"Fortress Peak"

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Elevation 13,246' (LiDAR)

Prev Elevation 13,241'

CO Rank 443

CO 13er Rank 390 of 582

Range San Juan

Lat / Lon 38.09776, -107.53013

Planning Weather
Conditions (9/19/2024)

More Member Ascents (107)
GPX Library (4)

13ers Within 5 Miles

"Fortress Peak" (0.00 mi) Redcliff (0.75 mi) Coxcomb Peak (1.24 mi) Precipice Peak (1.50 mi) Unnamed 13215 (1.66 mi) "Heisshorn" (1.70 mi) "El Punto" (1.75 mi) Unnamed 13350 (1.87 mi) Unnamed 13382 (1.99 mi) Unnamed 13220 (2.24 mi) Unnamed 13313 (2.84 mi) Matterhorn Peak (2.92 mi) Unnamed 13207 (4.07 mi) Unnamed 13684 (4.24 mi) "Big Blue Peak" (4.33 mi) Silver Mountain (4.42 mi) Unnamed 13102 (4.77 mi) Broken Hill (4.95 mi)

Photos

"Fortress Peak" and Nearby 13ers

"El Punto" (foreground) seen from UN 13340

2013-09-08

UN 13340 A seen from the northeast

2013-09-08

"Heisshorn" from the summit of Wetterhorn Peak.

2010-01-20

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed 13377 from the summit of Wetterhorn Peak.

2010-01-20

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Fortress Peak"

"Fortress Peak" from the summit of Wetterhorn Peak...

2010-01-20

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed 13206 from Wetterhorn Peak.

2010-01-20

By: BillMiddlebrook

Coxcomb Peak seen from Wetterhorn Peak.

2010-01-14

By: BillMiddlebrook

Redcliff seen from Wetterhorn Peak.

2010-01-14

By: BillMiddlebrook

Precipice Peak from Uncompahgre Peak

2010-01-14

By: BillMiddlebrook

Heisshorn from NE, traversing E of ridge from El P...

2024-11-26

Unnamed 13377 and surrounding mountains

2013-12-17

By: wojtekrychlik

El Punto, with Wetterhorn behind.

2012-06-14

By: HikeforTurns

El Punto summit tower

2012-06-14

By: HikeforTurns

Redcliff from below saddle

2010-08-20

By: luckyzsquirrel

Coxcomb from Redcliff

2010-08-20

By: luckyzsquirrel

Redcliff from Fortress

2010-08-20

By: luckyzsquirrel

"Fortress Peak"

Fortress from Redcliff

2010-08-20

By: luckyzsquirrel

Precipice from Redcliff

2010-08-20

By: luckyzsquirrel

Precipice fore, Uncompagre in distance

2010-08-05

By: luckyzsquirrel

L-R: Precipice (13144), Chimney (11781), and Court...

2010-08-05

By: luckyzsquirrel

Precipice Peak from Uncompahgre Peak

2010-04-18

By: BillMiddlebrook

Coxcomb, Redcliff, "Fortress Peak" and Precipice P...

2010-04-18

By: BillMiddlebrook

Coxcomb and Redcliff from Uncompahgre Peak

2010-04-18

By: BillMiddlebrook

Coxcomb Peak (left) and Redcliff (right) seen from...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Coxcomb and Redcliff seen from the summit of Uncom...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Climbing Routes

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Trip Reports

		Peaks	Climbed	Added
	From Wetterhorn Basin Trailhead By: WildWanderer Peak(s): "Fortress Peak" Added: 8/4/2024	"Fortress Peak"	8/2/2024	8/4/2024	6	39
	This one is going to erode By: JQDivide Peak(s): "Fortress Peak" Added: 9/11/2023	"Fortress Peak"	9/2/2023	9/11/2023	18	49
	Infiltrating the Fortress By: 13erRetriever Peak(s): "Fortress Peak" Added: 9/20/2020	"Fortress Peak"	9/19/2020	9/20/2020	9	35
	A Weekend in the Cimarrons By: benners Peak(s): Unnamed 13220, Unnamed 13350, "El Punto", "Heisshorn", Unnamed 13382, Unnamed 13215, "Fortress Peak", Precipice Peak Added: 8/19/2016	Unnamed 13220 Unnamed 13350 "El Punto" "Heisshorn" Unnamed 13382 Unnamed 13215 "Fortress Peak" Precipice Peak	7/30/2016	8/19/2016	22
	Beauty 'N Mank By: Furthermore Peak(s): Redcliff, "Fortress Peak", Precipice Peak Added: 7/11/2013	Redcliff "Fortress Peak" Precipice Peak	6/24/2013	7/11/2013	1	23
	Kate Plus Eight: A Cimarron Gathering By: Floyd Peak(s): "Fortress Peak", Precipice Peak, Courthouse Mountain - 12152 Added: 10/2/2012	"Fortress Peak" Precipice Peak Courthouse Mountain - 12152	9/29/2012	10/2/2012	28	30