- Located in Colorado
- High point: Mount Elbert (14,438 feet, 4401 meters)
- Highest point in Colorado
- Second highest point in contiguous U.S.
- Wilderness areas: Buffalo Peaks, Collegiate Peaks, Greenhorn Mountain, Holy Cross, Lost Creek, Mount Evans, Mount Massive, Sangre de Cristo, and Spanish Peaks
- Website
On Top of Colorado – Mount Elbert
I can’t quite figure out why I was fourteen 14ers (the slang term for 14,000+ foot high mountains in Colorado and elsewhere) deep until deciding to head up Mount Elbert, but finally the time came where I had to commit to checking Elbert off the list. Mount Elbert is Colorado’s high point, the second highest…
Colorado Hiked: Mount Sherman, Gemini Peak, & Mount Sheridan
What else was I suppose to do on a paid local holiday off of work? Climb mountains, naturally! Since I’ve spent 2022 getting into true hiking shape, I wanted to tick off some Colorado 14ers (mountains above 14,000 feet/4267 meters) this summer. Unfortunately most 14ers take quite the driving commitment for me from Cheyenne, and…
The Adventuring Heidi 