14er Patches

Mount Sherman is one of the most nondescript of the fourteeners, and one of the easiest to climb; it is recommended as a beginner fourteener. Elevation 14,036 feet.

Mount Belford is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range. Elevation 14,197 feet.

The Maroon Bells are two peaks in the Elk Mountains, Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, separated by about half a kilometer. Elevation 14,156 feet.

Botanist Charles C. Parry made the first recorded ascent of the summit in 1861 and named the peak in honor of his botanist colleague Asa Gray. Elevation 14,270 feet.

Tabeguache, "tab-uh-wash," lies just east of the Continental Divide and just west of the Arkansas River, in the south-central part of the Sawatch Range. It is located within the San Isabel National Forest and is in Chaffee County. Elevation 14,155 feet.

North Maroon Peak is one of the most-difficult of the standard 14er routes. It is located near Aspen. Elevation 14,014 feet.

Mount Shavano is famous for the Angel of Shavano, a snow formation in the image of an angel that emerges on the east face of the mountain during snow melt each spring. Elevation 14,229 feet.

Mount of the Holy Cross is located 6.6 miles west-southwest of the Town of Red Cliff in Eagle County. It was named for the distinctive cross-shaped snowfield on its northeast face. Elevation 14,005 feet.

Mount Lincoln, along with its neighbors Cameron, Democrat and Bross, is pockmarked with old silver mines. It is located in Park County. Elevation 14,286 feet.

Mount Elbert is located near Leadville and is the highest summit in the rockies. Elevation 14,433 feet.

The mountain is named for its symmetrical profile resemblance to Mount Etna, the famous volcano in Sicily. Elevation 13,745-foot.