Category: America – West

Basic Information Name: Red Mountain Range: Sangre de Cristo Where: San Luis, Colorado Max Elevation: 13,908 feet Distance:  1 mile one-way Elevation Gain: 500 feet one-way Time: 1

Basic Information Name: Culebra Peak Range: Sangre de Cristo Where: San Luis, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,047 feet Distance:  4 miles one-way Elevation Gain: 3,200 feet Time: 2-4 hours

Basic Information Name: Mt. Columbia Range: Sawatch Where: Buena Vista, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,073 feet Distance:  15 miles round-trip via Mt. Harvard Elevation Gain: 6,100 feet Time: 10-14

Basic Information Name: Mt. Harvard Range: Sawatch Where: Buena Vista, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,420 feet Distance:  7 miles one-way Elevation Gain: 4,600 feet Time: 4-6 hours one-way Difficulty:

Basic Information What: The Great Sand Dunes Where: San Luis Valley, Colorado Founded: September 13, 2004 Fee: $3 per adult More Information: NPS website Narrative My four year

Basic Information Name: La Plata Peak Range: Sawatch Where: Leadville, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,336 feet Distance:  9.35 miles round-trip Elevation Gain: 4,300 feet Time: 6-8 hours round-trip Difficulty:

Basic Information  What: Denver Museum of Science & Nature Where: Denver, Colorado Cost: $26 for non-members (More pricing info here) More Info: Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Basic Information Name: Pikes Peak Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,410 feet Distance:  11 miles one-way Elevation Gain: 7,500 feet Time: 5-8 hours one-way Difficulty: Easy –

Basic Information Name: Mt. Elbert Where: Leadville, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,433 feet Distance:  11 miles round-trip Elevation Gain: 5,300 feet Time: 7-9 hours round-trip Difficulty: Easy – Moderate

Basic Information Name: Missouri Mountain Where: Buena Vista, Colorado Max Elevation: 14,067 feet Distance:  3.5 miles from Mt. Belford Elevation Gain: 1,600 feet from Mt. Belford Time: 3-4