Sayres Benchmark

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Elevation 13,746' (LiDAR)

Prev Elevation 13,738'

CO Rank 129

CO 13er Rank 76 of 582

Range Sawatch

Lat / Lon 39.0094, -106.49781

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Conditions (5/16/2026)

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Sayres Benchmark

13ers Within 5 Miles

Sayres Benchmark (0.00 mi) Unnamed 13440 (1.46 mi) Unnamed 13239 (1.67 mi) Unnamed 13288 (1.78 mi) Mt. Blaurock (2.37 mi) Winfield Peak (2.47 mi) Unnamed 13305 (2.57 mi) "Lake Fork Peak" (3.10 mi) Virginia Peak (3.15 mi) Ellingwood Ridge (3.18 mi) Ervin Peak (3.20 mi) "West Virginia" (3.21 mi) Rinker Peak (3.63 mi) "Sheep Rock Mountain" (3.81 mi) Jenkins Mountain (3.91 mi) Unnamed 13145 (4.04 mi) Middle Mountain (4.18 mi) Mt. Hope (4.26 mi) Twin Peaks (4.50 mi) Middle Mountain (4.61 mi) Twin Peaks B Northeast (4.76 mi) Grizzly Peak (4.81 mi) Browns Peak (4.94 mi)

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Sayres Benchmark and Nearby 13ers

Sayres Benchmark

Sayres BM seen from the SW Ridge on 14er La Plata ...

2022-08-28

By: BillMiddlebrook

UN 13232 B seen from the southeast

2012-10-15

Unnamed 13,300 from the west, with 14er La Plata P...

2011-07-23

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed 13460 seen from La Plata Peak.

2010-01-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sayres Benchmark

Sayres Benchmark seen from 14er La Plata Peak.

2022-08-28

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sayres Benchmark

The north face of Sayres, from La Plata Gulch

2015-04-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sayres Benchmark

The north face of Sayres, from La Plata Gulch

2015-04-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sayres Benchmark

The north face of Sayres, from La Plata Gulch

2015-04-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sayres Benchmark

Sayres (pointed, left of center) from Lackawanna

2012-10-02

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed 13460 and Unnamed 1330D from La Plata

2012-07-01

PT 13232B, taken from the east along the trail out...

2012-06-13

By: Chicago Transplant

Sayres Benchmark

Sayres Benchmark seen from La Plata Trail

2012-06-11

Unnamed 13,460 from McNasser Gulch

2011-07-23

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sayres Benchmark

Sayres seen during a hike to the summit of La Plat...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed 13,460' from La Plata Peak.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Climbing Routes

		Sayres Benchmark - East Ridge Difficulty: Class 4 Total Elevation Gain: 3,266' Round-trip Distance: 6 mi	Exposure: Moderate Rockfall Potential: Moderate Route-Finding: Moderate Commitment: Moderate
		Sayres Benchmark - Grand Central Couloir Difficulty: Difficult Class 2 Moderate Snow Total Elevation Gain: 3,850' Round-trip Distance: 10.5 mi	Exposure: Low Rockfall Potential: Low Route-Finding: Low Commitment: Low

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Trip Reports

	8 Recent Reports	Peaks	Climbed	Added
	Ellingwood Ridge to Sayers BM By: Camden7 Peak(s): La Plata Peak, Sayres Benchmark, Unnamed 13440, Ellingwood Ridge Added: 7/22/2026	La Plata Peak Sayres Benchmark Unnamed 13440 Ellingwood Ridge	6/20/2026	7/22/2026	8	25
	X Gon Give it to Ya By: yaktoleft13 Peak(s): Sayres Benchmark Added: 5/9/2022	Sayres Benchmark	5/7/2022	5/9/2022	10	41
	Pick your poison: Sayres BM, UN 13460, 13300 By: Trotter Peak(s): Sayres Benchmark, Unnamed 13440, Unnamed 13288 Added: 8/6/2020	Sayres Benchmark Unnamed 13440 Unnamed 13288	8/4/2020	8/6/2020	6	43
	392 Up - Ridge Down By: WildWanderer Peak(s): Sayres Benchmark, Unnamed 13440 Added: 6/14/2020	Sayres Benchmark Unnamed 13440	6/12/2020	6/14/2020	7	49
	This Trip Report is X-Rated By: supranihilest Peak(s): Sayres Benchmark, Unnamed 13440, Unnamed 13288, Point 12,601 Added: 6/16/2020	Sayres Benchmark Unnamed 13440 Unnamed 13288 Point 12,601	5/22/2020	6/16/2020	16	50
	Sayers Benchmark via FR 392 (summer) By: Hoot Peak(s): Sayres Benchmark Added: 8/28/2017	Sayres Benchmark	8/25/2017	8/28/2017	4	15
	Then Came the Last Days of September By: Mtnman200 Peak(s): "Anderson Peak", "Petroleum Peak", Sayres Benchmark, Unnamed 13440 Added: 10/1/2016	"Anderson Peak" "Petroleum Peak" Sayres Benchmark Unnamed 13440	9/30/2016	10/1/2016	5	24
	Sawatch Classics By: SnowAlien Peak(s): Mt. Hope, Sayres Benchmark, La Plata Peak Added: 6/22/2015	Mt. Hope Sayres Benchmark La Plata Peak	6/8/2015	6/22/2015	4

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