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34% Southwest Slopes from Halfmoon Creek TH
22% East Slopes
18% Standard
12% Colorado Trail
6% West Slopes
4% West Face
2% South East Ridge
Mount Massive
Long thought to be the highest 14er in Colorado before next-door neighbor Elbert took that crown, Mount Massive is the second highest peak in Colorado and the third highest peak in the contiguous United States. Its name comes from its elongated shape with five summits over 14,000 ft, and a summit ridge over 3 miles long. It has the most acreage above 14,000 feet of any mountain in Colorado. The standard route starts on the Colorado Trail before an often gradual ascent through wide alpine meadows to the summit ridge.
Mount Massive SUMMIT LOG peakery first ascent by scott
54
people report climbing or hiking to the summit,
most recently on Sep 8, 2012.
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Elevation
14,428 ft / 4,398 m
Prominence
Height Rank
1,961 ft / 598 m
#2 in Colorado
#19 in United States
Sawatch Range
Location
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Highest peaks within 250 mi / 400 km
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Mount Elbert
14,440 ft / 4,401 m
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Mount Massive
14,428 ft / 4,398 m
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Mount Harvard
14,427 ft / 4,397 m
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Blanca Peak
14,351 ft / 4,374 m
Nearest peaks see on map »
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Massive Green
14,300 ft / 4,359 m
0 mi / 1 km away
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South Massive
14,132 ft / 4,307 m
1 mi / 1 km away
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North Massive
14,340 ft / 4,371 m
1 mi / 1 km away
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Point 13630 ft / 4154 m
13,630 ft / 4,154 m
2 mi / 3 km away
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Mount Oklahoma
13,852 ft / 4,222 m
2 mi / 3 km away
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Point 12381 ft / 3774 m
12,381 ft / 3,774 m
3 mi / 4 km away
- Nearest Peaks
- Massive Green
- South Massive
- North Massive
- Point 13630 ft / 4154 m
- Mount Oklahoma
- Point 12381 ft / 3774 m
- Highest peaks within 250 mi / 400 km
- Mount Elbert
- Mount Massive
- Mount Harvard
- Blanca Peak