Uncompahgre Peak & Wetterhorn Peak are a pair of remote 14ers located in the San Juans of southern Colorado. Typically hiked separate, this is an easy and relatively unknown way to link together these mountains. Uncompahgre is a boring mountain with a very small portion of class 2 scrambling. Wetterhorn is one of my…
Mt Sneffels is a 14er located in southwest Colorado near the mountain town of Ouray. When driving out to Telluride, Ouray or even Montrose, this mountain is easily visible from miles away. In fact, it is one of the more prominent mountains in the state. The difficulty of the hike on Mt Sneffels is…
San Luis Peak is without a doubt the most remote 14er out of the 58 that most count in Colorado. Located in Gunnison National Forest in southern Colorado, a hike up San Luis Peak will usually have very few hikers besides yourself. San Luis Peak is in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and…
Handies Peak is a 14er located near Lake City, Colorado in the San Juan range. There are two routes up to the top, but its most commonly hiked via the American Basin approach or the Southwest Slopes. The hike to the top is short and sweet, but the views once you get there are absolutely…