Patches

The Diamond on Longs east face produced some of Colorado's 1st big wall ascents. Broadway and the Notch Couloir are prominent features on its 2,000-foot high face. Elevation 14,255 feet.

The Sawatch Range peak La Plata means, "silver" in Spanish. It is noted for its long northeast ridge, first climbed in 1921 by Colorado College graduate Albert Ellingwood. Elevation 14,336 feet.

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.

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.

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.

A Collegiate Range peak, Harvard is the 3rd highest in Colorado. It lies high in the Horn Fork Basin above Bear Lake and was named by surveyor and Professor Josiah Whitney. Elevation 14,420 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.