of Colorado 14ers (peaks with elevations exceeding 14,000’) seems like it would be easy to determine. However, there is some controversy about exactly what is considered a separate peak. The most common definition requires a minimum of a 300’ climb from the saddle between two points to consider them as different peaks.
Under that criterium, there are 54 peaks in Colorado that exceed 14,000’ in elevation. However, El Diente Peak, with only a 259’ rise from the saddle between it and neighboring Mt. Wilson, has traditionally been considered a separate 14er. I am including it, so my list actually has 55 peaks on it.
Rank Peak Elevation Range
1 Mt. Elbert 14,433’ Sawatch
2 Mt. Massive 14,421’ Sawatch
3 Mt. Harvard 14,420’ Sawatch
4 Blanca Peak 14,345’ Sangre de Cristo
5 La Plata Peak 14,336’ Sawatch
6 Uncompahgre Peak 14,309’ San Juan
7 Crestone Peak 14,294’ Sangre de Cristo
8 Mt. Lincoln 14,286’ Tenmile-Mosquito
9 Grays Peak 14,270’ Front Range
10 Mt. Antero 14,269’ Sawatch
11 Torreys Peak 14,267’ Front Range
12 Castle Peak 14,265’ Elk
13 Quandary Peak 14,265’ Tenmile-Mosquito
14 Mt. Evans 14,264’ Front Range
15 Longs Peak 14,255’ Front Range
16 Mt. Wilson 14,246’ San Juan
17 Mt. Shavano 14,229’ Sawatch
18 Mt. Belford 14,197’ Sawatch
19 Crestone Needle 14,197’ Sangre de Cristo
20 Mt. Princeton 14,197’ Sawatch
21 Mt. Yale * 14,196’ Sawatch
22 *Mt. Bross 14,172’ Tenmile-Mosquito
23 Kit Carson Peak 14,165’ Sangre de Cristo
24 El Diente Peak 14,159’ San Juan
25 Maroon Peak 14,156’ Elk
26 Tabeguache Peak 14,155’ Sawatch
27 Mt. Oxford 14,153’ Sawatch
28 Mt. Sneffels 14,150’ San Juan
29 Mt. Democrat 14,148’ Tenmile-Mosquito
30 Capitol Peak 14,130’ Elk
31 Pikes Peak 14,110’ Front Range
32 Snowmass Mtn. 14,092’ Elk
33 Mt. Eolus 14,083’ San Juan
34 Windom Peak 14,082’ San Juan
35 Challenger Point 14,081’ Sangre de Cristo
36 Mt. Columbia 14,073’ Sawatch
37 Missouri Mtn. 14,067’ Sawatch
38 Humboldt Peak 14,064’ Sangre de Cristo
39 Mt. Bierstadt 14,060’ Front Range
40 Sunlight Peak 14,059’ San Juan
41 Handies Peak 14,048’ San Juan
42 Culebra Peak 14,047’ Sangre de Cristo
43 Ellingwood Point 14,042’ Sangre de Cristo
44 Mt. Linsey 14,042’ Sangre de Cristo
45 Little Bear Peak 14,037’ Sangre de Cristo
46 Mt. Sherman 14,036’ Tenmile-Mosquito
47 Redcloud Peak 14,034’ San Juan
48 Pyramid Peak 14,018’ Elk
49 Wilson Peak 14,017’ San Juan
50 Wetterhorn Peak 14,015’ San Juan
51 North Maroon Peak 14,014’ Elk
52 San Luis Peak 14,014’ San Juan
53 Mt. Of the Holy Cross 14,005’ Sawatch
54 Huron Peak 14,003’ Sawatch
55 Sunshine Peak 14,001’ San Juan
Note that there is less than 450’ of difference between the highest and the lowest of these peaks- the elevation does not correlate to the difficulty of the peaks. Some of the hardest are among the lower ones (Sunlight, Pyramid, Wilson, and North Maroon) while some of the comparatively easy peaks are among the highest (Lincoln, Grays, Torreys, and Evans).
