Colorado peaks
Colorado summits
First Ascent Awards
1892 of 5,406 peaks 34%
Top climbing months
July 20%
August 18%
September 13%
Colorado mountains highlights
- The Rocky Mountains reach their zenith in the heart of Colorado, with over 50 peaks reaching above 14,000 ft high.
- The highest peak in Colorado, Mount Elbert 14,440 ft, is the highest in the Rocky Mountains and 2nd highest in the contiguous United States
- One of the most famous and popular peak challenges in the world, the Colorado 14ers Peak Challenge, permeates every aspect of Colorado culture
- Numerous mountain ranges, such as the Sawatch, Elk, San Juan, Sangre de Cristo, Mosquito, Ten Mile, and Front, contain a diverse collection of mountains worthy of exploration.
- In summer months beware of near-daily afternoon thunderstorms up high. Best to start really early and plan to be off the top usually by 12-1pm at the latest.
Latest summits
"9/24/22: Standard route up Grays Peak NRT with same return. Beautiful perfectly clear day with views hundreds of miles in all directions. Really nice summit area and met some really nice folks on the way up and at the summit and on the way down. (7.9/3100)" — LoneWolf • Sep 24, 2022
"9/11/22: Beautiful day after cold rain cleared the smoky skies. First trip with Tim Howard and Paul Williams from the CMC. After two miles on the Grays Peak NRT, we headed up the south slopes through a herd of about 8 mountain goats to the west ridge with constant front porch views of Grays and Torreys and the Divide peaks to the north. Took the more direct (and much steeper) slopes to the east back. The guys had some footing issues but we made it back without and major issues. (4.8/2000)" — LoneWolf • Sep 11, 2022
"It was a spectacular day to climb. September is my favorite month for climbing in Colorado. I estimate that 8 people summitted on this Friday. Traverse across big, jagged boulders on the SE ridge via the main route. There was some steep climbing with some slippery scree near the summit push." — tj-burr • Sep 9, 2022
"Summited The Dome coming from the south through the Big Creek Basin. Sketchy scramble up the south easter ridge of loose dirt and rock for a few hundred yards. Easy but steep walk to peak. " — grantsinger • Aug 13, 2022
"Got to the trailhead at 3:45AM, parking lot was filled 20 minutes after, set off the hike at 4:30 for an easy summit by 7:40. Descent was quick and easy and only took about two hours despite me being slow. But I swear it will forever be the death of me when I get stuck behind a Nissan on the dirt road up and it takes an hour to go 2 miles. Otherwise very fun and easy beginner climb!" — paandooo • Aug 12, 2022