Torreys Peak

Torreys Peak is a Colorado 14er in the Front Range along the Continental Divide.
Nearly always mentioned in conjunction with nearby 14er Grays Peak.
Once at the summit, many opt to continue on to the summit of Grays Peak, 0.75 miles away.
Since these peaks are close to Denver, you probably won't be alone out there.

Routes

South Slopes: traverse from Grays Peak

37 summits • 8.3 mi • 3,609 ft gain • 6 hr 34 min • Class 1

Grays Peak Trail (from Stevens Gulch) > Traverse from Grays

31 summits • 8.5 mi • 3,536 ft gain • 8 hr 36 min

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"Double date hike with Josh & Jen Fyhrie. Started at 6:43, summited Torreys Peak at 9:35, and got back to our car pretty much exactly 6 hours later! Mike & Turok summited Torreys, Jen, Josh and I summited both Torreys and Grays. " — aenea9881 • Jul 4, 2018

"Torreys might have actually been higher than Greys today. A decent drift of snow at the summit makes it a bit taller. Was able to glissade almost 1000 ft down from the saddle. It was fun." — wazoheat • Jun 20, 2017

" I climbed Torreys Peak and Grays Peak via Kelso Ridge. My third summit of Torreys, and second summit of Grays. We met up with a larger group to camp the night before in honor of Selena LeDoux's birthday. Most of the group chose to go up the standard route. My friends Hunter Nerison, Joshua Meyer, and myself decided on Kelso Ridge. There was snow the last hundred feet or so, perhaps a bit more, but the route was mostly clear. It was a beautiful day and good times were had by all!" — IanWright • Jun 18, 2016

"Did this climb from the West Ridge at Loveland Pass. On the way to Torreys on this route you have to climb Cupid, Grizzly Peak, and a few other unnamed points. Then on the way back you have to climb them all over again from the other direction. This made for a very long and difficult day. Especially in winter! In addition, you are above 13,000 ft on the ridge for a majority of the hike. This is a lung buster for sure! Took us between 12 and 13 hours round trip, but we took our time and hung out on a few of the summits. A nice clear day with almost no wind till the very end. " — IanWright • Mar 11, 2016

"Beautiful views from the summit. Luckily we got the summit to ourselves for a several minutes. Ran into several mountain goats on the ridge and got a few good photos. May have to add them once I get them uploaded. Photo from Torreys looking southeast with Grays and Evans & Bierstadt in the distance." — tylerburg • Aug 28, 2015

"Fairly quick and easy to make it to the summit from the saddle between Gray's and Torrey's. Probably only took us about 20-30 minutes. A very dramatic and awesome looking mountain with great views from the top. " — IanWright • Aug 16, 2015

"I feel these 2 are under rated peak. Yes it was a circus with lots of people but its still a great hike, I love the approach through the valley. Can't believe I missed the great class 3 ridge . Guess ill be back." — Ryan_Wallace • Aug 12, 2015

"I summited this mountain to a welcoming committee of over 300 people, which was a huge shock when I only saw 7 people on the climb that weren't my two partners I started with. I would recommend the Kelso to anyone willing to adventure and comfortable with the route. This is also the mountain where I met a man and his pet potbelly pig wearing a flowered lei - which I thought was ironic because pig roasts are tradition it Luau's? Only on a mountain? I think my catch phrase on this hike was "that isn't a foot hole....it's the size of a tootsie roll dude!" I learned on this hike to trust my instinct and to veer slightly off the trail if it looked better to me. Definitely a confidence builder. " — kelseyjames8675309 • Jul 25, 2015

"Summited at 11:15 and left after eating lunch at 11:38. It appears I was the only one to arrived from Loveland Pass on this day. Left Loveland Pass at 7:51 and returned at 2:11." — xnatedawgx • Aug 30, 2014

"It was a beautiful day to climb, and it showed with the amount of people on the trails. I did Torreys first and then Grays. The road to the top parking lot was really bad. 4x4 and high clearance is needed to progress up the road. The road is steep and narrow. Many cars attempted the road and got stuck having to back down the road. It was very chaotic with the amount of people climbing today. Cars trying to back down with many more trying to head up the narrow and steep road caused lots of delayed starts and much frustration." — marshallstewart • Aug 2, 2014

"Torreys had the most winter like conditions of the three 14ers I did this weekend. Some huge overhanging cornices on the south ridge hanging to the east. These were easy to avoid if you kept to the left. Was surprisingly calm at the summit and I actually got to sit around and enjoy it before heading to DIA for my flight back to LA." — Christopher • Nov 11, 2013

"Torreys is 3 ft. smaller than Grays but it looks taller and steeper from Grays summit with some words of encourogement from Kellen we were on our way. In 1.5 hours we were at the summit and my face and hands were freezing with my hat and gloves. The trail back crosses a 700 footish strech of snow, it looked worse than it really was. By the time we were back to the trail head I was sick with 14er Fever and I heard the cure has something to do with 52." — lindsaywouldratherbecamping • Jul 10, 2011