How the Colorado 14ers checklist works
The list is the 58 named peaks over 14,000 feet from 14ers.com, with its LiDAR elevations and mountain ranges. A peak is ranked when it rises at least 300 feet above the lowest saddle connecting it to a higher peak. 53 of the 58 meet that rule. The other 5 are named summits that fall short of the rule but are commonly climbed.
1. Pick your count
Leave Count on "All 58 named" if you want every named 14er, or switch to "53 ranked only" to hide the unranked peaks and count to 53. Your checks on unranked peaks are kept either way.
2. Check off what you've climbed
Tick the box next to each summit. The checks save in your browser, so the list is still marked when you come back on the same device. The list of peaks you checked never leaves your device.
3. Plan by range
The panel shows how many you have done in each range. Set Range to one range and Show to "Still to climb" to see what's left there, which is handy when you plan a weekend around one trailhead area. Summit feet adds up the elevation of every summit you've checked. It is not your elevation gain on the trail.
Worked example
A hiker has climbed the 6 Front Range 14ers (Grays Peak, Torreys Peak, Mount Blue Sky, Longs Peak, Pikes Peak and Mount Bierstadt) and the Decalibron loop (Mount Democrat, Mount Cameron, Mount Lincoln and Mount Bross). That is 10 of 58 named peaks, or 17.2%.
Switch to ranked only and Mount Cameron drops out, because it rises only 152 feet above its saddle. The count becomes 9 of 53, or 17.0%.
| All named 14ers | 10 of 58 · 17.2% |
|---|---|
| Ranked only | 9 of 53 · 17.0% |
| Summit feet (all named) | 142,122 ft |
| Highest still to climb | Mount Elbert |
Where the sources differ: 53, 54 or 58
There are three common counts. 53 is the number of ranked 14ers with 300 feet of prominence. 58 adds the 5 unranked named peaks (Mount Cameron, El Diente Peak, Challenger Point, North Eolus and Conundrum Peak). The Colorado Mountain Club's list has 54, because it includes North Maroon and El Diente for historical reasons.
LiDAR results that became widely known in late 2021 also moved peaks across the line. North Maroon Peak turned out to be ranked and Challenger Point unranked, the reverse of older lists. A recent survey also suggests the unnamed "East Crestone" is a fraction of a foot higher than Crestone Peak. This checklist follows 14ers.com, which still counts Crestone Peak.
Elevations changed too. 14ers.com now uses LiDAR figures, which can differ by a few feet from the older USGS numbers in many guidebooks. Mount Elbert is 14,438 ft here, where 14ers.com's previous figure was 14,433 ft. If your guidebook disagrees by a few feet, that is why.
14ers.com also lists unnamed sub-summits over 14,000 feet, such as "North Massive". No common list counts them, so they are left out.
