Colorado County High PointsShowing Layne Bracy's first ascent dates for climbed peaks (64 out of 64, or 100%)Rank | County | Peak | Elev-Ft | Range (Level 4) | Prom-Ft | Ascent Date |
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1. | Clear Creek | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 2750 | 2002-07-20 | 1. | Summit | Grays Peak | 14,270 | Front Range | 2750 | 2002-07-20 | 3. | Lake | Mount Elbert | 14,433 | Sawatch Range | 9073 | 2002-07-22 | 4. | Park | Mount Lincoln | 14,286 | Central Colorado Ranges | 3862 | 2002-09-05 | 5. | El Paso | Pikes Peak | 14,110 | Front Range | 5510 | 2002-09-26 | 6. | Gunnison | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | 2345 | 2002-10-19 | 6. | Pitkin | Castle Peak | 14,265 | Elk Range Area | 2345 | 2002-10-19 | 8. | Boulder | Longs Peak | 14,255 | Front Range | 2940 | 2003-07-10 | 9. | Ouray | Mount Sneffels | 14,150 | San Juan Mountains | 3030 | 2003-07-18 | 10. | Hinsdale | Uncompahgre Peak | 14,309 | San Juan Mountains | 4277 | 2003-07-19 | 11. | Saguache | Crestone Peak | 14,294 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 4534 | 2003-07-31 | 11. | Custer | Crestone Peak-East Peak | 14,240 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 40 | 2003-07-31 | 13. | Alamosa | Blanca Peak | 14,345 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 5326 | 2003-08-13 | 13. | Costilla | Blanca Peak | 14,345 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 5326 | 2003-08-13 | 15. | Dolores | Mount Wilson | 14,246 | San Juan Mountains | 4024 | 2003-08-14 | 16. | Chaffee | Mount Harvard | 14,420 | Sawatch Range | 2340 | 2003-08-16 | 17. | Eagle | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14,005 | Sawatch Range | 2111 | 2003-08-23 | 18. | La Plata | Windom Peak | 14,087 | San Juan Mountains | 2167 | 2003-09-05 | 19. | Broomfield | Broomfield County High Point | 5840 | Front Range | 0 | 2003-10-19 | 20. | Denver | Denver High Point | 5680 | Front Range | 0 | 2003-10-20 | 21. | Adams | Adams County High Point | 5665 | Central Great Plains | 15 | 2003-10-21 | 22. | Douglas | Thunder Butte | 9836 | Front Range | 1356 | 2003-10-23 | 23. | San Miguel | Wilson Peak | 14,017 | San Juan Mountains | 857 | 2003-10-25 | 24. | Arapahoe | Smoky Hill Ridge | 6210 | Central Great Plains | 10 | 2003-10-28 | 25. | Morgan | Shannon Benchmark | 4935 | Central Great Plains | 25 | 2003-10-30 | 26. | Las Animas | West Spanish Peak | 13,626 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 3666 | 2003-11-01 | 26. | Baca | Carrizo Mountain-East Slope | 5280 | Southern Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-01 | 26. | Prowers | Two Buttes | 4711 | Southern Great Plains | 356 | 2003-11-01 | 29. | Elbert | Elbert County High Point | 7360 | Central Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-06 | 29. | Lincoln | Lincoln County High Point | 5960 | Central Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-06 | 29. | Kit Carson | Kit Carson County High Point | 5290 | Central Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-06 | 29. | Cheyenne | Overland Benchmark East | 5250 | Central Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-06 | 33. | Washington | Washington County High Point | 5420 | Central Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-11 | 33. | Yuma | Yuma County High Point | 4440 | Central Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-11 | 35. | Kiowa | Kiowa County High Point | 4690 | Central Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-13 | 36. | Otero | Dry Bluff Southeast | 5260 | Southern Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-20 | 36. | Crowley | Crowley County High Point | 5220 | Central Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-20 | 38. | Logan | Logan County High Point | 4940 | Central Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-24 | 38. | Sedgwick | Sedgwick County High Point | 4120 | Central Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-24 | 38. | Phillips | Phillips County High Point | 4110 | Central Great Plains | 0 | 2003-11-24 | 41. | Gilpin | James Peak | 13,294 | Front Range | 694 | 2003-12-04 | 42. | Grand | Pettingell Peak | 13,553 | Front Range | 1563 | 2003-12-06 | 43. | Jefferson | Buffalo Peak | 11,589 | Front Range | 909 | 2003-12-26 | 44. | Teller | Devils Playground | 13,060 | Front Range | 120 | 2004-01-02 | 45. | Weld | Weld County High Point | 6380 | Central Great Plains | 80 | 2004-05-20 | 46. | Pueblo | Greenhorn Mountain | 12,347 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 3767 | 2004-06-12 | 47. | Montezuma | Hesperus Mountain | 13,232 | San Juan Mountains | 2832 | 2004-07-07 | 48. | Montrose | Castle Rock | 11,453 | San Juan Mountains | 413 | 2004-07-09 | 49. | Delta | Mount Lamborn | 11,396 | Elk Range Area | 1596 | 2004-07-10 | 50. | Mesa | Leon Peak | 11,236 | Elk Range Area | 756 | 2004-07-24 | 51. | Jackson | Clark Peak | 12,951 | Southern Wyoming Ranges | 2751 | 2004-08-14 | 52. | San Juan | Vermilion Peak | 13,894 | San Juan Mountains | 2105 | 2004-08-21 | 53. | Huerfano | Blanca Peak-Northeast Slope | 14,320 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 0 | 2004-08-27 | 54. | Rio Blanco | Rio Blanco County High Point | 12,027 | Flat Tops Area | 107 | 2004-09-06 | 55. | Routt | Mount Zirkel | 12,180 | Park Range | 3460 | 2004-09-08 | 56. | Fremont | Bushnell Peak | 13,105 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2385 | 2005-05-07 | 57. | Larimer | Hagues Peak | 13,560 | Front Range | 2400 | 2005-06-18 | 58. | Archuleta | Summit Peak | 13,300 | San Juan Mountains | 2740 | 2005-07-01 | 58. | Rio Grande | Bennett Peak | 13,203 | San Juan Mountains | 1723 | 2005-07-01 | 58. | Conejos | Conejos Peak | 13,172 | San Juan Mountains | 1892 | 2005-07-01 | 61. | Mineral | Phoenix Peak | 13,895 | San Juan Mountains | 1495 | 2005-07-02 | 62. | Garfield | Flat Top Mountain | 12,354 | Flat Tops Area | 4034 | 2005-07-11 | 62. | Moffat | Black Mountain | 10,840 | Park Range | 2400 | 2005-07-11 | 64. | Bent | Bent County High Point | 4855 | Southern Great Plains | 315 | 2005-07-14 |
Front Runners List: Click here to see list completion progress by climbers that log their climbs using Peakbagger.com. Multiple Ascents Grid: Click here for a grid showing all of Layne Bracy's ascents of peaks on this list (including up to 10 rounds of repeats). Compare Climbers: Click here to compare ascents of up to 5 climbers working on this list. List DescriptionColorado is a very mountainous state, and this list reflects its variety of peaks. Fifteen of the approximately 53 famous fourteeners are on this list, and the high thirteeners here make nice alternative hikes to those over-exposed peaks. The list also includes a number of high points on the vast, flat high plains in the eastern third of the state.
John Mitchler was the first to complete this list, on 9/14/1996.
Acknowledgements
Personal research prior to 1995 had determined 23 of these points. I also added all information on individual peak pages, such as latitude/longitude.
Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled by David Olson and reviewed by Andy Martin.
Links Colorado County High Points
Selected Guidebook(s) for this List Hiking Colorado's Summits (Mitchler, Covill)
Caution: These books feature many of the peaks on this list, but may not have information on all of them.
Map Showing Location of Peaks = Peaks climbed by Layne Bracy = Unclimbed peaks Click on a peak to see its name and a clickable link.(Map only shows peaks ranked by clean prominence)
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