Colorado’s Gore Range Alphabetizer

Before the 1930s, no more than a handful of Gore peaks even had names. In 1932,
Carl Erickson and Edmund Cooper initiated the system of lettering the peaks,
starting with those rimming the Black Creek basin. Thus, Eagles Nest, the most
northerly of the major summits, was “A,” and Mount Powell, next in line, was “B.”
These two already had other well-established names, ... but from “P” to “T,”
the peaks bore no other names. ... The lettering system has become a tradition
which some Gore enthusiasts are reluctant to give up.

– William Bueler from Roof of the Rockies

Do you know your Gore alphabet?

Colorado’s Gore Range Alphabetizer

– Sorted by Letter Name

Go to this list’s Notes

There are 31 summits on this list, of which 16 are hard ranked.

Rank	Elev feet	Prom feet	Summit Name	Parent	Iso miles	Quadrangle	Rg	G	J
1	13,420	640	Eagles Nest A aka “Pk A”	Powell, Mt aka “Pk B”	1.19	Mt Powell	GO	1	2
2	13,580	3,000	Powell A, Mt aka “Pk B”	Jackson, Mt	21.63	Mt Powell	GO	1	1
3	13,220	520	“Pk C”	Powell A, Mt “Pk G”	0.74 1.43	Vail East	GO	1	2
	13,100	120	“Pk C Prime”	“Pk C”	0.16	Vail East	GO
	13,047	267	“Pk D”	“Pk C” “Pk G”	0.58 0.84	Vail East	GO
	13,220	200	“Pk E”	“Pk G”	0.48	Vail East	GO
	12,361	261	“Pk E Prime”	“Pk G”	1.0	Vail East	GO
	13,230	250	“Pk F”	“Pk G”	0.18	Vail East	GO
4	13,260	1,000	“Pk G”	Powell, Mt aka “Pk B”	2.24	Vail East	GO	1	2
	13,100	160	“Pk H”	“Pk G”	0.43	Vail East	GO	1	1
5	12,922	302	“Pk I”	“Pk G”	0.40	Vail East	GO		1
	12,942	162	“Pk J”	“Pk P”	0.34	Vail East	GO		1
6	12,940	400	“Pk K”	“Pk Q” “Pk P”	0.77 0.90	Vail East	GO
7	13,213	753	“Pk L”	“Pk Q”	1.65	Vail East	GO	1	1
	13,140	240	Guyselman Mtn aka “Pk M”	“Pk L”	0.59	Mt Powell	GO	1	1
8	13,121	421	“Pk N”	“Pk L”	1.19	Mt Powell	GO	1	1
	12,940	160	“Little Powell” aka “Pk O”	“Pk N”	0.29	Mt Powell	GO
9	12,965	385	“Pk P”	“Pk Q”	0.48	Vail East	GO		1
10	13,230	730	“Pk Q”	“Pk G”	2.12	Vail East	GO	1	1
11	12,995	535	“Pk R”	“Pk Q”	0.50	Vail East	GO	1	1
12	12,857	357	“Pk S”	“Pk R”	0.48	Vail East	GO	1	1
	12,660	80	“Pk T”	“Pk S”	0.46	Vail East	GO
	12,385	245	“Pk T Prime”	“Pk S”	0.9	Vail East	GO
13	13,041	581	“West Partner Pk” aka “Pk U”	“East Partner Pk” aka “Pk V”	0.89	Vail East	GO	1	1
14	13,057	557	“East Partner Pk” aka “Pk V”	“Pk X”	1.02	Vail East	GO	1	1
	12,775	235	“Pk W”	“East Partner Pk” aka “Pk V”	0.45	Vail East	GO
15	13,085	465	“Pk X”	“Pk Z”	0.79	Vail East	GO	1	1
	12,710	130	“Pk X Prime”	“Pk X”	0.37	Vail East	GO
	12,980	160	“Pk Y”	“Pk X”	0.28	Vail East	GO	1
16	13,245	785	“Pk Z”	“Pk G”	4.06	Willow Lakes	GO	1	2
	13,075	215	“Pk Z Prime”	“Solitude, Mt”	0.37	Vail East	GO	1	1

Notes by Gerry Roach

Gerry Roach’s totals: 17 ascents; 13/16 hard ranked; 17/31 overall
Jennifer Roach’s totals: 23 ascents; 15/16 hard ranked; 19/31 overall
Gerry and Jennifer’s combined total: 40 ascents
As of 8/20/07
All the peaks on this list are in or on the boundary of the Eagles Nest Wilderness.
The summit of mighty “Peak G” is not where the map indicates it to be. The true summit is 200 yards northwest of the map point that extrpolates to 13,260 feet. The difference is only a few feet, but multiple parties have verified the result with hand levels. The true summit is at the map point that extrapolates to 13,220 feet. Either Point 13,220 is missing a contour or Point 13,260 has an extra contour. It is more likely that Point 13,220 is missing a contour, and we have seen this type of map error elsewhere. If Point 13,220 is missing a contour, then it would extrapolate to 13,260 feet, so we continue to use this elevation for “Peak G.” The traverse between the two summits is rough and requires some Class 3 scrambling.

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Colorado’s Gore Range Alphabetizer

– Sorted by Letter Name

Notes by Gerry Roach

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