Patches

To the south of Huron lies the central couloir on Ice Mountain of the Three Apostles. Admitted late as a 14er, Huron Peak is the same height as Mt. of the Holy Cross. Elevation 14,005 feet.

This peak is named for mountaineer and adventurer Albert Ellingwood. He established bold early first ascents in Colorado and introduced safer new climbing techniques from England. Elevation 14,042 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 detailed patch is a great patch to throw on a backpack or your favorite soft-sided lunchbox so people know you've hit up some killer trails on your bike in some pretty sweet mountains.

One of the Collegiate Peaks, Princeton is known for symmetry between its summit and the two subpeaks, and for the Chalk Cliffs and Hot Springs to the south in the valley below. Elevation 14,197 feet.

Above the farms and ranches of the San Luis Valley is Mt. Lindsey, named for Colorado Mountain Club member Malcolm Lindsey. Until 1954, this peak was known as Old Baldy. Elevation 14,042 feet

This peak was named for miner and politician William Bross who is said to have climbed it in 1876. It is known for its rounded summit and the gnarled bristlecone pines on its flanks. Elevation 14,172 feet.

While Aetna isn't quite a 14er, she's still a beaut. So give her some credit and enjoy some solid views up through almost all of the 14ers in Chaffee County.

Miners from the "Show Me" state named Missouri Gulch and this peak in the Sawatch Range. Above Missouri Gulch are Elkhead Pass and the ridges to Belford and Oxford. Elevation 14,067 feet.

El Diente is Spanish for "tooth". In southwestern Colorado, the jagged ridgeline of El Diente Peak inspired its name. The peak is noted for the exposed Wilson-El Diente ridge. Elevation 14,159 feet.

This peak, the southernmost 14er in Colorado, is currently privately owned. It is named for the Spanish word for ""snake"" because of the serpentine curves of the rivers on its flanks. Elevation 14,047 feet.