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

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Conditions (9/25/2026)

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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)

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Horseshoe Mountain and Nearby 13ers

Peerless Mountain

Peerless Mountain

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

West Dyer Mountain

West Dyer Mountain

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Gemini Peak

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

Horseshoe Mountain

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Dyer Mountain

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Sheridan

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Ptarmigan Peak

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

White Ridge

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Evans B

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Weston Peak

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Finnback Knob

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

Boudoir Couloir conditions morning of 4/12/25

2025-04-14

By: easyridertme

Horseshoe Mountain

From White Ridge

2023-04-11

By: Barrett Cooper

Horseshoe Mountain

From White Ridge

2023-04-11

By: Barrett Cooper

Horseshoe Mountain

Feb 3 2002: Horseshoe Mt. summit cabin (scan from ...

2018-01-03

Finnback seen during the traverse from Horseshoe M...

2017-06-26

By: BillMiddlebrook

Gemini seen from Pennsylvania Mountain

2015-05-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Dyer Mountain seen from Pennsylvania Mountain

2015-05-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

East side of Mt. Evans

2015-05-03

By: BillMiddlebrook

Gemini seen from the north, near Mt. Evans

2015-05-03

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Evans and Dyer Mountain (left), from London Mo...

2013-08-06

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

The horseshoe

2013-06-04

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

The horseshoe

2013-06-04

By: BillMiddlebrook

Finnback Knob from the saddle between Peerless Mtn...

2012-07-14

By: BillMiddlebrook

Peerless Mountain

Peerless Mtn from the saddle between Horseshoe Mtn...

2012-07-14

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Sheridan from Peerless Mtn

2012-07-14

By: BillMiddlebrook

Finnback from the saddle between Horseshoe and Pee...

2012-07-14

By: BillMiddlebrook

Dyer Mtn from Mt. Sheridan

2012-07-14

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Evans from Dyer Mountain

2012-07-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Sherican from Dyer Mountain

2012-07-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Gemini Peak from Dyer Mountain

2012-07-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

West Dyer Mountain

West Dyer Mtn from Dyer Mtn

2012-07-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Weston Peak seen from Ptarmigan Peak

2012-06-25

By: BillMiddlebrook

Ptarmigan Peak seen from Weston Peak

2012-06-25

By: BillMiddlebrook

Ptarmigan Peak summit from the south

2012-06-25

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

Horseshoe Mtn. seen from White Ridge

2010-04-11

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

Horseshoe Mtn. seen from White Ridge

2010-04-11

By: BillMiddlebrook

Peerless Mountain

Peerless Mtn. seen from White Ridge

2010-04-11

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Sheridan from White Ridge

2010-04-11

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Sheridan seen from the upper end of Fourmile C...

2010-04-11

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Sheridan seen from the upper end of Fourmile C...

2010-04-11

By: BillMiddlebrook

White Ridge from the northwest

2010-04-11

By: BillMiddlebrook

White Ridge seen from the Sherman-White saddle

2010-04-11

By: BillMiddlebrook

White Ridge seen from the Fourmile Creek road

2010-04-11

By: BillMiddlebrook

Peerless Mountain

Peerlesss Mountain from Mt. Sheridan.

2010-02-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

On the east side of Mt. Sheridan.

2010-02-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

Horseshoe Mountain seen from Four Mile Creek.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

Horseshoe Mountain from Fourmile Creek.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

Horseshoe Mountain seen from Mt. Sheridan. Finnba...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

Horseshoe Mountain from U.S. 295 near Fairplay.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

Horseshoe Mountain from U.S. 295 near Fairplay.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain (left) and Mt. Sheridan (right)...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Dyer Mountain seen during a hike to the summit of ...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Sheridan from Mt. Sherman.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Peerless Mountain

Peerless Mountain is in the center - between the c...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sheridan from U.S. 24 near Leadville.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Dyer Mountain and Mt. Evans from the summit if Mt....

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Horseshoe Mountain

Horseshoe Mountain (left) and White Ridge (left of...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

White Ridge (left) and Mt. Sherman (center) again ...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Evans from "Repeater Peak". Mt. Sherman is on...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Mt. Evans seen from Colorado 9 near Fairplay.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Gemini Peak from the summit of Mt. Sherman.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Gemini Peak from the summit of Mt. Sherman.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Climbing Routes

		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
		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 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! 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 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 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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