14er Patches

This peak above Chicago Basin in the San Juan Mountains was named not for the winds that can rake it, but for William Windom, a U.S. Senator and politician from Minnesota. Elevation 14,082 feet.

This peak high in the San Juan's above the old mining structures in the Silver Pick Basin was named for AD Wilson, a chief cartographer with the Hayden survey. Elevation 14,017 feet.

This was named by the Wheeler survey after the famous peak in Switzerland, and it remotely resembles that icon. Wetterhorn Peak looms above the Matterhorn basin below. Elevation 14,015 feet.

This is the tallest of the San Juan's. Uncompahgre is a Ute Indian word meaning 'hot (unca) water (pah) spring (gre),' There are Hot Springs nearby in the town of Ouray. Elevation 14,309 feet.

This peak is named for 18th century botanist John Torreys, and is often climbed with Grays Peak. Prospectors referred to Grays and Torreys as the Twin Peaks. Elevation 14,270 feet. Mirroring Torreys and Grays pins sold separately.

This peak is named for a Ute Indian tribe that used to roam its base. Shavano is separated from Tabeguache Peak by a 1 1/4-mile long ridge, and they are often climbed together. Elevation 14,155 feet.

The lowest 14er in North America, Sunshine Peak is joined to Redcloud Peak by an easy ridge in the San Juan Mountains. Elevation 14,001 feet.

Named by Hayden for an Icelandic mountain in Jules Verne's book, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Sneffels is one of the most spectacular peaks in the San Juan Mountains. Elevation 14,150 feet.

Of all the 14ers, you can drive to the summit of only Pikes Peak and Evans. This paved road is one of the planets highest. Evans is a landmark on the skyline west of downtown Denver. Elevation 14,264 feet.

Beaver ponds on Frenchman Creek are in the valley below the north slope of Mount Columbia. Columbia is one of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of Colorado. Elevation 14,073 feet.