There are 53 official 14ers in the state of Colorado and 5 additional “unofficial” peaks that are over 14,000 feet. Conquer all of them using my hike reviews!
Looking to bring your dog up a Colorado 14er? After hiking all 58 Colorado 14ers and completing more than 20 of them with my dogs, I’ve put together this guide to help identify which peaks are best suited for four-legged hiking partners. While many Colorado 14ers can be enjoyable for dogs, not every mountain…
Humboldt Peak East Ridge route is the popular and safest way up this 14er during the winter months. Humboldt Peak is located in the Sangre de Cristo Range in Southeast Colorado. During the winter, a trek up to this summit involves hiking up a forest road, route finding through the trees and then some…
Crestone Needle is a Class 4 14er in the Sangre de Cristo Range of southern Colorado and it is one of the hardest standard routes up a Colorado 14er. It is a full day of 8-12 hours, with about 4,560 feet of elevation gain from the upper 4×4 trailhead and the Class 3 and…
Wetterhorn Peak is a Class 3 14er located in the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado. While this peak looks gnarly from far away, most of the trail to the summit is Class 2 with only one smaller section of Class 3 scrambling. One of the toughest parts of hiking Wetterhorn Peak is the…
Mt Massive East slopes is the “standard” trail up the 2nd highest 14er in Colorado. This mountain is just 4ft lower than the highest in Colorado but sees far less traffic because let’s be honest, people don’t care as much as about 2nd place. Mt Massive East slopes route is Class 2, dog friendly…
Angel of Shavano is an east/southeast facing snow line on a 14er located in Central Colorado. When fully “in”, the line provides continuous snow from the top of the mountain all the way down to 11,200ft or so. The Angel of Shavano gets its name from a view of the snow line in the…