| 5th Class Colorado Peaks List |
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| 5th Class Colorado Peaks   | 
| Page Type: List Location: Colorado, United States, North America | Page By: John Prater Created/Edited: Feb 13, 2006 / Aug 14, 2007 Object ID: 171592 Hits: 4175  Loading... Page Score: 89.58% - 18 Votes  Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Introduction
This page lists peaks in Colorado which are known to require 5th class climbing to reach the summit. A YDS rating is given for the easiest route to each summit (those without ratings are known to be technical but the difficulty is unknown). Also included is a list of peaks which, based on topo maps or photos, appear that they could require 5th class climbing.
The lists include ranked and unranked peaks that might be of interest (for Colorado, ranked peaks typically refer to peaks with 300 feet of "interpolated prominence"). Deciding which unranked peaks to include is very subjective. There are certainly many boulders throughout the state that require 5th class climbing to top out on; in general, those are beyond the spirit of this list. Of course, a few of the listed peaks are technical due to difficult summit boulders, hence the subjectivity. Those peaks listed in gray are unranked.
Comments, suggestions, and additional information about these and other peaks are welcome.
5th Class Peaks
| Name |
Elevation |
Rating |
Quadrangle |
| "Sunlight Spire" |
13,995 |
5.10d |
Storm King Peak |
| Jagged Mountain |
13,824 |
5.0-5.2 |
Storm King Peak |
| Teakettle Mountain |
13,819 |
5.3 |
Mount Sneffels |
| Dallas Peak |
13,809 |
5.3 |
Telluride |
| Peak Fifteen |
13,700 |
5.0-5.2 |
Snowdon Peak |
| Coxcomb Peak |
13,656 |
5.3 |
Wetterhorn Peak |
| "Noname Needle" |
13,620 |
5.6 |
Storm King Peak |
| "Coffeepot" aka "S 1" |
13,568 |
5.0-5.2 |
Telluride |
| Needle Ridge |
13,500 |
|
Storm King Peak |
| Gray Needle |
13,430 |
|
Storm King Peak |
| The Index |
13,420 |
5.9 |
Snowdon Peak |
| Twin Thumbs (North) |
13,420 |
5.0-5.2 |
Storm King Peak |
| South Lookout Peak |
13,380 |
5.0 |
Ophir |
| Twin Thumbs (South) |
13,340 |
5.3 |
Storm King Peak |
| Little Finger |
13,220 |
5.7 |
Snowdon Peak |
| "Dicker's Peck" |
13,140 |
5.5 |
Monarch Lake |
| Lizard Head |
13,113 |
5.8+ |
Mount Wilson |
| "Gore Thumb" |
13,100 |
|
Vail East |
| Saint Sophia Ridge |
13,060 |
5.7 |
Telluride |
| Chimneys of Treasure Mountain |
12,820 |
|
Snowmass Mtn |
| Point 12740 |
12,740 |
|
Rito Alto Peak |
| "Peak T" |
12,660 |
5.5 |
Vail East |
| The Sharkstooth |
12,630 |
5.4 |
Mc Henrys Peak |
| Hayden Spire |
12,500 |
5.0-5.2 |
Mc Henrys Peak |
| Twin Peaks |
12,461 |
5.8-5.9 |
Halfmoon Pass |
| Point 12438 |
12,438 |
5.9 |
Pikes Peak |
| Turret Ridge |
12,260 |
5.8-5.9 |
Courthouse Mountain |
| The Castles (West) |
12,180 |
|
West Elk Peak |
| Devils Thumb |
12,100 |
5.4 |
East Portal |
| The Castles (East) |
12,020 |
|
West Elk Peak |
| "Petit Grepon" |
12,000 |
5.6 |
Mc Henrys Peak |
| Chimney Rock |
11,781 |
5.6 |
Courthouse Mountain |
| Point 11460 |
11,460 |
5.0-5.2 |
Mc Curdy Mountain |
| Point 11180 |
11,180 |
5.3 |
Mc Curdy Mountain |
| Point 10926 |
10,926 |
5.4 |
Windy Peak |
| Rabbit Ears Peak |
10,654 |
|
Rabbit Ears Peak |
| Chimney Rock |
10,146 |
|
Whiteley Peak |
| Point 10093 |
10,093 |
|
Glentivar |
| Mount Vigil |
10,073 |
|
Mount Big Chief |
| The Castle |
9,691 |
5.4 |
Windy Peak |
| "Big Rock Candy Mountain" |
8,285 |
5.9 |
Cheesman Lake |
| "Bishop Rock" |
8,260 |
5.5 |
Pine |
| "South Green Mountain" |
8,073 |
5.0-5.2 |
Eldorado Springs |
| Cheesman Mountain |
7,933 |
5.9 |
Cheesman Lake |
| Needle Rock |
7,874 |
5.2 |
Crawford |
| Curecanti Needle |
7,856 |
|
Curecanti Needle |
| Point 7071 |
7,071 |
|
Canyon of Lodore South |
| Point 6799 |
6,799 |
|
Canyon of Lodore South |
| "Outlaw Peak" |
6,489 |
5.4 |
Canyon of Lodore South |
| Point 6300 |
6,300 |
|
Canyon of Lodore South |
| Chimney Rock |
6,110 |
|
Tanner Mesa |
| Steamboat Rock |
6,074 |
|
Canyon of Lodore South |
| Independence Monument |
5,739 |
5.8+ |
Colorado National Monument |
Other Possibilities
| Name |
Elevation |
Rating |
Quadrangle |
| "West Eolus" |
13,740 |
|
Mountain View Crest |
| "Pierre Lakes Fin" |
13,080 |
|
Capitol Peak |
| Point 11212 |
11,212 |
|
Courthouse Mountain |
| Elephant Head Rock |
9,963 |
|
Elephant Head Rock |
| Mount Buckhorn |
8,380 |
|
Manitou Springs |
| Noddle Heads |
8,260 |
|
Deckers |
| Finger Rock |
8,220 |
|
Yampa |
| Chair Rocks |
8,020 |
|
Platte Canyon |
| Big Island |
7,915 |
|
Grizzly Ridge |
| Chimney Rock |
7,903 |
|
Chimney Rock |
| Point 7860 |
7,860 |
|
Snyder Flats |
| East Toe |
7,765 |
|
Mariano Wash East |
| Island Peaks |
7,631 |
|
Grizzly Ridge |
| West Toe |
7,325 |
|
Mariano Wash East |
| Mountain Sheep Point |
7,105 |
|
Secret Canyon |
| Point 6719 |
6,719 |
|
Gateway |
| Point 6716 |
6,716 |
|
Gateway |
| Point 6350 |
6,350 |
|
Gateway |
| Cleopatras Couch |
5,780 |
|
Tanks Peak |
| Point 5700 |
5,700 |
|
Sieber Canyon |
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