Mt. Parnassus

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Elevation 13,580' (LiDAR)

Prev Elevation 13,574'

CO Rank 198

CO 13er Rank 145 of 582

Range Front

Lat / Lon 39.7202, -105.82276

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Conditions (10/23/2026)

More Member Ascents (1,551)
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Mt. Parnassus

13ers Within 5 Miles

Mt. Parnassus (0.00 mi) Bard Peak (0.98 mi) Robeson Peak (1.27 mi) Engelmann Peak (2.11 mi) Mt. Sniktau (3.43 mi) "Hassell Peak" (3.49 mi) Pettingell Peak (4.40 mi) Kelso Mountain (4.40 mi) "Cupid" (4.67 mi) "The Citadel" (4.74 mi)

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Mt. Parnassus and Nearby 13ers

Engelmann Peak

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

"The Citadel"

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Sniktau

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Hassell Peak"

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Kelso Mountain

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Robeson Peak

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Cupid"

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Bard Peak

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Parnassus

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Pettingell Peak

Pettingell Peak

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Cold windy sunrise hike on Sniktau

2023-04-24

Climbing the "Backside Chute" with the S...

2018-04-08

"The Citadel" east cirque

2016-03-25

"The Citadel" and Hagar Pk - taken from Pt 13418&l...

2016-03-25

Pettingell Peak

Pettingell Peak - taken from Pt 13418‘

2016-03-25

Sniktau seen from Point 13,152‘

2015-08-11

By: BillMiddlebrook

"The Citadel" viewed from the east in Dry Gulch

2013-09-02

By: Greenhouseguy

"The Citadel" from the southeast, looking straight...

2013-09-02

By: Greenhouseguy

The Citadel from Herman Gulch/Lake

2012-07-25

By: BillMiddlebrook

Pettingell Peak

Pettingell from Herman Gulch

2012-07-25

By: BillMiddlebrook

Hassell (center) from Pettingell Peak

2012-07-25

By: BillMiddlebrook

Pettingell Peak

Pettingall from Herman‘s Gulch

2012-02-19

The Citadel from Herman Gulch

2011-12-29

The Citadel crux

2011-12-29

Kelso as seen from Parnassus. (Grays and Torreys ...

2011-01-10

By: luckyzsquirrel

Parnassus from Loveland Pass exit (climbed earlier...

2011-01-10

By: luckyzsquirrel

From Parnassus

2011-01-10

By: luckyzsquirrel

Bard From Engelmann Peak

2010-07-23

By: TravelingMatt

Parnassus from Engelmann Peak

2010-07-23

By: TravelingMatt

Pettingell Peak

Citadel (left) and Pettingell (right) from Engelma...

2010-07-23

By: TravelingMatt

Parnassus and Bard (right) from Grays Peak

2010-05-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Parnassus from Grays Peak

2010-05-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Bard from Grays Peak

2010-05-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Kelso Mtn from Grays Peak

2010-05-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Parnasus and Bard Peak seen from Torreys Peak.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Bard seen from the summit of Mt. Parnassus.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Bard seen from the summit of Mt. Parnassus.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Parnassus seen from the summit of Mt. Bethel (12,7...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Kelso Mountain seen from the Grays Peak trail.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sniktau seen from point 13,152' on the southwest r...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sniktau seen from Mt. Parnassus (13,574') to the n...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sniktau seen from Interstate 70 near Bakerville.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Pettingell Peak

Pettingell Peak seen from Mt. Bethel (12er).

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Hassell Peak" seen from the summit of Mt. Bethel.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Pettingell Peak

In the distance - all of these peaks (except "Hass...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Climbing Routes

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Trip Reports

	8 Recent Reports	Peaks	Climbed	Added
	Much Ado about Nothingburgers By: HikesInGeologicTime Peak(s): Mt. Spalding, Square Top Mountain, Gray Wolf Mountain, Mt. Silverheels, Mt. Parnassus, Bard Peak, The Sawtooth, Rosalie Peak, Bald Mountain, Argentine Peak Added: 9/23/2025	Mt. Spalding Square Top Mountain Gray Wolf Mountain Mt. Silverheels Mt. Parnassus Bard Peak The Sawtooth Rosalie Peak Bald Mountain Argentine Peak	9/25/2024	9/23/2025	6	27
	EngRoBarParnasty loop in June By: akorgan Peak(s): Engelmann Peak, Robeson Peak, Bard Peak, Mt. Parnassus Added: 6/3/2025	Engelmann Peak Robeson Peak Bard Peak Mt. Parnassus	6/1/2025	6/3/2025	6	15
	Birthsgiving By: 123tqb Peak(s): Mt. Parnassus Added: 12/5/2024	Mt. Parnassus	11/28/2024	12/5/2024	3	15
	Parnasty and Bard Peak By: RyanB06 Peak(s): Mt. Parnassus, Bard Peak Added: 9/25/2023	Mt. Parnassus Bard Peak	9/3/2023	9/25/2023	2	32
	Mount Parnassus - Watrous Gulch Trail (First Colorado 13er) By: William Stevens Peak(s): Mt. Parnassus Added: 8/8/2021	Mt. Parnassus	8/8/2021	8/8/2021		2
	A Quick Climb to Bard Peak By: CaptainSuburbia Peak(s): Bard Peak, Robeson Peak, Mt. Parnassus Added: 10/27/2021	Bard Peak Robeson Peak Mt. Parnassus	9/26/2021	10/27/2021	11	34
	EngelRoBardAssus By: MaryinColorado Peak(s): Engelmann Peak, Robeson Peak, Bard Peak, Mt. Parnassus Added: 9/7/2021	Engelmann Peak Robeson Peak Bard Peak Mt. Parnassus	8/28/2021	9/7/2021	16	28
	Bard Quartet w/o gullies or Woods Mtn By: daway8 Peak(s): Engelmann Peak, Robeson Peak, Bard Peak, Mt. Parnassus Added: 8/16/2021	Engelmann Peak Robeson Peak Bard Peak Mt. Parnassus	8/14/2021	8/16/2021	19	50

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