Colorado’s Most Prominent Thirteeners

For a celebration of the joys that come from climbing Colorado’s highest peaks,
see Gerry and Jennifer’s guidebook, Colorado’s Thirteeners.

Colorado’s Most Prominent Thirteeners

– Sorted by Prominence

Notes

Rank	Elev feet	Prom feet	Summit Name	Quadrangle	Saddle Name	Saddle Elev	Saddle Lat/Long	Saddle Quad & CI	Other fame
1	13,626	3,685	West Spanish Pk	Spanish Pks	Cucharas Pass	9,941	37 19.219 105 04.417	Cucharas Pass 40	Las Animas Cty HP
2	13,035	3,095	West Elk Pk	West Elk Pk	Kebler Pass	9,940	38 50.853 107 05.936	Mt Axtell 40	West Elk Rg HP
3	13,580	3,000	Powell, Mt	Mt Powell	Vail Pass	10,580	39 31.883 106 12.944	Vail Pass 40	Gore Rg HP
4	13,232	2,852	Hesperus Mtn	La Plata		10,380	37 38.933 107 57.429	Hermosa Pk 40	La Plata Mtns HP Montezuma Cty HP
5	13,528	2,821	Treasure Mtn A	Snowmass Mtn	Schofield Pass	10,707	39 00.897 107 02.803	Snowmass Mtn 40
6	13,300	2,760	Summit Pk	Summit Pk	Weminuche Pass	10,540	37 40.875 107 19.007	Weminuche Pass 40	East San Juan Mtns HP Archuleta Cty HP
7	13,971	2,671	Ouray, Mt	Mt Ouray	Monarch Pass	11,300	38 29.788 106 19.539	Pahlone Pk 40
8	13,148	2,448	South River Pk	South River Pk	Railroad Pass	10,700	37 27.841 106 45.723	Wolf Creek Pass 40
9	13,560	2,420	Hagues Pk	Trail Ridge	Chapin Pass	11,140	40 26.127 105 43.705	Trail Ridge 40	Mummy Rg HP Larimer Cty HP
10	13,269	2,409	Antora Pk	Bonanza	Marshall Pass	10,860	38 23.515 106 14.829	Mt Ouray 40
11	13,105	2,405	Bushnell Pk	Bushnell Pk	Hayden Pass	10,700	38 17.658 105 51.022	Coaldale 40	Fremont Cty HP
12	13,158	2,338	Twilight Pk	Snowdon Pk		10,820	37 43.756 107 42.040	Snowdon Pk 40	West Needle Mtns HP
13	13,822	2,283	Silverheels, Mt	Alma	Hoosier Pass	11,539	39 21.720 106 03.760	Alma 40
14	13,894	2,105	Vermilion Pk	Ophir	Ophir Pass	11,789	37 51.038 107 46.764	Ophir 40	San Juan Cty HP
15	13,684	2,099	Bald Mtn	Boreas Pass	Georgia Pass	11,585	39 27.502 105 54.974	Boreas Pass 40
16	13,205	2,065	Jacque Pk	Copper Mtn	Robinson Tailings Pond	11,140	39 24.187 106 12.354	Copper Mtn 40
17	13,340	2,040	Herard, Mt	Medano Pass		11,300	37 55.442 105 30.186	Crestone Pk 40
18	13,326	1,986	West Buffalo Pk	Marmot Pk		11,340	38 59.457 106 09.986	Harvard Lakes 40
19	13,300	1,960	Middle Pk	Dolores Pk		11,340	37 50.851 108 04.350	Dolores Pk 40
20	13,988	1,928	Grizzly Pk	Independence Pass	Independence Pass	12,060	39 06.329 106 34.013	Independence Pass 40	CO’s highest 13er
21	13,172	1,912	Conejos Pk	Platoro		11,260	37 14.270 106 37.006	Victoria Lake 40
22	13,821	1,881	Rio Grande Pyramid	Rio Grande Pyramid		11,940	37 38.294 107 26.090	Rio Grande Pyramid 40
23	13,368	1,868	Sultan Mtn	Silverton		11,500	37 45.953 107 43.626	Silverton 40
24	13,670	1,810	Jackson, Mt	Mt Jackson		11,860	39 24.245 106 32.015	Mt Jackson 40
25	13,010	1,790	PT 13,010	Cimarrona Pk	Squaw Pass	11,220	37 36.077 107 12.963	Cimarrona Pk 40
26	13,203	1,743	Bennett Pk	Jasper		11,460	37 24.597 106 37.726	Elwood Pass 40
27	13,391	1,720	Parry Pk	Empire	Rollins Pass	11,671	39 56.028 105 40.975	East Portal 40
28	13,641	1,701	Bard Pk	Grays Pk		11,940	39 43.454 105 52.665	Loveland Pass 40
29	13,382	1,682	PT 13,382	Mt Champion	South Fork Pass	11,700	39 10.233 106 35.586	Mt Champion 40	Williams Mtns HP
30	13,254	1,674	Henry Mtn	Fairview Pk		11,580	38 41.943 106 34.004	Fairview Pk 40
31	13,502	1,665	North Arapaho Pk	Monarch Lake	Buchanan Pass	11,837	40 07.860 105 37.804	Isolation Pk 40	Indian Pks HP
32	13,552	1,652	Tower Mtn	Howardsville		11,900	37 56.863 107 35.521	Handies Pk 40
33	13,510	1,570	PT 13,510	Baldy Cinco	San Luis Pass	11,940	37 58.307 106 58.327	San Luis Pk 40
34	13,553	1,563	Pettingell Pk	Loveland Pass	Loveland Pass	11,990	39 39.823 105 52.727	Loveland Pass 40

Notes by Gerry Roach

This list has 34 peaks on it, of which 17 have more than 2,000 feet of prominence.

Colorado’s Most Prominent Thirteeners

– Sorted by Prominence

Notes by Gerry Roach

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