The following is a list of Colorado's 53 "official" 14er's, that is mountains in Colorado that are at least 14,000 feet above sea level.
So just what is an "official" peak? The simple criterion is to be classified an "official" 14er, a peak must rise at least 300 vertical feet above the connecting saddle of its neighbor, and of course be at least 14,000 feet above sea level. Why 300 feet? I have no idea, but that seems to be the standard here in Colorado. There are of course many other "peaks" in Colorado that are above 14,000 feet, but do not meet the above criteria, including Mount Cameron (14,238), which only rises 157 feet above its connecting saddle with Mount Lincoln (14,286), however if Cameron were 50 feet taller, then Cameron would be the official peak and Lincoln would not.
Currently I have hiked up twenty-four 14ers, 25 if you count Mount Cameron. In the following list I have included the peaks that I have bagged. My goal is not necessarily to do all of them, but to do as many as I can. I was joined on 16 of these peaks by my Golden Retriever Odin. The first one I did, Longs Peak, I did with my brother while we were visiting Rocky Mountain National Park in 1996 before I moved to Colorado. I have also hiked a few with friends and my brother. Several of them I have hiked more than once.
Hiking up 14ers is not a task to be taken lightly. While there are defined trails up a good many of them, at times, no trail exists and you just pick your way along through the rocks. While it might be 80 or 90 degrees in Denver the temperature atop a 14er might be in the 30s or 40s with a cold breeze blowing, so dress appropriately, and don't wear cotton. Lightning is always something to be aware of and concerned about. Storms brew up fast in the mountains, so if threatening weather is approaching, HEAD DOWN IMMEDIATELY. The mountain will be there another day, you might not be so lucky if you don't heed the weather conditions.
If you want to learn more about hiking Colorado's 14ers, I would recommend reading "Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs" by Gerry Roach or "Dawson's Guide To Colorado's Fourteeners" by Louis W. Dawson II. or check out any of the following web sites:
| Rank | Mountain | Elevation | Mountain Range | Climbed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Elbert | 14,433 | Sawatch | Yes |
| 2 | Mount Massive | 14,421 | Sawatch | Yes |
| 3 | Mount Harvard | 14,420 | Sawatch | Not yet |
| 4 | Blanca Peak | 14,345 | Sangre de Cristo | Not yet |
| 5 | La Plata Peak | 14,336 | Sawatch | Yes |
| 6 | Uncompahgre Peak | 14,309 | San Juan | Not yet |
| 7 | Crestone Peak | 14,294 | Sangre de Cristo | Not yet |
| 8 | Mount Lincoln | 14,286 | Tenmile-Mosquito | Yes |
| 9 | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | Yes - twice |
| 10 | Mount Antero | 14,269 | Sawatch | Not yet |
| 11 | Torreys Peak | 14,267 | Front Range | Yes |
| 12 | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk | Not yet |
| 13 | Quandary Peak | 14,265 | Tenmile-Mosquito | Yes - twice |
| 14 | Mount Evans | 14,264 | Front Range | Yes |
| 15 | Longs Peak | 14,255 | Front Range | Yes |
| 16 | Mount Wilson | 14,246 | San Juan | Not yet |
| 17 | Mount Shavano | 14,229 | Sawatch | Yes |
| 18 | Mount Belford | 14,197 | Sawatch | Yes |
| 19 | Crestone Needle | 14,197 | Sangre de Cristo | Not yet |
| 20 | Mount Princeton | 14,197 | Sawatch | Not yet |
| 21 | Mount Yale | 14,196 | Sawatch | Not yet |
| 22 | Mount Bross | 14,172 | Tenmile-Mosquito | Yes |
| 23 | Kit Carson Mountain | 14,165 | Sangre de Cristo | Not yet |
| 24 | Maroon Peak | 14,156 | Elk | Not yet |
| 25 | Tabeguache Peak | 14,155 | Sawatch | Yes |
| 26 | Mount Oxford | 14,153 | Sawatch | Not yet |
| 27 | Mount Sneffels | 14,150 | San Juan | Not yet |
| 28 | Mount Democrat | 14,148 | Tenmile-Mosquito | Yes |
| 29 | Capitol Peak | 14,130 | Elk | Not yet |
| 30 | Pikes Peak | 14,110 | Front Range | Yes |
| 31 | Snowmass Mountain | 14,092 | Elk | Not yet |
| 32 | Mount Eolus | 14,083 | San Juan | Not yet |
| 33 | Windom Peak | 14,082 | San Juan | Not yet |
| 34 | Challenger Point | 14,081 | Sangre de Cristo | Not yet |
| 35 | Mount Columbia | 14,073 | Sawatch | Not yet |
| 36 | Missouri Mountain | 14,067 | Sawatch | Yes |
| 37 | Humboldt Peak | 14,064 | Sangre de Cristo | Not yet |
| 38 | Mount Bierstadt | 14,060 | Front Range | Yes - 3 times |
| 39 | Sunlight Peak | 14,059 | San Juan | Not yet |
| 40 | Handies Peak | 14,048 | San Juan | Yes |
| 41 | Culebra Peak | 14,047 | Sangre de Cristo | Yes |
| 42 | Ellingwood Peak | 14,042 | Sangre de Cristo | Not yet |
| 43 | Mount Lindsey | 14,042 | Sangre de Cristo | Not yet |
| 44 | Little Bear Peak | 14,037 | Sangre de Cristo | Not yet |
| 45 | Mount Sherman | 14,036 | Tenmile-Mosquito | Yes |
| 46 | Redcloud Peak | 14,034 | San Juan | Yes |
| 47 | Pyramid Peak | 14,018 | Elk | Not yet |
| 48 | Wilson Peak | 14,017 | Sangre de Cristo | Not yet |
| 49 | Wetterhorn Peak | 14,015 | San Juan | Not yet |
| 50 | San Luis Peak | 14,014 | San Juan | Not yet |
| 51 | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14,005 | Sawatch | Yes |
| 52 | Huron Peak | 14,003 | Sawatch | Yes |
| 53 | Sunshine Peak | 14,001 | San Juan | Yes |