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Colorado 14ers by Difficulty

Here are the standard Colorado 14er routes by difficulty. First grouped by class rating and then sorted by overall difficulty/effort required within each class. Because the list is grouped by class rating, you'll see some routes which may require more overall effort (longer distance, more elevation gain) higher on the page than others which have a higher class rating but lower overall difficulty. If you're just starting to climb 14ers, be sure to check out the easiest 14ers.

Class 1
1 Handies Peak Southwest Slopes 2500' 5.75 mi
2 Grays Peak North Slopes 3000' 7.5 mi
3 Torreys Peak South Slopes 3000' 7.75 mi
4 Quandary Peak East Ridge 3450' 6.75 mi
5 Mt. Elbert Northeast Ridge 4500' 9.75 mi
6 San Luis Peak Northeast Ridge 3600' 13.5 mi
7 Mt. Sherman Southwest Ridge 2100' 5.25 mi
8 Pikes Peak East Slopes 7600' 24 mi
Class 2
9 Mt. Bross West Slopes 2250' 3.25 mi
10 Mt. Cameron West Ridge 2250' 4.75 mi
11 Mt. Lincoln West Ridge 2600' 6 mi
12 Mt. Bierstadt West Slopes 2850' 7.25 mi
13 Mt. Democrat East Slope 2150' 4 mi
14 Huron Peak Northwest Slopes 3500' 7 mi
15 Culebra Peak Northwest Ridge 2700' 5 mi
16 Mt. Princeton East Slopes 3200' 6.5 mi
17 Redcloud Peak Northeast Ridge 3700' 9 mi
18 Mt. Blue Sky West Ridge from Summit Lake 2000' 5.5 mi
19 Mt. Belford Northwest Ridge 4500' 8 mi
20 Uncompahgre Peak South Ridge 3000' 7.5 mi
21 Mt. Shavano East Slopes 4500' 9.5 mi
22 Humboldt Peak West Ridge 4200' 11 mi
23 Mt. Columbia West Slopes 4250' 12 mi
24 Mt. Yale Southwest Slopes 4300' 9.5 mi
25 La Plata Peak Northwest Ridge 4500' 9.25 mi
26 Sunshine Peak Via Redcloud Peak 4800' 12.25 mi
27 Missouri Mountain Northwest Ridge 4500' 10.5 mi
28 Mt. Massive East Slopes 4500' 14.5 mi
29 Mt. Oxford Via Mt. Belford 5900' 11 mi
30 Tabeguache Peak Via Mt. Shavano 5600' 11.5 mi
31 Mt. Antero West Slopes 5200' 15.5 mi
32 Mt. Harvard South Slopes 4600' 14 mi
33 Mt. of the Holy Cross North Ridge 5600' 12 mi
Difficult Class 2
34 Windom Peak West Ridge 3000' 6 mi
35 Conundrum Peak South Ridge 4400' 13.5 mi
36 Castle Peak Northeast Ridge 4600' 13.5 mi
37 Ellingwood Point South Face 6200' 17 mi
38 Challenger Point North Slope 5400' 13.5 mi
39 Blanca Peak Northwest Ridge 6500' 17 mi
Easy Class 3
40 Mt. Sneffels South Slopes 2900' 6 mi
41 Mt. Lindsey Northwest Gully 3500' 8.25 mi
42 Kit Carson Peak Via Challenger Point 6250' 15 mi
Class 3
43 North Eolus South Ridge 250' 0.2 mi
44 Wetterhorn Peak Southeast Ridge 3300' 7 mi
45 Mt. Eolus Northeast Ridge 3100' 6 mi
46 Longs Peak Keyhole Route 5100' 14.5 mi
47 Wilson Peak Southwest Ridge 3900' 10 mi
48 El Diente Peak North Slopes 5000' 15 mi
49 Crestone Peak South Face 5700' 14 mi
50 Maroon Peak South Ridge 4800' 12 mi
51 Snowmass Mountain East Slopes 5800' 22 mi
Class 4
52 North Maroon Peak Northeast Ridge 4600' 9.25 mi
53 Crestone Needle South Face 4400' 12 mi
54 Sunlight Peak South Face 3000' 6 mi
55 Pyramid Peak Northeast Ridge 4500' 8.25 mi
56 Mt. Wilson North Slopes 5100' 16 mi
57 Little Bear Peak West Ridge and Hourglass 6200' 14 mi
58 Capitol Peak Northeast Ridge 5300' 17 mi