14er Patches

Wetterhorn Peak (14,021 ft.) and neighboring Matterhorn Peak are named after the Wetterhorn and the Matterhorn, two famous peaks in the Swiss Alps.

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.

The first European to ascend Torreys Peak, botanist Charles C. Parry, named the peak for his botanist colleague John Torrey. Torrey's is frequently mentioned in conjunction with Grays Peak.

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

The San Luis Peak is situated rather far to the east of the other fourteeners in the San Juans, and has more of a wilderness setting than many of the others. Elevation 14,014 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 Yale is part of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Elevation 14,196 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 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.