14er Patches

Mount Columbia is part of the Collegiate Peaks near Buena Vista. Elevation 14,073 feet.

Little Bear is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif 8.8 miles of the Town of Blanca. This mountain is composed of pre-Cambrian granite estimated to be approximately 1.8 billion years old. Elevation 14,037 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.

Ellingwood Point was named in honor of Albert Russell Ellingwood, an early pioneer of mountain climbing in the Western United States and in Colorado in particular. Elevation 14,042 feet.

Below the steep North Face of Blanca Peak two live Glaciers once developed, until extinction sometime after 1903. Elevation 14,345 feet.

Sunshine Peak has the distinction of being the lowest of Colorado's 53 fourteeners. Elevation 14,001 feet.

It is an airy move to get to the summit of this Needle Range peak that is flanked by Eolus and Windom. It was named for the rays of sunshine that pass through the spires on its ridges. Elevation 14,059 feet.

Snowmass Mountain is named for the large snowfield that lies on its eastern slopes. It lies along the border between Pitkin and Gunnison counties, west of Aspen and southwest of the town of Snowmass Village. Elevation 14,092 feet.

Redcloud Peak is located in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles south west of Lake City. It's known for its red and orange tinted rocks. Elevation 14,034 feet.

Quandary Peak is the highest summit of the Tenmile Range in the rockies and is the most commonly climbed fourteener in Colorado. It has nearly the same elevation as Castle Peak and Mount Blue Sky. Elevation 14,265 feet.

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