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List of Colorado fourteeners

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This is a list of mountain peaks in the U.S. State of Colorado that exceed 14,000 feet (4267.2 meters) of elevation.

Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains and the highest point in the U.S. State of Colorado.

In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States, a fourteener is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet. This is a complete list of the 53 fourteeners in the U.S. State of Colorado with at least 300 feet (91.44 meters) of topographic prominence. See the main fourteener article, which has a list of all of the fourteeners in the United States, for some information about how such lists are determined and caveats about elevation and ranking accuracy.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[a][b]
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[c][b][d]
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[e]

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See also: List of the major 4000-meter summits of Colorado and List of the major 3000-meter summits of Colorado

The following sortable table comprises the 53 Colorado summits with at least 14,000 feet (4267 meters) of elevation and at least 300 feet (91.44 meters) of topographic prominence.

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The Colorado Fourteeners
Rank Mountain Peak Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Mount Elbert[1][2][3][f] Sawatch Range 4401.2 m
14,440 ft		2772 m
9,093 ft		1,079 km
671 mi		 39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W
2 Mount Massive[4][5][6][g][h] Sawatch Range 4398 m
14,428 ft		598 m
1,961 ft		8.14 km
5.06 mi		 39°11′15″N 106°28′33″W
3 Mount Harvard[7][8][9][i] Sawatch Range 4395.6 m
14,421 ft		719 m
2,360 ft		24 km
14.93 mi		 38°55′28″N 106°19′15″W
4 Blanca Peak[10][11][j][k] Sangre de Cristo Range 4374 m
14,351 ft		1623 m
5,326 ft		166.4 km
103.4 mi		 37°34′39″N 105°29′08″W
5 La Plata Peak[12][13][l] Sawatch Range 4372 m
14,343 ft		560 m
1,836 ft		10.11 km
6.28 mi		 39°01′46″N 106°28′22″W
6 Uncompahgre Peak[14][15][16][m] San Juan Mountains 4365 m
14,321 ft		1304 m
4,277 ft		136.9 km
85.1 mi		 38°04′18″N 107°27′44″W
7 Crestone Peak[17][18][n] Sangre de Cristo Range 4359 m
14,300 ft		1388 m
4,554 ft		44.1 km
27.4 mi		 37°58′01″N 105°35′08″W
8 Mount Lincoln[19][20][21][o] Mosquito Range 4356.5 m
14,293 ft		1177 m
3,862 ft		36.3 km
22.6 mi		 39°21′05″N 106°06′42″W
9 Castle Peak[22][23][24][p] Elk Mountains 4352.2 m
14,279 ft		721 m
2,365 ft		33.7 km
20.9 mi		 39°00′35″N 106°51′41″W
10 Grays Peak[25][26][27][q] Front Range 4352 m
14,278 ft		844 m
2,770 ft		40.3 km
25 mi		 39°38′02″N 105°49′03″W
11 Mount Antero[28][29][30][r] Sawatch Range 4351.4 m
14,276 ft		763 m
2,503 ft		28.6 km
17.75 mi		 38°40′27″N 106°14′46″W
12 Torreys Peak[31][32][33] Front Range 4351 m
14,275 ft		171 m
560 ft		1.05 km
0.65 mi		 39°38′34″N 105°49′16″W
13 Quandary Peak[34][35][36] Mosquito Range 4349.9 m
14,271 ft		343 m
1,125 ft		5.09 km
3.16 mi		 39°23′50″N 106°06′23″W
14 Mount Blue Sky[37][38][39][s] Front Range 4350 m
14,271 ft		844 m
2,770 ft		15.76 km
9.79 mi		 39°35′18″N 105°38′38″W
15 Longs Peak[40][41][42][t] Front Range 4346 m
14,259 ft		896 m
2,940 ft		70.2 km
43.6 mi		 40°15′18″N 105°36′54″W
16 Mount Wilson[43][44][u][v] San Miguel Mountains 4344 m
14,252 ft		1227 m
4,024 ft		53.2 km
33.1 mi		 37°50′21″N 107°59′30″W
17 Mount Shavano[45][46][47] Sawatch Range 4337.7 m
14,231 ft		493 m
1,619 ft		6.09 km
3.78 mi		 38°37′09″N 106°14′21″W
18 Mount Princeton[48][49][50] Sawatch Range 4329.3 m
14,204 ft		664 m
2,177 ft		8.36 km
5.19 mi		 38°44′57″N 106°14′33″W
19 Mount Belford[51][52][53] Sawatch Range 4329.1 m
14,203 ft		408 m
1,337 ft		5.31 km
3.3 mi		 38°57′39″N 106°21′39″W
20 Crestone Needle[54][55][w] Sangre de Cristo Range 4329 m
14,203 ft		139 m
457 ft		0.72 km
0.45 mi		 37°57′53″N 105°34′36″W
21 Mount Yale[56][57][58] Sawatch Range 4328.2 m
14,200 ft		578 m
1,896 ft		8.93 km
5.55 mi		 38°50′39″N 106°18′50″W
22 Mount Bross[59][60][61] Mosquito Range 4321.6 m
14,178 ft		95 m
312 ft		1.6 km
0.99 mi		 39°20′07″N 106°06′28″W
23 Kit Carson Mountain[62][63][x] Sangre de Cristo Range 4319 m
14,171 ft		312 m
1,025 ft		2.05 km
1.27 mi		 37°58′47″N 105°36′09″W
24 Maroon Peak[64][65][66] Elk Mountains 4317 m
14,163 ft		712 m
2,336 ft		12.97 km
8.06 mi		 39°04′15″N 106°59′20″W
25 Tabeguache Peak[67][68][69] Sawatch Range 4316.7 m
14,162 ft		139 m
455 ft		1.21 km
0.75 mi		 38°37′32″N 106°15′03″W
26 Mount Oxford (Colorado)[70][71][72] Collegiate Peaks 4315.9 m
14,160 ft		199 m
653 ft		1.97 km
1.22 mi		 38°57′53″N 106°20′20″W
27 Mount Sneffels[73][74][75][y] Sneffels Range 4315.4 m
14,158 ft		930 m
3,050 ft		25.3 km
15.73 mi		 38°00′14″N 107°47′32″W
28 Mount Democrat[76][77][78] Mosquito Range 4314.5 m
14,155 ft		234 m
768 ft		2.04 km
1.27 mi		 39°20′23″N 106°08′24″W
29 Capitol Peak[79][80][81][z] Elk Mountains 4309 m
14,137 ft		533 m
1,750 ft		11.98 km
7.44 mi		 39°09′01″N 107°04′58″W
30 Pikes Peak[82][83][84][aa] Front Range 4302.31 m
14,115 ft		1686 m
5,530 ft		97.8 km
60.8 mi		 38°50′26″N 105°02′39″W
31 Snowmass Mountain[85][86][87] Elk Mountains 4297.3 m
14,099 ft		351 m
1,152 ft		3.77 km
2.34 mi		 39°07′08″N 107°03′59″W
32 Windom Peak[88][89][ab][ac][ad] Needle Mountains 4296 m
14,093 ft		667 m
2,187 ft		42.4 km
26.4 mi		 37°37′16″N 107°35′31″W
33 Mount Eolus[90][91][ae] San Juan Mountains 4295 m
14,090 ft		312 m
1,024 ft		2.72 km
1.69 mi		 37°37′18″N 107°37′22″W
34 Challenger Point[92][93][af] Sangre de Cristo Range 4294 m
14,087 ft		92 m
301 ft		0.36 km
0.22 mi		 37°58′49″N 105°36′24″W
35 Mount Columbia[94][95][96] Sawatch Range 4290.8 m
14,077 ft		272 m
893 ft		3.05 km
1.9 mi		 38°54′14″N 106°17′51″W
36 Missouri Mountain[97][98][99] Sawatch Range 4289.8 m
14,074 ft		258 m
847 ft		2.11 km
1.31 mi		 38°56′51″N 106°22′43″W
37 Humboldt Peak[100][101][ag] Sangre de Cristo Range 4289 m
14,070 ft		367 m
1,204 ft		2.27 km
1.41 mi		 37°58′34″N 105°33′19″W
38 Mount Bierstadt[102][103][104] Front Range 4287 m
14,065 ft		219 m
720 ft		1.8 km
1.12 mi		 39°34′57″N 105°40′08″W
39 Sunlight Peak[105][106][ah] San Juan Mountains 4287 m
14,065 ft		122 m
399 ft		0.77 km
0.48 mi		 37°37′39″N 107°35′45″W
40 Handies Peak[107][108][109] San Juan Mountains 4284.8 m
14,058 ft		582 m
1,908 ft		18 km
11.18 mi		 37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W
41 Culebra Peak[110][111][ai][aj] Culebra Range 4283 m
14,053 ft		1471 m
4,827 ft		57.1 km
35.5 mi		 37°07′21″N 105°11′09″W
42 Ellingwood Point[112][113][ak] Sangre de Cristo Range 4282 m
14,048 ft		104 m
342 ft		0.83 km
0.52 mi		 37°34′57″N 105°29′34″W
43 Mount Lindsey[114][115][al] Sangre de Cristo Range 4282 m
14,048 ft		470 m
1,542 ft		3.64 km
2.26 mi		 37°35′01″N 105°26′42″W
44 Little Bear Peak[116][117][am] Sangre de Cristo Range 4280 m
14,043 ft		115 m
377 ft		1.58 km
0.98 mi		 37°34′00″N 105°29′50″W
45 Mount Sherman[118][119][an] Mosquito Range 4280 m
14,043 ft		259 m
850 ft		12.97 km
8.06 mi		 39°13′30″N 106°10′12″W
46 Redcloud Peak[120][121][ao] San Juan Mountains 4280 m
14,041 ft		438 m
1,436 ft		7.9 km
4.91 mi		 37°56′28″N 107°25′19″W
47 Pyramid Peak[122][123][124] Elk Mountains 4274.7 m
14,025 ft		499 m
1,638 ft		3.36 km
2.09 mi		 39°04′18″N 106°57′01″W
48 Wilson Peak[125][126][ap] San Juan Mountains 4274 m
14,023 ft		261 m
857 ft		2.43 km
1.51 mi		 37°51′37″N 107°59′05″W
49 San Luis Peak[127][128][129][aq] La Garita Mountains 4273.8 m
14,022 ft		949 m
3,113 ft		43.4 km
27 mi		 37°59′12″N 106°55′53″W
50 Wetterhorn Peak[130][131][ar] San Juan Mountains 4274 m
14,021 ft		498 m
1,635 ft		4.45 km
2.77 mi		 38°03′39″N 107°30′39″W
51 Mount of the Holy Cross[132][133][134][as][at] Sawatch Range 4270.5 m
14,011 ft		644 m
2,113 ft		29.8 km
18.52 mi		 39°28′00″N 106°28′54″W
52 Huron Peak[135][136][137] Sawatch Range 4270.2 m
14,010 ft		434 m
1,423 ft		5.16 km
3.21 mi		 38°56′44″N 106°26′17″W
53 Sunshine Peak[138][139][au] San Juan Mountains 4269 m
14,007 ft		153 m
501 ft		2.05 km
1.27 mi		 37°55′22″N 107°25′32″W
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  1. [a]
    All elevations in the 48 states of the contiguous United States include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Survey note.
  2. [b]
    If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  3. [c]
    The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642 kilometers (4749 miles) away.
  4. [d]
    This list of the 53 Colorado fourteeners includes 28 peaks with over 14,000 feet of elevation but less than 1640 feet of topographic prominence: Torreys Peak, Quandary Peak, Mount Shavano, Mount Belford, Crestone Needle, Mount Bross, Kit Carson Mountain, Tabeguache Peak, Mount Oxford, Mount Democrat, Snowmass Mountain, Windom Peak, Challenger Point, Mount Columbia, Missouri Mountain, Humboldt Peak, Mount Bierstadt, Sunlight Peak, Ellingwood Point, Mount Lindsey, Little Bear Peak, Mount Sherman, Redcloud Peak, Pyramid Peak, Wilson Peak, Wetterhorn Peak, Huron Peak, and Sunshine Peak.

    The list of the 55 Colorado major 4000-meter summits includes 30 peaks with more than 500 meters of topographic prominence and between 4000 and 4267 meters in elevation: Grizzly Peak, Mount Ouray, Vermilion Peak, Mount Silverheels, Rio Grande Pyramid, Bald Mountain, Mount Oso, Mount Jackson, Bard Peak, West Spanish Peak, Mount Powell, Hagues Peak, Tower Mountain, Treasure Mountain, North Arapaho Peak, Parry Peak, Bill Williams Peak, Sultan Mountain, Mount Herard, West Buffalo Peak, Summit Peak, Middle Peak, Antora Peak, Henry Mountain, Hesperus Mountain, Jacque Peak, Bennett Peak, Conejos Peak, Twilight Peak, and South River Peak.

    The first 25 summits on the 4000-meter list are included on both lists: Mount Elbert, Mount Massive, Mount Harvard, La Plata Peak, Blanca Peak, Uncompahgre Peak, Crestone Peak, Mount Lincoln, Castle Peak, Grays Peak, Mount Antero, Mount Evans, Longs Peak, Mount Wilson, Mount Princeton, Mount Yale, Maroon Peak, Mount Sneffels, Capitol Peak, Pikes Peak, Mount Eolus, Handies Peak, Culebra Peak, San Luis Peak, and Mount of the Holy Cross.
  5. [e]
    The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
  6. [f]
    The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the U.S. State of Colorado.
  7. [g]
    Mount Massive is the second highest summit of the Rocky Mountains.
  8. [h]
    The elevation of Mount Massive includes an adjustment of +2.087 m (6.85 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  9. [i]
    The summit of Mount Harvard is the highest point of the Collegiate Peaks.
  10. [j]
    The summit of Blanca Peak is the highest point of the Sangre de Cristo Range.
  11. [k]
    The elevation of Blanca Peak includes an adjustment of +1.755 m (5.76 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  12. [l]
    The elevation of La Plata Peak includes an adjustment of +1.983 m (6.51 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  13. [m]
    The summit of Uncompahgre Peak is the highest point of the San Juan Mountains.
  14. [n]
    The elevation of Crestone Peak includes an adjustment of +1.76 m (5.77 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  15. [o]
    The summit of Mount Lincoln is the highest point of the Mosquito Range.
  16. [p]
    The summit of Castle Peak is the highest point of the Elk Mountains.
  17. [q]
    The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point of the Front Range and the Continental Divide of North America.
  18. [r]
    The summit of Mount Antero is the highest point of the southern Sawatch Range.
  19. [s]
    The summit elevation of Mount Blue Sky includes a vertical offset of +1.798 m (5.9 ft) from the station benchmark.
  20. [t]
    The summit of Longs Peak is the highest point of the northern Front Range.
  21. [u]
    The summit of Mount Wilson is the highest point of the San Miguel Mountains.
  22. [v]
    The elevation of Mount Wilson includes an adjustment of +1.899 m (6.23 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  23. [w]
    The elevation of Crestone Needle includes an adjustment of +1.763 m (5.78 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  24. [x]
    The elevation of Kit Carson Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.773 m (5.82 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  25. [y]
    The summit of Mount Sneffels is the highest point of the Sneffels Range.
  26. [z]
    The elevation of Capitol Peak includes an adjustment of +1.991 m (6.53 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  27. [aa]
    Pikes Peak is the easternmost 14,000-foot (4267.2 m) summit of the United States. Pikes Peak was the inspiration for the lyrics of America the Beautiful.
  28. [ab]
    The summit of Windom Peak is the highest point of the San Juan Mountains and La Plata County, Colorado.
  29. [ac]
    Mount Eolus may be higher than Windom Peak.
  30. [ad]
    The elevation of Windom Peak includes an adjustment of +1.785 m (5.86 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  31. [ae]
    The elevation of Mount Eolus includes an adjustment of +1.756 m (5.76 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  32. [af]
    The elevation of Challenger Point includes an adjustment of +1.752 m (5.75 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  33. [ag]
    The elevation of Humboldt Peak includes an adjustment of +1.79 m (5.87 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  34. [ah]
    The elevation of Sunlight Peak includes an adjustment of +1.804 m (5.92 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  35. [ai]
    The summit of Culebra Peak is the highest point of the Culebra Range.
  36. [aj]
    The elevation of Culebra Peak includes an adjustment of +1.74 m (5.71 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  37. [ak]
    The elevation of Ellingwood Point includes an adjustment of +1.789 m (5.87 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  38. [al]
    The elevation of Mount Lindsey includes an adjustment of +1.691 m (5.55 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  39. [am]
    The elevation of Little Bear Peak includes an adjustment of +1.733 m (5.69 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  40. [an]
    The elevation of Mount Sherman includes an adjustment of +2.029 m (6.66 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  41. [ao]
    The elevation of Redcloud Peak includes an adjustment of +2.015 m (6.61 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  42. [ap]
    The elevation of Wilson Peak includes an adjustment of +1.877 m (6.16 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  43. [aq]
    The summit of San Luis Peak is the highest point of the La Garita Mountains.
  44. [ar]
    The elevation of Wetterhorn Peak includes an adjustment of +1.903 m (6.24 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  45. [as]
    The summit of Mount of the Holy Cross is the highest point of the northern Sawatch Range.
  46. [at]
    The summit elevation of Mount of the Holy Cross includes a vertical offset of +0.61 m (2 ft) from the station benchmark.
  47. [au]
    The elevation of Sunshine Peak includes an adjustment of +1.969 m (6.46 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.

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