14er Patches

The mountain is named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson. The Crestones are a cluster of high summits in the Sangre de Cristo Range. Elevation 14,165 feet.

El Diente is one of the more dramatic peaks in Colorado in terms of local relief and steepness. Elevation 14,159 feet.

Culebra Peak (Spanish for "snake") is located on private land, 14.2 miles of San Luis in Costilla County. Elevation 14,047 feet.

Uncompahgre Peak is the sixth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains. The prominent 14,321 foot fourteener is the highest summit of the San Juan Mountains and the highest point in the drainage basin of the Colorado River and the Gulf of California.

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.

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.

Pyramid Peak is the 47th highest mountain peak in Colorado, and 78th highest peak in the United States. It is located in the Elk Mountains in southeastern Pitkin County. The summit resembles a ragged square pyramid. Elevation 14,018.

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

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 Princeton is part of the Collegiate Peaks located in San Isabel National Forest near Buena vista. The mountain was named in honor of Princeton University. Elevation 14,197 feet.