bushnell Peak: 13,105 Feet High
Unnamed 13100 C: 13,100 Feet High
Leaning South Peak: 13,100 Feet High
Huerfanito: 13,081 Feet High
Hunts Peak: 13,071 Feet High
Unnamed 13062 A: 13,062 Feet High
Unnamed 13060 A: 13,060 Feet High
Unnamed 13054: 13,054 Feet High
Dead Man Peak: 13,050 Feet High
Unnamed 13028: 13,028 Feet High
Unnamed 13020 A: 13,020 Feet High
Twin Sisters North: 13,012 Feet High
Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Cimarron and Comanche National Graslands
2840 Kachina Drive
Pueblo, CO 81008
(719) 553-1400
Salida Ranger District
5575 Cleora Raod
Salida, CO (917) 539-3591
Spanish Peaks Wilderness
Located in north central Colorado, the Gore Range runs northwest to southeast, forming the headwaters of the Colorado River. The majority of high peaks in the Gore Range are in the 13,000 foot category. Although no fourteeners are in the Gore Range, the thirteeners are included as a climbing resource.
Gore Mountain Range 13ers:
Mount Powell A: 13,580 Feet High
Eagles Nest A: 13,420 Feet High
Mount Silverthorn: 13,357 Feet High
East Thorn: 13,333 Feet High
Peak G: 13,260 Feet High
Peak Z: 13,245 Feet High
Peak F: 13,230 Feet High
Peak Q: 13,230 Feet High
Peak C: 13,220 Feet High
Peak E: 13,220 Feet High
Peak L: 13,213 Feet High
Jaque Peak: 13,205 Feet High
Red Peak B: 13,189 Feet High
Mount Valhalla: 13,180 Feet High
Guyselman Mountain: 13,140 Feet High
Rain Peak: 13,130 Feet High
Black Benchmark: 13,129 Feet High
Peak N: 13,121 Feet High
Gore Thumb: 13,100 Feet High
Peak H: 13,100 Feet High
Peak C Prime: 13,100 Feet High
Mount Solitude: 13,090 Feet High
Peak X: 13,085 Feet High
Keller Mountain: 13,085 Feet High
North Traverse Peak: 13,079 Feet High
Palomino Point: 13,060 Feet High
East Partner Peak: 13,057 Feet High
Peak D: 13,047 Feet High
Grand Traverse Peak: 13,041 Feet High
West Partner Peak: 13,041 Feet High
Snow Peak: 13,024 Feet High
Climbers Point: 13,005 Feet High
White River National Forest
900 Grand Avenue
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
(970) 945-2521
Dillon Ranger District
680 Blue River Parkway
Silverthorn, CO 80498
(970) 468-5400
Located in central Colorado and running north and south, the Mosquito Range east of the continental divide. There are five peaks over 14,000 feet in elevation, and many 13ers to explore and climb. National Forest lands cover 7,900 acres of alpine and sub-alpine landscape.
Quandry Peak: 14,265 Feet High
Mount Lincoln: 14,246 Feet High
Mount Cameron: 14,237 Feet High
Mount Bross: 14,172 Feet High
Mount Democrat: 14,148 Feet High
Mount Sherman: 14,036 Feet High
Mosquito Mountains 13ers:
Fletcher Mountain: 13,951 Feet High
Gemini Peak: 13,951 Feet High
Drift Peak: 13,900 Feet High
Horseshoe Mountain: 13,898 Feet High
Mount Buckskin: 13,865 Feet High
Clinton Peak: 13,857 Feet High
Dyer Mountain: 13,855 Feet High
Crystal Peak A: 13,852 Feet High
Traver Peak: 13,852 Feet High
Pacific Peak: 13,850 Feet High
Atlantic Peak: 13,841 Feet High
Mount Arkansas: 13,795 Feet High
Mosquito Peak: 13,781 Feet High
McNamee Peak: 13,780 Feet High
Mount Sheridan: 13,748 Feet High
Ptarmigan Peak: 13,739 Feet High
Treasurevault Mountain: 13,701 Feet High
Loveland Mountain: 13,692 Feet High
Wheeler Mountain: 13,690 Feet High
White Ridge: 13,684 Feet High
Mount Tweto: 13,672 Feet High
Peak 10: 13,633 Feet High
Father Dyer Peak: 13,615 Feet High
North Star Mountain: 13,614 Feet High
Mount Evans B: 13,577 Feet High
Weston Peak: 13,572 Feet High
Kuss Peak: 13,548 Feet High
Finnback Knob: 13,409 Feet High
Bartlett Mountain: 13,400 Feet High
Peerless Mountain: 13,348 Feet High
Peak 9: 13,195 Feet High
London Mountain: 13,1944 Feet High
Mount Hellen: 13,164 Feet High
West Dyer Mountain: 13,047 Feet High
Pennsylvania Mountain: 13,006 Feet High
Pike and San Isabel National Forests
2840 Kachina Drive
Pueblo, CO
(719) 553-1400
South Park Ranger District
320 Highway 285
Fairplay, CO 80440
(719) 836-2031
Located in the central section of Colorado lies the Front Range Mountains. Running north and south from Casper, Wyoming to Pueblo, these mountains parallel Colorado’s largest cities. The Front Range hosts four fourteeners and fifty-nine thirteeners.
Greys Peak: 14,270 Feet High
Torreys Peak: 14,267 Feet High
Longs Peak: 14,255 Feet High
Pikes Peak: 14,110 Feet High
Front Range 13ers:
Mount Meeker: 13,911 Feet High
Meeker Ridge: 13,860 Feet High
Mount Edwards: 13,850 Feet High
Mount Silverheels: 13,822 Feet High
Square Top Mountain A: 13,794 Feet High
Argentine Peak: 13,738 Feet High
Blad Mountain A: 13,684 Feet High
Bard Peak: 13,641 Feet High
McClellan Mountain: 13,587 Feet High
Chiefs Head Peak: 13,579 Feet High
Mount Parnassus: 13,574 Feet High
Hagues Peak: 13,560 Feet High
Pettingell Peak: 13,553 Feet High
Ypsilon Mountain: 13,514 Feet High
Fairchild Mountain: 13,502 Feet High
North Arapaho Peak: 13,502 Feet High
Pagoda Mountain: 13,497 Feet High
Apache Peak: 13,441 Feet High
Grizzly Peak D: 13,427 Feet High
Mummy Mountain: 13,425 Feet High
Rowe Peak: 13,420 Feet High
Navajo Peak A: 13,409 Feet High
Mount Wilcox: 13,408 Feet High
South Arapaho Peak: 13,397 Feet High
Parry Peak A: 13,391 Feet High
Little Pikes: 13,363 Feet High
Engelmann Peak: 13,362 Feet High
Hoosier Ridge: 13,352 Feet High
Ships Prow: 13,340 Feet High
Glacier Ridge: 13,340 Feet High
McHenrys Peak: 13,327 Feet High
Mount Alice: 13,310 Feet High
James Peak: 13,294 Feet High
The Citadel: 13,294 Feet High
Ruby Mountain A: 13,277 Feet High
Kiowa Peak: 13,276 Feet High
Geneva Peak: 13,266 Feet High
Mount Bancroft: 13,250 Feet High
Landslide Peak: 13,238 Feet High
Mount Sniktau: 13,234 Feet High
Red Mountain C: 13,229 Feet High
Mount Audubon: 13,223 Feet High
Hagar Mountain: 13,220 Feet High
Keyboard of the Winds: 12,220 Feet High
Hassell Peak: 13,215 Feet High
Red Peak A: 13,215 Feet High
Powell Peak: 13,208 Feet High
Lenawee Mountain: 13,204 Feet High
Row Mountain: 13,184 Feet High
Santa Fe Peak: 13,180 Feet High
Copeland Mountain: 13,176 Feet High
Kelso Mountain: 13,164 Feet High
Taylor Peak B: 13,153 Feet High
Arikaree Peak: 13,150 Feet High
Mount Flora: 13,146 Feet High
Robeson Peak: 13,140 Feet High
Dickers Peak: 13,140 Feet High
Ogalalla Peak: 13,138 Feet High
Sullivan Mountain: 13,134 Feet High
Mount Eva: 13,130 Feet High
Isolation Peak: 13,118 Feet High
Cupid: 13,117 Feet High
Piaute Peak: 13,088 Feet High
Boreas Mountain: 13,082 Feet High
Whale Peak: 13,078 Feet High
Devils Playground Peak: 13,070 Feet High
Mount Guyot: 13,070 Feet High
Mount Chiquita: 13,069 Feet High
Old Baldy: 13,038 Feet High
Niwot Ridge: 13,023 Feet High
Golden Bear Peak: 13,010 Feet High
Southern Peaks:
Pike and San Isabel National Forest
2840 Kachina Drive
Pueblo, CO
(719) 553-1400
Pikes Peak Ranger District
601 South Weber
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 636-1602
Northern Peaks:
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest
2150 Centre Avenue
Building E
Fort Collins, CO 80526
(970) 295-6600
Boulder Ranger District
2140 Yarmouth Avenue
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 541-2500
The Sawatch Mountain range runs northwest and southeast in west central Colorado, with elevations to 14,400 feet. The highest peak in Colorado, Mount Elbert is located in the range, as well as eight of the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains. The Sawatch straddles the continental divide, forming the headwaters for the Arkansas and Gunnison watersheds.
Mount Elbert: 14,433 Feet High
Mount Massive: 14,421 Feet High
Mount Harvard: 14,420 Feet High
La Plata Peak: 14,336 Feet High
Mount Antero: 14,269 Feet High
Mount Shavano: 14,229 Feet High
Mount Belford: 14,197 Feet High
Mount Princeton: 14,197 Feet High
Mount Yale: 14,195 Feet High
Tabeguache Peak: 14,155 Feet High
Mount Oxford: 14,153 Feet High
Mount Columbia: 14,073 Feet High
Missouri Mountain: 14,067 Feet High
Mount of the Holy Cross: 14,005 Feet High
Huron Peak: 14,003 Feet High
Sawatch Mountains 13ers:
Grizzly Peak A: 13,988 Feet High
Mount Ouray: 13,971 Feet High
Ice Mountain: 13,951 Feet High
French Mountain: 13,940 Feet High
Casco Peak: 13,908 Feet High
Emerald Peak: 13,904 Feet High
Frasco Benchmark: 13,876 Feet High
Cronin Peak: 13,870 Feet High
North Apostle: 13,860 Feet High
Mount Oklahoma: 13,845 Feet High
Holy Cross Ridge: 13,831 Feet High
Iowa Peak: 13,831 Feet High
Lackawanna: 13,823 Feet High
Rinker Peak: 13,783 Feet High
Garfield Peak A: 13,780 Feet High
Unnamed 13768: 13,768 Feet High
Magdalene Mountain: 13,762 Feet High
Bull Hill A: 13,761 Feet High
Deer Mountain A: 13,761 Feet High
Mount Aetna: 13,745 Feet High
Unnamed 13736: 13,736 Feet High
Unnamed 13712: 13,712 Feet High
Twining Peak: 13,711 Feet High
Grizzly Mountain: 13,708 Feet High
Mount Jackson: 13,670 Feet High
Mount White: 13,667 Feet High
Carbonite Mountain A: 13,663 Feet High
Unnamed 13660 B: 13,660 Feet High
Taylor Mountain A: 13,651 Feet High
Mount Champion: 13,646 Feet High
Mount Mamma: 13,646 Feet High
Anderson Peak: 13,631 Feet High
Esprit Point: 13,630 Feet High
Unnamed 13626: 13,626 Feet High
Mount Blaurock: 13,616 Feet High
Jones Peak: 13,604 Feet High
Cyclone Mountain A: 13,596 Feet High
Low Carb: 13,591 Feet High
Mount Cosgriff: 13,588 Feet High
Unnamed 13580 C: 13,580 Feet High
West Apostle: 13,568 Feet High
Unnamed 13545: 13,545 Feet High
Emma Burr Mountain: 13,538 Feet High
K 49: 13,535 Feet High
Mount Hope A: 13,533 Feet High
Ervin Peak: 13,531 Feet High
Boulder Mountain: 13,528 Feet High
Browns Peak: 13,523 Feet High
Unnamed 13517 A: 13,517 Feet High
Petroleum Peak: 13,505 Feet High
Unnamed 13500: 13,500 Feet High
Unnamed 13472 B: 13,472 Feet High
Unnamed 13463: 13,463 Feet High
Unnamed 13462: 13,462 Feet High
Pear Peak: 13,462 Feet High
Quail Mountain: 13,461 Feet High
Unnamed 13460: 13,460 Feet High
Unnamed 13433: 13,433 Feet High
Jenkins Mountain: 13,432 Feet High
Prise Benchmark: 13,384 Feet High
Gold Dust Peak: 13,382 Feet High
Williams Mountain: 13,382 Feet High
Geissler Mountain East: 13,380 Feet High
Monumental Peak: 13,369 Feet High
Finnegan Peak: 13,346 Feet High
USFS: Pike & San Isabel
USFS: GMUG
Pike and San Isabel National Forests:
Leadville Ranger District
810 Front Street
Leadville, CO 80461
(719) 486-0749
Salida Ranger District
5575 Cleora Road
Salida, CO 81201
(719) 539-3593
GMUG National Forest:
Gunnison Ranger District
216 North Colorado Avenue
Gunnison, CO 81230
White River National Forest:
Aspen Ranger Station
(July- October)
806 West Hallam
Aspen, CO 81623
(970) 963-2266
The Elk Mountains of West Central Colorado have two wilderness areas, including the West Elk and the Snowmass-Raggeds. Included on the map are Collegate Peaks climbs, as many can be reached from the Talyor Park area.
Castle Peak: 14,265 Feet High
Maroon Peak: 14,156 Feet High
Capitol Peak: 14,130 Feet High
Snowmass Mountain: 14,092 Feet High
Pyramid Peak: 14,018
Conundrum Peak: 14,060 Feet High
North Maroon Peak: 14,014 Feet High
Elk Mountain 13ers:
Cathedral Peak A: 13,943 Feet High
Thunder Pyramid: 13,932 Feet High
Hagerman Peak: 13,841 Feet High
Castleabra: 13,803 Feet High
Unnamed 13722: 13,722 Feet High
K 2: 13,664 Feet High
Electric Pass Peak: 13,635 Feet High
Unnamed 13631: 13,631 Feet High
Snowmass Peak: 13, 620 Feet High
Clark Peak A: 13,580 Feet High
Haden Peak A: 13,561 Feet High
Unnamed 13550: 13,550 Feet High
White Rock Mountain: 13,540 Feet High
Unnamed 13537: 13,537 Feet High
Treasury Mountain A: 13,528 Feet High
Star Peak A: 13,521 Feet High
Keefe Peak: 13,516 Feet High
Hunter Peak: 13,497 Feet High
Treasury Mountain: 13,462
Sleeping Sexton: 13,460 Feet High
Taylor Peak A: 13,435 Feet High
Siberia Peak: 13,420 Feet High
Hilliard Peak: 13,409 Feet High
White Benchmark: 13,401 Feet High
Precarious Peak: 13,380 Feet High
Triangle Peak: 13,380 Feet High
Italian Mountain: 13,378 Feet High
Buckskin Benchmark: 13, 370 Feet High
Perl Mountain: 13,362 Feet High
Malemute Peak: 13,348 Feet High
Unnamed 13336: 13,336 Feet High
Leahy Peak: 13,322 Feet High
Unnamed 13312: 13,312 Feet High
Mount Daly A: 13,300 Feet High
Unnamed 13260 A: 13,260 Feet High
Unnamed 13244: 13,244 Feet High
Bellview Mountain A: 13,233 Feet High
Unnamed 13232 A: 13,232 Feet High
Unnamed 13216: 13,216 Feet High
Lambertson Peak: 13,209 Feet High
Teocalli Mountain: 13,208 Feet High
Unnamed 13180 B: 13,180 Feet High
Unnamed 13162 B: 13,162 Feet High
Baldy Mountain A: 13,155 Feet High
Unnamed 13130: 13,130 Feet High
Willoughby Mountain: 13,142 Feet High
Unnamed 13062 B: 13,062 Feet High
Unnamed 1306 B: 13,060 Feet High
Mount Owen B: 13,058 Feet High
Unnamed 13039: 13,039 Feet High
West Elk Peak: 13,035 Feet High
Unnamed 13020 B: 13,020 Feet High
GMUG National Forest:
Gunnison Ranger district
216 North Colorado Avenue
Gunnison, CO 81230
(970) 641-0471
White River National Forest:
Aspen Ranger Station
(July- October)
806 West Hallam
Aspen, CO 81611
Carbondale Office
620 Main Street
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2266
USFS: Raggeds Wilderness
USFS: Maroon Bells-Snowmass
Pike & San Isabel National Forest
Leadville Ranger District
810 Front Street
Leadville, CO 80461
(719) 486-0749
Sawatch Mountain 13ers:
Grizzly Peak A: 13,988 Feet High
Ice Mountain: 13,951 Feet High
Petroleum Peak: 13,505 Feet High
Anderson Peak: 13,361 Feet High
Garfield Peak A: 13,780 Feet High
West Apostle: 13,568 Feet High
Unnamed 13,517: 13,517 Feet High
Emma Burr Mountain: 13,538 Feet High
Unnamed 13463: 13,463 Feet High
Pear Peak: 13,462 Feet High
Jenkens Mountain: 13,432 Feet High
Prize Benchmark: 13,384 Feet High
Tincup Peak: 13,345 Feet High
Booby Prize: 13,312 Feet High
Tellurium Peak: 13,300 Feet High
Unnamed 13295: 13,295 Feet High
Tabor Peak: 13,282 Feet High
Truro Peak: 13,282 Feet High
Grizzly Peak E: 13,281 Feet High
Henry Mountain: 13,254 Feet High
Unnamed 13253 South: 13,253 Feet High
Unnamed 13253: 13,253 Feet High
Unnamed 13,235: 13,235 Feet High
Turner Peak: 13,233 Feet High
Jones Mountain B: 13,218 Feet High
Fairview Peak: 13,214 Feet High
West Truro: 13,140 Feet High
Unnamed 13140 A: 13,140 Feet High
Fitzpatric Peak: 13,112 Feet High
Middle Mountain A: 13,100 Feet High
Mount Kreutzer: 13,095 Feet High
Unnamed 13090: 13,090 Feet High
West Tellurium: 13,074 Feet High
Chalk Rock Mountain: 13,045 Feet High
The Uncompahgre Wilderness Area is located south east of Montrose, and north west of Lake City in the San Juan Mountains. Consisting of 102,721 acres, as part of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison National Forest. The GMUC has produced an introduction Pdf to this Wilderness Area.
Thirteeners:
Jones Mountain A: 13,860 Feet High
Unnamed 13832: 13,832 Feet High
Unnamed 13811: 13,811 Feet High
Niagara Peak: 13,807 Feet High
American Peak: 13,806 Feet High
Unnamed 13795: 13,795 Feet High
Animas Forks Mountain: 13,722 Feet High
Silver Mountain A: 13,714 Feet High
Unnamed 13708: 13,708 Feet High
Emery Mountain: 13,691 Feet High
Cooper Creek Peak: 13,688 Feet High
Unnamed 13688: 13,688 Feet High
Unnamed 13681: 13,681 Feet High
Wood Mountain A: 13,660 Feet High
Coxcomb Peak: 13,656 Feet High
Redcliff: 13,642 Feet High
North Crown Mountain: 13,599 Feet High
Matterhorn Peak: 13,590 Feet High
Gravel Mountain A: 13,577 Feet High
Crown Mountain: 13,569 Feet High
Gudy Peak: 13,566 Feet High
Whitecross Mountain: 13,542 Feet High
Unnamed 13540 A: 13,540 Feet High
Unnamed 13535: 13,535 Feet High
Big Blue Peak: 13,467 Feet High
Hanson Peak: 13,454 Feet High
Campbell Creek Peak: 13,454 Feet High
Hurricane Peak: 13,447 Feet High
Unnamed 13427: 13,427 Feet High
Hesshorn: 13,411 Feet High
Unnamed 13377: 13,377 Feet High
Unnamed 13340 A: 13,340 Feet High
Brown Mountain A: 13,339 Feet High
Porposal Peak: 13,330 Feet High
Cinnamon Mountain A: 13,328 Feet High
C.T. Peak: 13,312 Feet High
Emery Peak: 13,310 Feet High
El Punto Peak: 13,300 Feet High
Unnamed 13300 C: 13,300 Feet High
Bonita Peak: 13,286 Feet High
Seigal Mountain: 13,274 Feet High
Wildhorse Peak: 13,266 Feet High
Darley Mountain: 13,260 Feet High
Broken Hill: 13,256 Feet High
Fortress Peak: 13,241 Feet High
Unnamed 13222 B: 13,222 Feet High
California Mountain A: 13,220 Feet High
Engineer Mountain: 13,218 Feet High
Unnamed 13206: 13,206 Feet High
Turtle Mountain: 13,203 Feet High
Unnamed 13201: 13,201 Feet High
Unnamed 13180 A: 13,180 Feet High
Sheep Mountain C: 13,168 Feet High
Unnamed 13158: 13,158 Feet High
Unnamed 13158: 13,158 Feet High
Precipice Peak: 13,144 Feet High
Unnamed 13132: 13,132 Feet High
Cow Benchmark: 13,111 Feet High
Unnamed 13106: 13,106 Feet High
Unnamed 13100 B: 13,100 Feet High
Unnamed 13091: 13,091 Feet High
Unnamed 13075: 13,075 Feet High
Blackwell Mountain: 13,073 Feet High
Houghton Mountain: 13,052 Feet High
Unnamed 13051: 13,051 Feet High
Unnamed 13016: 13,016 Feet High
GMUG National Forest
2250 Highway 50
Delta, CO 81416
(970) 874-6600
Ouray Ranger District
2505 S. Townsend Avenue
Montrose, CO 81401
(970) 240-5300
The Weminuche Wilderness Area is Colorado’s largest wilderness, with 492,418 acres. Located south of Lake City, and north of Pagosa Springs, bounded also by Silverton and Durango this wilderness has an excellent concentration of fourteen and thirteen thousand foot peaks. When glaciers retreated, sharp turrets and rugged peaks, along with high alpine valleys, were the result. The Weminuche Wilderness Area is in the heart of the San Juan Mountains.
Thirteeners:
Sunlight Spire: 13,995-14,000 Feet High
Piegon Peak: 13,972 Feet High
Vermillion Peak: 13,894 Feet High
Vestal Peak: 13,864 Feet High
Turret Peak: 13,835 Feet High
Jagged Mountain: 13,824 Feet High
The Rio Grande Pyramid: 13,821 Feet High
Arrow Peak: 13,803 Feet High
Animas Mountain: 13,786 Feet High
Golden Horn: 13,780 Feet High
Ulysses S. Grant Peak: 13,767 Feet High
Fuller Peak: 13,761 Feet High
San Miguel Peak: 13,752 Feet High
Pilot Knob: 13,738 Feet High
Animas Forks Mountain: 13,722 Feet High
Unnamed 13,708: 13,708 Feet High
Grizzly Peak B: 13,738 Feet High
Rolling Mountain: 13,693 Feet High
Lookout Peak: 13,661 Feet High
Wood Mountain: 13,660 Feet High
Carson Peak: 13,657 Feet High
Crown Mountain: 13,569 Feet High
Wasatch Mountain: 13,555 Feet High
Tower Mountain: 13,552 Feet High
“V 4:” 13,540 Feet High
“V 2:” 13,528 Feet High
“V 3:” 13,528 Feet High
Peak 13510 B: 13,510 Feet High
Bridal Peak (T 11 Columbine Lake): 13,510 Feet High
Telluride Peak: 13,509 Feet High
Storm Peak: 13,487 Feet High
Three Needles: 13,481 Feet High
Canby Mountain: 13,478 Feet High
“T 10:” 13,477 Feet High
“V 10:” 13,475 Feet High
La Junta Peak: 13,472 Feet High
Silver Mountain B: 13,470 Feet High
San Joaquin Ridge: 13,460 Feet High
Hanson Peak: 13,454 Feet High
Hurricane Peak: 13,447 Feet High
Twin Sisters West: 13,374 Feet High
Oscars Peak: 13,432 Feet High
Bent Peak: 13,393 Feet High
South Lookout Peak: 13,380 Feet High
Dome Mountain A: 13,370 Feet High
“T 7:” 13,359 Feet High
Beattie Peak: 13,342 Feet High
Brown Mountain: 13,339 Feet High
Cinnamon Mountain A: 13,328 Feet High
Trico Peak: 13,321 Feet High
Palmyra Peak: 13,319 Feet High
“T 8:” 13,315 Feet High
Peak 13300 (Proposal Peak): 13,300 Feet High
Peak 13300: 13,300 Feet High
Galena Mountain A: 13,300 Feet High
Peak 13300 E: 13,300 Feet High
Bonita Peak: 13,286 Feet High
Darley Mountain 13,260: Feet High
“V 9:” 13,260 Feet High
McComber Peak: 13,222 Feet High
California Mountain: 13,220 Feet High
Engineer Mountain: 13,218 Feet High
Hayden Mouthain South: 13.206 Feet High
Turtle Mountain: 13,203 Feet High
Sheep Mountain B: 13,188 Feet High
Yellow Mountain South: 13,177 Feet High
Peak 13159: 13,159 Feet High
“V 5:” 13,156 Feet High
Peak 13145: 13,145 Feet High
Hayden Mountain North: 13,139 Feet High
Unnamed 13075: 13,075 Feet High
Peak 13075: 13,075 Feet High
Houghton Mountain: 13,052 Feet High
Peak 13042: 13,042 Feet High
Engineer Mountain: 12,968 Feet High
(Honorary Listing)
USFS: South San Juan
USFS Campgrounds:
Palisades
Blanco River
San Juan Public Lands Center
San Juan National Forest
Supervisor
15 Brunett Court
Durnago, CO 81302
(970) 247-4874
Pagosa Ranger District
180 Pagosa Street
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
(970) 264-2268
Silverton Field Station
(May 15- September 15)
1468 Green Street
Silverton, CO 81433
(970) 387-5530
The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison (GMUG) National Forest manages the Mount Sneffels Wilderness Area which contains many of the thirteen and fourteen thousand foot peaks. Bounded by the Ridgway-Ouray area on the north west, and Telluride on the South, this is an area of rugged peaks and high alpine basins. The gold and silver mines were established in the mining boom in Western Colorado after the Civil War.
Thirteeners:
Teakettle Mountain: 13,819 Feet High
Dallas Peak: 13,809 Feet High
Potosi Peak: 13,786 Feet High
West Dallas: 13,741 Feet High
“T 0:” 13,735 Feet High
Kismet: 13,694 Feet High
Gilpin Peak: 13,694 Feet High
Cirque Mountain: 13,686 Feet High
Mount Emma: 13,581 Feet High
Coffeepot: 13,568 Feet High
Block Tops: 13,543 Feet High
Mears Peak: 13,496 Feet High
Whitehouse Mountain A: 13,492 Feet High
Mount Ridgway: 13,468 Feet High
“S6:” 13,441 Feet High
“T 5:” 13.436 Feet High
Chicago Peak: 13,385 Feet High
“S 5:” 13,380 Feet High
“T 7:” 13,359 Feet High
“T 8:” 13,315 Feet High
Mendota Peak: 13,275 Feet High
“S 8:” 13,252 Feet High
“S4:” 13,242 Feet High
“S 7:” 13,220 Feet High
Campbell Peak: 13,213 Feet High
Hayden Peak South: 13,206 Feet High
Hayden Peak North: 13,139 Feet High
Corbett Peak: 13,100 Feet High
Tomboy Peak: 13,095 Feet High
Saint Sophia Ridge: 13,060 Feet High
Wolcott Mountain: 13,041 Feet High
United States Mountain: 13,036 Feet High
Ruffner Mountain: 13,003 Feet High
GMUG National Forest
2250 Highway 50
Delta, CO 81416
(970) 874-6600
Ouray Ranger Dsitrict
2505 S. Townsend
Montrose, CO 81401
(970) 240-5300