Colorado peaks
Colorado summits
First Ascent Awards
2132 of 5,612 peaks 37%
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
"Went up for retribution with Tim, James, Sara, Edel, Claire, and Garrett. Upper section snow got blown off since Monday, so we booted part of it. Snow was very hard and windblown above treeline. Lovely view of a cloud system east of us in the lower mountains. Great day overall, don't sleep on the quarry." — benyboy • Mar 30, 2024
"Got a mid morning start on Buffalo Mountain (12,777’). Started with a skin up 3,400’ feet. As we popped out of the treeline around 12,000’ the winds kicked in and the temps dropped. I topped out on the summit before dropping into Silver Couloir.
Silver Couloir on Buffalo Mountain is a classic ski line and avalanche scar located in Silverthorne, Colorado. Many consider this line one of the 50 classics in North America. This northeast facing couloir lasts for about 3,000ft and maxes out around 40-45°.
Silver Couloir is no joke and prone to avalanche. My poor alpine form had my quads on fire on every turn. At one point I put too much weight on my tails and blew a DIN on my bindings sending my ski sailing down the chute 200 yards or so. I had to glissade down to retrieve it. At the bottom of the chute we tucked back into the woods and transitioned back to skinning for another 500’ vertical feet or so. Tony snapped a ski in half on a log coming through the trees. Big day, flying back east tomorrow. " — wiweasel • Mar 23, 2024
"First time skiing at Breckenridge. Got in almost 20k of vert. Took Imperial Super Chair up to the top of Peak 8 at 13,000’ then booted it up on top to the ridge to Zoot Chute." — wiweasel • Mar 22, 2024
"First time skiing at Breckenridge. Got in almost 20k of vert. Took Imperial Super Chair up to the top of Peak 8 at 13,000’ then booted it up on top to the ridge to Zoot Chute." — wiweasel • Mar 22, 2024
"Legged up to meet Kelly, Simon, Tim, Virgil, Jimmy at the top but went a stupid way because I misread the map. After lots of switchbacks and mountain bikers, I met the crew up there for a summit beer and we descended back down a smart way together. Nice worthwhile outing for sure. " — benyboy • Mar 2, 2024