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Horseshoe Mountain

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Elevation 13,918' (LiDAR)
Prev Elevation 13,898'
CO Rank 67
CO 13er Rank 14 of 582
Range Mosquito
Lat / Lon 39.1854, -106.185
Planning Weather
Conditions (6/23/2026)
More Member Ascents (1,719)
GPX Library (16)
Horseshoe Mountain

13ers Within 5 Miles

Horseshoe Mountain (0.00 mi) Finnback Knob (0.61 mi) Peerless Mountain (0.94 mi) Mt. Sheridan (1.64 mi) Ptarmigan Peak (2.50 mi) White Ridge (2.57 mi) Gemini Peak (3.53 mi) Weston Peak (3.58 mi) Dyer Mountain (3.76 mi) West Dyer Mountain (4.06 mi) Mt. Evans (4.92 mi)

Photos

Horseshoe Mountain and Nearby 13ers

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Peerless Mountain
2010-01-10
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Horseshoe Mountain
2010-01-10
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Mt. Sheridan
2010-01-10
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Finnback Knob
2010-01-10
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Boudoir Couloir conditions morning of 4/12/25
2025-04-14
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From White Ridge
2023-04-11
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From White Ridge
2023-04-11
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Feb 3 2002: Horseshoe Mt. summit cabin (scan from ...
2018-01-03
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Finnback seen during the traverse from Horseshoe M...
2017-06-26
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The horseshoe
2013-06-04
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The horseshoe
2013-06-04
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Finnback Knob from the saddle between Peerless Mtn...
2012-07-14
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Peerless Mtn from the saddle between Horseshoe Mtn...
2012-07-14
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Mt. Sheridan from Peerless Mtn
2012-07-14
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Finnback from the saddle between Horseshoe and Pee...
2012-07-14
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Mt. Sherican from Dyer Mountain
2012-07-12
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Horseshoe Mtn. seen from White Ridge
2010-04-11
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Horseshoe Mtn. seen from White Ridge
2010-04-11
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Peerless Mtn. seen from White Ridge
2010-04-11
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Mt. Sheridan from White Ridge
2010-04-11
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Mt. Sheridan seen from the upper end of Fourmile C...
2010-04-11
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Mt. Sheridan seen from the upper end of Fourmile C...
2010-04-11
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Peerlesss Mountain from Mt. Sheridan.
2010-02-01
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On the east side of Mt. Sheridan.
2010-02-01
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Horseshoe Mountain seen from Four Mile Creek.
2009-01-01
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Horseshoe Mountain from Fourmile Creek.
2009-01-01
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Horseshoe Mountain seen from Mt. Sheridan. Finnba...
2009-01-01
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Horseshoe Mountain from U.S. 295 near Fairplay.
2009-01-01
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Horseshoe Mountain from U.S. 295 near Fairplay.
2009-01-01
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Horseshoe Mountain (left) and Mt. Sheridan (right)...
2009-01-01
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Mt. Sheridan from Mt. Sherman.
2009-01-01
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Peerless Mountain is in the center - between the c...
2009-01-01
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Sheridan from U.S. 24 near Leadville.
2009-01-01
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Horseshoe Mountain (left) and White Ridge (left of...
2009-01-01

Climbing Routes

route
Horseshoe Mountain - East Slopes
Difficulty: Class 1
Total Elevation Gain: 2,300'
Round-trip Distance: 8 mi
Exposure: Low
Rockfall Potential: Moderate
Route-Finding: Low
Commitment: Low
route  _
Horseshoe Mountain - Boudoir Couloir
Difficulty: Difficult Class 2  Moderate Snow
Total Elevation Gain: 2,350'
Round-trip Distance: 6 mi

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Trip Reports

  8 Recent Reports Peaks Climbed Added
  Tenmile-Mosquito Traverse FKT Google Map Included GPX file available for download
By: SpeedWalker
Peak(s): Peak 8, Peak 10, Pacific Peak, Fletcher Mountain, Clinton Peak, Mt. Democrat, Mt. Tweto, Mt. Evans, Mt. Sherman, Horseshoe Mountain
Added: 9/27/2025
 Peak 8
Peak 10
Pacific Peak
Fletcher Mountain
Clinton Peak
Mt. Democrat
Mt. Tweto
Mt. Evans
Mt. Sherman
Horseshoe Mountain		 9/20/2025 9/27/2025 11  10
  #8 Centennial - Horseshoe Mtn, Peerless Mtn, and Mt Sheridan
By: SpringsDuke
Peak(s): Horseshoe Mountain, Peerless Mountain, Mt. Sheridan
Added: 7/27/2025
 Horseshoe Mountain
Peerless Mountain
Mt. Sheridan		 7/27/2025 7/27/2025 4  15
  Kicking off Summer with a bang - 5 summits in one day! Google Map Included GPX file available for download
By: happyallyy
Peak(s): Mt. Sherman, Mt. Sheridan, Horseshoe Mountain, Peerless Mountain, White Ridge
Added: 6/16/2025
 Mt. Sherman
Mt. Sheridan
Horseshoe Mountain
Peerless Mountain
White Ridge		 6/14/2025 6/16/2025 8  8
  Horseshoe and Peerless Mtns with the Kids Google Map Included GPX file available for download
By: rob runkle
Peak(s): Horseshoe Mountain, Peerless Mountain
Added: 6/17/2025
 Horseshoe Mountain
Peerless Mountain		 7/6/2023 6/17/2025 1  15
Quest to 100 - Part 1: Shredding that Sweet, Sweet Spring Gnar - #13 - #19 Google Map Included GPX file available for download
By: notidealbutfine
Peak(s): Mt. Ouray, Mt. Silverheels, Clinton Peak, Quandary Peak, Horseshoe Mountain, Culebra Peak, Red Mountain
Added: 4/22/2025
 Mt. Ouray
Mt. Silverheels
Clinton Peak
Quandary Peak
Horseshoe Mountain
Culebra Peak
Red Mountain		 3/24/2025 4/22/2025 6  15
  Flatlander vs. Two Mosquitoes
By: dlew8470
Peak(s): Horseshoe Mountain, Peerless Mountain
Added: 6/17/2024
 Horseshoe Mountain
Peerless Mountain		 6/13/2024 6/17/2024 5  17
  Dont Forget Finnback Knob
By: petal53run
Peak(s): Finnback Knob, Horseshoe Mountain
Added: 12/1/2023
 Finnback Knob
Horseshoe Mountain		 10/9/2023 12/1/2023 6  39
  3 Great Traverses in 10 days (Tackled by a mid 30s married couple!) My first TR
By: Jajohnson11
Peak(s): Maroon Peak, North Maroon Peak, Blanca Peak, Little Bear Peak, Ellingwood Point, Crestone Needle, Crestone Peak, Humboldt Peak, Horseshoe Mountain, Mt. Elbert
Added: 10/23/2023
 Maroon Peak
North Maroon Peak
Blanca Peak
Little Bear Peak
Ellingwood Point
Crestone Needle
Crestone Peak
Humboldt Peak
Horseshoe Mountain
Mt. Elbert		 9/18/2023 10/23/2023 10  22
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