Patches

Above Lake Como in the Sangre de Cristo Range sits Little Bear Peak. Its connecting ridge, the 1 1/2 mile Blanca Peak-Little Bear traverse, is a Colorado mountaineering classic. Elevation 14,037 feet.

Named for German mountaineer Alexander von Humboldt by locals in the Wet Mountain Valley this peak is an easy climb compared with its neighbors in the Sangre de Cristo range. Elevation 14,064 feet.

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 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.

Loose rock, steep climbing and big exposure give this aptly named symmetrical peak an earned reputation as one of the most difficult to summit of all the fourteeners in Colorado. Elevation 14,018 feet.

Sedimentary rock gave the Maroon Bells their distinctive color and layered appearance. The loose rock and steep climbing have earned these peaks the nickname 'Deadly Bells.' Elevation 14,014 feet.

Deep in the San Miguel Mountains, this peak is known for its hard connecting ridge with El Diente and for fine spring ski mountaineering. It was named for surveyor A.D. Wilson. Elevation 14,246 feet

The view from Maroon Lake is a classic image of Maroon and North Maroon Peak. Maroon Peak is the higher of the two peaks, known collectively as the 'Maroon Bells.' Maroon Peak - Elevation 14,156 feet.

Crestone Peak, in the Sangre de Cristos, is steep and technical from every aspect. It was one of the last peaks in Colorado to be climbed because of its big walls and remote location. Elevation 14,294 feet.

Above Montezuma Basin, near Conundrum Peak, lies Castle Peak with its purple hues. Named for the mountain's castle-shaped ridgelines, it is the highest peak in the Elk Range. Castle Peak - Elevation 14,265 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.