14erplan

Last update: 10 Jan 2019

Colorado has 50-some mountain peaks exceeding 14,000 feet (known as "fourteeners" or "14ers"). This page will be used to organize plans to hike as many of these as

possible - a trip here/there working though the peaks from easy -> difficult until I get done or too old. Hiking partners are always welcome! More on 14ers @ http://14ers.com/ and @ http://www.14ers.org

Seasonal Notes

Option 1: on Route to or from CO (sort of). Good 14er to try first. 4-5 of us

Mt Culebra - Class 2 - Possibly Fish while we Acclimate

Option 2: Sangre de Cristo - Blanca, Ellingwood and Little Bear group

Camp @ Lake Como
Probably a rough week ... Little Bear is a Class 4. Mountaineer wanted!
4-5 of us so we can Jeep in as far as possible. Approach to camp is 11 miles

Sawatch Range Stragglers (3 Peaks) - from Salida - Whole famdamily!

Will have Jeep out there couple of bad 4WD roads
All Class 2 hikes - See below
BOOKed Tacked onto A&T family reunion in CO

Option 3: Silverton - Chicago Basin/Eolus Group!

Sneffles on route? Warmup?
Depends on rock climbing training and hiking partner availability
Camping/Backpacking from the train!
<more to come>

14ers Resources - Primary Website @ 14ers.com (a lot here)

14ers Ranked by Difficulty (another - easiest -> hardest)
Nice Intro to Climbing 14ers and useful Trip Reports
USGC Download Topo Maps - Map Names HERE
14ers by Access (Difficulty of road)
Colorado 14ers @ summitpost.org
Trailheads on a Google Map
Sport Distance Calculator
GPS Visualizer (Handy)
Easiest Hikes/Routes
CORSAR Card - get one!
Gear List (see also

Peaks in Cross-Hairs for 2019

Sawatch Leftovers

From Buena Vista

- Mt Antero - Class 2 - (6.5 mile hike from 4wd)

- Browns Creek TH - 16 miles S of BV

- Baldwin Gultch TH - Ed did this one, bad road

- Mt Princeton - Class 2 (6.5 mile hike) - Mt Princeton Road, 7 miles from BV - 16 Miles, 1hr

- Tabeguache Peak
   - Via Shavano redo - (7.5-11.25 mile hike) - 34 Miles, 1hr
   - West Ridge - Class 2 - (8 mile hike) - Jennings Creek TH - 40 Miles, 1.5hr
      Easy to miss: Coordinates = N 38.60050, W 106.27888

Whole Famdamily hikes with me?!

- Antero 4wd road is bad, but not as bad as Nellie Creek(?)

- 3rd Time's the charm!

- 2 summits, 1 hike!

Shavano GPS Track (2014) - 9.5 Miles, 7hrs - my note said NICE
Sangres
- Lake Como Approach - Class 1 hike in to camp (11 miles!)
- Little Bear (Class 4)
- Blanca
- Ellingwood

LOTS of Research to do!

San Juan Leftovers

On Route to CO

- Culebra Peak - (6m hike Class 2) - Private Reservations Required ($$?)

Before or after Salida - Backpacking/Camping

- Mt Sneffels

Windom Group/Chicago Basin

- Windom

- Sunlight

- Mount Eolus and North Eolus

Possibly fish while acclimating!

Hard ones via Train

Done Ones

2018 - Camping and Buena Vista (Again!) - Pictures HERE Approx 30 of them done (at least once!)

Backpack/Camp
- Mt of the Holy Cross - Class 2 (12 miles), Overnight/Camp @ Half Moon? (Tigiwon) TH - 33 Miles, 1hr

- Mt Harvard - Long Class 2 (11 miles hike) - N Cottonwood Creek TH - 8 miles (2wd) from BV
- Mt Columbia - Combo with Harvard (15 miles) - Overnighter Camp @ Horn Fork Basin (Hints)

From Buena Vista
- Mt Sherman (again!) - but fail due to wind
- Mt Princeton - fail AGAIN due to storms
- Mt Elbert (again) - Done!

w/ Ross - fun one

Looong day on the "Trail", but done!

2017 - Pictures Here - MANY more here: San Luis and Handes

Creede

- San Luis Peak - Class 1 (11m hike) - West Willow TH - 14.5 Hours from Austin | 19 hours from Madison

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Lake City
- Handies Peak - Class 1 (5.7m hike) - American Basin TH. ~23 Miles 1hr+ - GPX
- Sunshine Peak - Class 2 RedCloud combo (12.25m hike) - Silver Creek/Grizzly Gulch TH - ~18 Miles 1hr
- Redcloud Peak - Class 2 (9m hike) - GPX
- Uncompahgre Peak - Class 2 (7.25m hike) - Nellie TH - ~10 Miles or Less - 50 mins
- Wetterhorn Peak Class 3 - (7m hike) - Matterhorn Creek TH - ~12 Miles 1hr

Creede & Lake City (Cool towns)

2016 - Trip #2 - Pictures Here

- Mt Sherman (again!)
- Princeton - fail
- Shavano (to get Tabguache) - fail

Buena Vista - no new ones :=(

2016 - Trip #1 - Pictures HERE Leadville

- Mt Evans - Easy Class 2 warm-up (4.5 Miles) - Summit Lake TH - or Gimme/Drive-up - www.mountevans.com
- Huron Peak - Moderate/Class 2 (6.5 mile hike) - Clear Creek/S. Winfield TH
- Mt Massive - Moderate/Class 2 (8 mile hike), N. Half Mood Creek TH - 14 mi, 1 hr (4wd)
- Mt Sherman (again) - From Leadville side, Iowa Gulch

2015 - Trip #2 - Pictures HERE
Leadville

- Torreys Peak - Class 2 - 8.5 Mile Combo Grays & Torreys - Same as Grays - GPX
- Grays Again too
- La Plata Peak - Class 2 - (9.25 mile hike) - La Plata Peak TH Paved! - ~26 miles, 45 mins
- Mt Yale - Class 2 (9.5 Mile Hike) - Denny Creek TH Paved - ~42 Miles, 1hr (2wd)
- Missouri Mountain - Class 2 (10 mile hike) - Missouri Gultch TH - 127 Miles from Denver 2.75hrs (2wd)

Done

2015 - Trip #1 - Pictures HERE
Georgetown & Lake City

- Grays Peak - Class 1 - Potential 2 for 1, right next to Torreys - TH Road in June
- Mt Bross - Moderate/Class 2 (West Slope <4mi hike) - 58 Mi from Georgetown 1.5 hr - GPX

Done

2014 - Pictures HERE
Buena Vista

- Mt Elbert - A Must, the highest. Easy/Class 1 (8.5 miles hike) - See Ross Review - Drive: 32 mi, 47 mi

- Mt Democrat - Easy/Class 2 (4 mile hike) - should have bagged in 2013 w/ Lincoln - Drive:  49mi 1+ hrs
- Mt Sherman - Moderate/Class 2 (4-5 mile) - Drive:  48mi, 1+hrs
- Mt Belford - Class 2 (8 mile hike) - Drive:  22 Miles, 47mins
- Mt Oxford - Combo with Belford (11 Miles Hike)
- Mt Shavano - Was nice (11 Mile Combo with Tabguache)

Done

2013 - Pictures HERE
Montezuma

- Mt Quandary
- Mt Cameron
- Mt Lincoln
- Mt Bierstadt
- Pikes Peak

Done

Sleeping/Camping Idears

Clinton State Park (on route) - Cabins (near Lawrence, KS - been there before)
Prairie Dog State Park (on route) - Cabins (somewhere in Kansas - .5-way between MSP and Sand Dunes NP)
Mahoney State Park (on route) - Cabins (between Lincoln/Omaha - been there too)
Platt River State Park (on route) - Cabins (near Omaha)
Cripple Creek KOA (on route) - Cabins @ 10k to acclimate
Idaho Springs Cottage (on route) - 7.5k to acclimate
US Forestry Service Cabin Rentals - I WILL stay in Jersey Jim Fire tower one day
Lake City, Co
Buena Vista, Co
Leadville, Co
Leadville - If we have a gang, 4BR (sleeps 8), Pioneer Dance Hall! https://www.vrbo.com/811114
Leadville - 4BR (sleeps 8) - https://www.vrbo.com/745146
Buena Vista - If we have a gang, 3BR (sleeps 6) - http://www.vrbo.com/555494
Buena Vista - in town, studio (sleeps 3) - http://www.vr bo.com/515665
Buena Vista Firehouse (Sleeps 8+ twas nice) - HERE
Montezuma House/Cabin outside of Keystone from 2013
Fairplay Haunted Hotel - http://www.stayfairplay.com/ - Website mysteriously disappeared! Facebook Page HERE
Southern - near Lake City (sleeps 4) - http://www.vrbo.com/237338
Lake City - (1br) http://www.vrbo.com/419250
Lake City (2br) - http://www.vrbo.com/656446 - another http://www.vrbo.com/3924397ha - another http://www.vrbo.com/3924393ha
Lake City (2br) on River - http://lakeview-inc.com/vrp/rentals/prop1019.htm - Stayed here
Near Telluride - http://koa.com/campgrounds/ouray/ - Save for 2016

Draft Itinerary (a climb every other day or so)

Trip 1 - Sawatch Stragglers

Day 1 - to Kansas in Jeep - w/in striking distance to DEN Airport
Day 2 - DEN airport pickups (room for 3-4), then overnight someplace high to acclimate and get camping shit together
Day 3 - Drive to/Hike/Camp into Mt of Holy Cross
Day 4 - Summit Mt of Holy Cross, then Hike/Camp into Harvard/Columba
Day 5 - Summit Harvard & Columbia, then to BV house. Crew #2 arrives from DEN
Day 6 - Day off! Crew 2 Acclimates in Buena Vista
Day 7 - Hike one - Antero or Shavano/Tabguache
Day 8 - Hike another - Princeton. Crew 1 back to DEN
Day 9 - Day off or Hike another (there are A LOT in BV area)
Day 10 - Summit whatever is left on hitlist - Antero or Tabguache
Day 11 - Day off or Hike another
Day 12 - Tom P takes crew 2 to DEN Airport, then homeward
Day 13 - Home