Colorado’s Most Prominent Fourteeners

For a celebration of the joys that come from climbing Colorado’s highest peaks,
see Gerry’s guidebook, Colorado’s Fourteeners.

Colorado’s Most Prominent Fourteeners

– Sorted by Prominence

Notes

Rank	Elev feet	Prom feet	Summit Name	Quadrangle	Saddle Name	Saddle Elev	Saddle Lat/Long	Saddle Quad & CI	Other fame
1	14,433	9,093	Elbert, Mt	Mt Elbert		5,340	37 23.020 117 50.000	Sylvania Canyon CA/NV 40	Colorado State HP Sawatch Rg HP Lake Cty HP
2	14,110	5,530	Pikes Pk	Pikes Pk		8,580	38 53.058 105 16.484	Lake George 40	El Paso Cty HP
3	14,345	5,326	Blanca Pk	Blanca Pk	Poncha Pass	9,019	38 25.326 106 05.287	Poncha Pass 40	Sangre de Cristo Rg HP Alamosa, Costilla, Huerfano Cty HP
4	14,047	4,827	Culebra Pk	Culebra Pk	Veta Pass	9,220	37 29.104 105 10.493	McCarty Park 40	Culebra Rg HP
5	14,294	4,554	Crestone Pk	Crestone Pk	unnamed or Mosca Pass	9,740	37 43.975 105 27.275	Mosca Pass or Medano Pass 40	Saguache Cty HP
6	14,309	4,242	Uncompahgre Pk	Uncompahgre Pk	Cochetopa Pass	10,067	38 09.771 106 36.026	North Pass 40	San Juan Rg HP Hinsdale Cty HP
7	14,246	4,026	Wilson, Mt	Mt Wilson	Lizard Head Pass	10,220	37 48.659 107 54.400	Mt Wilson 40	San Miguel Mtns HP Dolores Cty HP
8	14,286	3,862	Lincoln, Mt	Alma	Tennessee Pass	10,424	39 21.724 106 18.666	Leadville North 40	Tenmile-Mosquito Rg HP; Park Cty HP
9	14,014	3,114	San Luis Pk	San Luis Pk	Spring Creek Pass	10,900	37 56.381 107 09.512	Slumgullion Pass 40	La Garita Mtns HP
10	14,150	3,050	Sneffels, Mt	Mt Sneffels	Red Mtn Pass	11,100	37 53.894 107 42.748	Ironton 40	Sneffels Rg HP
11	14,255	2,955	Longs Pk	Longs Pk	Berthoud Pass	11,300	39 47.889 105 46.624	Berthoud Pass 40	RMNP HP Boulder Cty HP
12	14,270	2,770	Grays Pk	Grays Pk	Boreas Pass	11,481	39 24.647 105 58.132	Boreas Pass 40	Front Rg HP
13	14,264	2,764	Evans, Mt	Mt Evans		11,500	39 35.786 105 41.620	Mt Evans 40
14	14,269	2,503	Antero, Mt	Mt Antero	Williams Pass	11,766	38 38.449 106 23.404	Cumberland Pass 40
15	14,420	2,360	Harvard, Mt	Mt Harvard		12,060	38 59.536 106 35.098	Independence Pass or Pieplant 40	Chaffee Cty HP
16	14,265	2,337	Castle Pk A	Hayden Pk	Taylor Pass	11,928	39 01.215 106 45.353	New York Pk 40	Elk Rg HP
17	14,156	2,336	Maroon Pk	Maroon Bells	East Maroon Pass	11,820	39 00.705 106 56.544	Maroon Bells 40
18	14,083	2,183	Eolus, Mt	Howardsville		11,900	38 00.832 107 32.296	Wetterhorn Pk 40
19	14,197	2,177	Princeton, Mt	Mt Antero	Browns Pass	12,020	38 51.237 106 21.608	Mt Yale 40
20	14,005	2,111	Holy Cross, Mt of the	Mt of the Holy Cross		11,894	39 18.554 106 30.074	Nast 40	Eagle Cty HP
21	14,421	1,961	Massive, Mt	Mt Massive		12,460	39 07.635 106 30.452	Mt Champion 40
22	14,048	1,908	Handies Pk	Handies Pk		12,140	37 46.226 107 35.465	Howardsville 40
23	14,196	1,896	Yale, Mt	Mt Yale		12,300	38 53.259 106 19.595	Mt Harvard 40	Conejos Cty HP
24	14,336	1,836	La Plata Pk	Mt Elbert		12,500	38 55.127 106 23.533	Winfield 40
25	14,130	1,750	Capitol Pk	Capitol Pk		12,380	39 04.911 107 00.620	Snowmass Mtn 40
26	14,018	1,638	Pyramid Pk	Maroon Bells		12,380	39 01.936 106 59.458	Maroon Bells 40
27	14,015	1,635	Wetterhorn Pk	Wetterhorn Pk		12,380	38 03.605 107 28.248	Uncompahgre Pk 40
28	14,229	1,619	Shavano, Mt	Maysville		12,610	38 37.603 106 16.577	St Elmo 40
29	14,042	1,542	Lindsey, Mt	Blanca Peak		12,500	37 35.229 105 27.536	Blanca Peak 40

Notes by Gerry Roach

This list has 29 peaks on it, of which 20 have more than 2,000 feet of prominence.

Colorado’s Most Prominent Fourteeners

– Sorted by Prominence

Notes by Gerry Roach

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