Patches

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.

Visible from afar, the big east snowfields are the namesakes of this Elk Range peak. Indians called this mountain "The Cold Woman""and believed it was the source of local weather. Elevation 14,092 feet.

Part of the Collegiate Range, this peak was named by Professor JD Whitney on a surveying trip. He started the tradition of naming Sawatch peaks after universities. Elevation 14,196 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

A Collegiate Peak in the Sawatch Range, this peak is often climbed with Belford. For years, it was thought to barely qualify as a 14er, but more recent surveys added an additional 150'. Elevation 14,153 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

Years ago, the slopes of Mount Lincoln rang with picks from miners scraping for gold and silver; now mountaineers swing their picks on Lincoln Falls above Montgomery Reservoir. Elevation 14,286 feet.

Beaver ponds on Frenchman Creek are in the valley below the north slope of Mount Columbia. Columbia is one of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of Colorado. Elevation 14,073 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.

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.

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.