Last update: 09 Jul 2019
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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 
Part 3: Sawatch Range Stragglers (3 Peaks) - from Salida - Whole famdamily!
| Sawatch Leftovers |
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| From Buena Vista - Mt Antero - Class 2 - (6.5 mile hike from 4wd)
- 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 |
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| Phase I - Long Weekend - Culebra Peak - (NW Ridge 5-6 mile hike) - Private, reservations required Phase II - prob a week The Crestones & Humbolt Peak - South Colony Lakes TH, near Westcliffe, CO - Hike into South Colony Lakes is prob best - Crestone Peak - Class 3 (4-8 Mile Hike) - Crestone Needle - Class 3 (3-7 Mile Hike) - Humbolt Peak - Class 2 (3-6 Mile Hike) Challenger & Kit Carson - Willow Creek TH, near Crestone, CO - Hike into Willow Creek approx 4 miles(?) - Challenger & Kit Carson together - Easy Class 3 (5-6 Mile Hike) | Meet in San Luis House reserved - Acclimate/fish 1.5 days, kick back after hike ** More work to do on Crestones/Kit Carson Camping part ** 4-5 Days of Camping Camp @ South Colony Lakes Humbolt should be doable w/ an overnight South Colony lakes to Willow Creek is easily a 2 hour drive Camp @ Willow Creek |
| San Juan Leftovers |
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Before or after BV - Backpacking/Camping
- Mt Sneffels
Windom Group/Chicago Basin
- Windom
- Sunlight
- Mount Eolus and North Eolus
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Unlikely in 2019 Hard ones via Train |
| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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- 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)
- Day 1 - to Kansas in Jeep - w/in striking distance to Airport
- Day 2 - DEN airport pickups (room for 3-4), then to San Luis
- Day 3 - Acclimate/Fish
- Day 4 - Summit Culebra
- Day 5 - Drive to Willow Creek TH - Hike in
- Day 6 - Hike one (or 2) Challenger/Kit Carson
- Day 7 - Day off or Drive to South Colony Lakes and hike in
- Day 8 - Hike Another - Humbolt
- Day 9 - Day off or Hike another (
- Day 10 - to COS to pick up Alice
- Day 11 - Drive to BV
- Day 12-18 - BV
- Day 19 - Head home - drop off Alice at COS
- Day 20 - Home
I THINK you will be able to add stuff to Map below using THIS LINK
Map - Peaks and Campgrounds
