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Herein are a few reports from expeditions into the mountains. Hopefully they will be helpful to others who
are planning to venture into the same regions.
If a peak is listed
here without a link, and you would like some information, feel free to email
me and it might provide the impetus for me to write about it! If you
find any of this information useful, please email me and let me know,
since that will also encourage me to write more.
Current count:
33 of the 54 peaks in
Colorado over 14,000 feet in elevation
42 of the 100 highest peaks in Colorado
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Rank
|
Elev.
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Peak Name
|
Date Climbed
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1
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14,433
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Elbert, Mt
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July 4th weekend,
1999
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2
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14,421
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Massive, Mt
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June 24, 2007
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3
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14,420
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Harvard, Mt
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August 20, 2005
September 22, 2007
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4
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14,345
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Blanca Pk
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5
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14,340
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"North Massive"
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6
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14,336
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La Plata Pk
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October 2, 2004
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7
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14,309
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Uncompahgre Pk
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September 17, 2005
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8
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14,294
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Crestone Pk
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9
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14,286
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Lincoln, Mt
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September 19, 2004
July 5, 2008
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10
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14,270
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Grays Pk
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c. 1983
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11
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14,269
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Antero, Mt
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July 4th weekend, 2004
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12
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14,267
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Torreys Pk
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c. 1983
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13
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14,265
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Castle Pk
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c. 2001
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14
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14,265
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Quandary Pk
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September 16, 2000
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15
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14,264
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Evans, Mt
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June 23, 2001
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16
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14,255
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Longs Pk
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17
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14,246
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Wilson, Mt
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|
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14,238
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Cameron, Mt
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July 5, 2008
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18
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14,229
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Shavano, Mt
|
September 3, 2006
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19
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14,197
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Belford, Mt
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20
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14,197
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Crestone Needle
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c. 2000
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21
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14,197
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Princeton, Mt
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September 23, 2000
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22
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14,196
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Yale, Mt
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c. 2001
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23
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14,172
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Bross, Mt
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July 5, 2008
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24
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14,165
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Kit Carson Mtn
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|
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14,159
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El Diente
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25
|
14,156
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Maroon Pk
|
2000
|
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26
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14,155
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Tabeguache Pk
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September 3, 2006
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27
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14,153
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Oxford, Mt
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28
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14,150
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Sneffels, Mt
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July 4?, 2002
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29
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14,148
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Democrat, Mt
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July 5, 2008
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30
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14,130
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Capitol Pk
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31
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14,110
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Pikes Pk
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September, 1999
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32
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14,092
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Snowmass Mtn
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33
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14,083
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Eolus, Mt
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34
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14,082
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Windom Pk
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35
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14,081
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Challenger Point ("Johnny Carson")
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July 6, 2003
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36
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14,073
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Columbia, Mt
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August 20, 2005
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37
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14,067
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Missouri Mtn
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38
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14,064
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Humboldt Pk
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c. 2000
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39
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14,060
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Bierstadt, Mt
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June 23, 2001
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|
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14,060
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Conundrum Pk
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c. 2001
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40
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14,059
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Sunlight Pk
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41
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14,048
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Handies Pk
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September 1, 2007
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42
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14,047
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Culebra Pk
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43
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14,042
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Ellingwood Point
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44
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14,042
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Lindsey, Mt
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|
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14,039
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North Eolus
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45
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14,037
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Little Bear Pk
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|
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46
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14,036
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Sherman, Mt
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47
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14,034
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Redcloud Pk
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July 2, 2005
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48
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14,018
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Pyramid Pk
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August 19, 2001
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49
|
.14,017
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Wilson Pk
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50
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14,015
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Wetterhom Pk
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|
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14,014
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North Maroon Pk
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51
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14,014
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San Luis Pk
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September 6, 2009
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52
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14,005
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Mt of the Holy Cross
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August 31, 2008
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53
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14,003
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Huron Pk
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c. 2003
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54
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14,001
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Sunshine Pk
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July 2, 2005
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55
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13,988
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Grizzly Pk
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56
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13,983
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Stewart Pk
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September 5, 2009
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57
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13,980
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Columbia Pt ("Kat Carson")
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58
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13,912
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Pigeon Pk
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59
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13,911
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Ouray, Mt
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September 4, 2006
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60
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13,951
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Fletcher Mtn
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|
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13,951
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Gemini Pk
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61
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13,951
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Ice Mtn
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62
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13,950
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Pacific Pk
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63
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13,943
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Cathedral Pk
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July 29, 2000
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|
64
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13,940
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French Mtn
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65
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13,933
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Hope Mtn
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66
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13,932
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"Thunder Pyramid"
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67
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13,931
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Adams, Mt
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68
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13,913
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Gladstone Pk
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|
69
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13,911
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Meeker, Mt
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70
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13,908
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Casco, Mt
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71
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13,908
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Red Mtn
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72
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13,904
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Emerald Pk
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73
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13,900
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Point 13,900
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74
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13,898
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Horseshoe Mtn
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75
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13,895
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"Phoenix Pk"
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76
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13,894
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Vermillion Pk
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August 1999 |
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13,816
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Frasco BM
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77
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13,810
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"North Carbonate"
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July 4th weekend, 2004
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78
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13,865
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Buckskin, Mt
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79
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13,864
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Vestal Pk
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80
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13,860
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Apostle North
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81
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13,860
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Jones Mtn
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September 2, 2007
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82
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13,851
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Clinton Pk
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83
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13,855
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Dyer Mtn
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84
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13,852
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Crystal Pk
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|
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13,852
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Traver Pk
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85
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13,850
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Edwards, Mt
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86
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13,849
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California Pk
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87
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13,845
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Oklahoma, Mt
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13,842
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Spalding, Mt
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June 23, 2001
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88
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13,841
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Hagerman Pk
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89
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13,841
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Half Pk
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September 3, 2000
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90
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13,841
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"Atlantic Pk"
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91
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13,835
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Turret Pk
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92
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13,832
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Point 13,832
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July 3, 2005
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93
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13,831
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Holy Cross Ridge
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August 31, 2008 |
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94
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13,831
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Iowa Pk
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95
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13,830
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Jupiter Mtn
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96
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13,828
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Point 13,828
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97
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13,824
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Jagged Mtn
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98
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13,823
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"Lackawanna Pk"
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99
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13,822
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Silverheels, Mt
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100
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13,821
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Rio Grande Pyramid
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101
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13,819
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Teakettle Mtn
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102
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13,811
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Point 13,811
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July 3, 2005
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103
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13,809
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Dallas Pk
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104
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13,801
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Niagara Pk
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September 2, 2007
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105
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13,806
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"American Pk"
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September 2, 2007
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106
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13,805
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Trinity Pk
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107
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13,803
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Arrow Pk
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108
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13,803
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"Castleabra"
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109
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13,801
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Organ Mtn
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13,767
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US Grant Pk
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August 1999
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13,761
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Fuller Pk
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August 1999
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References
Hirschfeld, Cindy (2001). Canine Colorado, (2nd ed.).
Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing
Roach, Gerry (1999). Colorado's Fourteeners, (2nd Ed.).
Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing
Roach, Gerry & Jennifer (2001). Colorado's Thirteeners.
Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing
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