Emerald Peak

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Elevation 13,916' (LiDAR)

Prev Elevation 13,904'

CO Rank 68

CO 13er Rank 15 of 582

Range Sawatch

Lat / Lon 38.92909, -106.38121

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Conditions (5/31/2026)

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Emerald Peak

13ers Within 5 Miles

Emerald Peak (0.00 mi) Iowa Peak (0.73 mi) "Magdalene Mountain" (1.70 mi) "Pear Peak" (1.70 mi) Unnamed 13221 (1.95 mi) Unnamed 13513 (2.18 mi) Unnamed 13486 (2.37 mi) North Apostle (2.93 mi) Ice Mountain (3.16 mi) Unnamed 13570 (3.21 mi) Unnamed 13471 (3.29 mi) Pecks Peak (3.33 mi) Browns Peak (3.51 mi) "West Apostle" (3.74 mi) Middle Mountain (3.78 mi) Waverly Mountain (4.46 mi)

Photos

Emerald Peak and Nearby 13ers

The broad, grassy, eastern slopes.

2026-08-09

"Pear Peak" seen from the east spur of UN 13472 B

2012-10-25

"Magdalene Mountain"

Magdalene Mountain (aka Silver King Peak) from Mt....

2010-05-21

By: BillMiddlebrook

Iowa seen from Missouri Mountain.

2010-01-12

By: BillMiddlebrook

Emerald Peak

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Magdalene Mountain"

Magdalene from Emerald Peak

2017-11-22

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Magdalene Mountain"

Magdalene from Elk Head Pass

2017-11-22

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Magdalene Mountain"

Magdalene Mountain viewed from Missouri Mountain

2012-09-05

By: Greenhouseguy

"Magdalene Mountain"

Magdalene from Mt. Harvard

2010-05-21

By: BillMiddlebrook

Emerald Peak from near trail to Elkhead Pass

2010-01-22

By: traderaaron

Emerald Peak seen from Mt. Belford.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Emerald Peak seen from the summit of Mt. Belford.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Iowa Peak seen from the summit of Missouri Mountai...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Climbing Routes

route

Combo: Emerald/Iowa Combo

Difficulty: Class 2
Total Elevation Gain: 5,900'
Round-trip Distance: 14 mi

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Trip Reports

	8 Recent Reports	Peaks	Climbed	Added
	Clear Creek - West to East By: hobbes7714 Peak(s): Mt. Belford, Mt. Oxford, Missouri Mountain, Emerald Peak, Iowa Peak, Waverly Mountain Added: 7/12/2026	Mt. Belford Mt. Oxford Missouri Mountain Emerald Peak Iowa Peak Waverly Mountain	7/11/2026	7/12/2026	5	12
	October Couloir Pursuits By: Logan5280 Peak(s): Missouri Mountain, Iowa Peak, Emerald Peak Added: 10/22/2023	Missouri Mountain Iowa Peak Emerald Peak	10/21/2023	10/22/2023	9	21
	You have to look at both sides of the mountain! By: GuiGirard Peak(s): Mt. Columbia, Emerald Peak, Iowa Peak, Missouri Mountain Added: 10/16/2023	Mt. Columbia Emerald Peak Iowa Peak Missouri Mountain	8/31/2023	10/16/2023	6	50
	Emerald+Iowa+Missouri Western Slope Loop By: frigidridge Peak(s): Missouri Mountain, Emerald Peak, Iowa Peak Added: 7/21/2023	Missouri Mountain Emerald Peak Iowa Peak	7/20/2023	7/21/2023	13	10
	Missouri + Iowa + Emerald Loop By: Peaks4Days Peak(s): Missouri Mountain, Emerald Peak, Iowa Peak Added: 9/7/2021	Missouri Mountain Emerald Peak Iowa Peak	9/5/2021	9/7/2021	5	9
	Apostle traverse with a twist By: PeakSixTD Peak(s): Ice Mountain, North Apostle, Emerald Peak Added: 8/26/2020	Ice Mountain North Apostle Emerald Peak	8/19/2020	8/26/2020	5	20
	5 Peak Loop Mizzu Gulch By: dwemp6 Peak(s): Missouri Mountain, Iowa Peak, Emerald Peak, Mt. Oxford, Mt. Belford Added: 8/15/2020	Missouri Mountain Iowa Peak Emerald Peak Mt. Oxford Mt. Belford	8/5/2020	8/15/2020	13	17
	Emerald Peak: The Seven Year Itch By: rajz06 Peak(s): Missouri Mountain, Iowa Peak, Emerald Peak Added: 9/28/2019	Missouri Mountain Iowa Peak Emerald Peak	9/24/2019	9/28/2019	7	44

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