November 2, 2013

Peak Bagging (2013 Edition)

I started 2013 in Estes Park, Colorado, working in the Rocky Mountain National Park greenhouse. It was a great and rewarding job and allowed me the opportunity to explore the mountains. I did a few winter runs and hikes in the mountains but really ramped up the summit hunting in the summer. I managed to hike Longs a couple of times, knock out some 14er groups and “Kill” the Mummy Range. Having the base of the Front Range in my backyard I would be foolish to not spend every free moment wandering around in the mountains. To quantify my adventures, I created a comprehensive list of all my summits from January to August this year.

31 Unique peaks and a total of 45 summits for 2013

8 14ers; adding to my 2 from 2012 = 10 down 44 to go

14 mountains over 1300 feet

MOUNTAINS/PASSES	LOCATION	ELEVATION	SUMMITS
Deer Mountain	Estes Park, CO	10013′	3
Eagle Cliff Mountain	Estes Park, CO	8905’	6
Mount Sanitas	Boulder, CO	6843’	3
Green Mountain	Boulder, CO	8144’	1
Crosier Mountain	Glen Haven, CO	9225’	1
Flat Top Mountain	Estes Park, CO	12324’	2
Twin Sisters Mountain	Estes Park, CO	11428’	1
Greys Peak	Georgetown, CO	14278’	1
Mount Audubon	Allenspark, CO	13223’	1
Hope Pass	Leadville, CO	12600′	3
Hallet Peak	Estes Park, CO	12713’	1
Mount Ida	Grand Lake ,CO	12809’	1
Chief Cheley Peak	Grand Lake ,CO	12804’	1
Mount Chapin	Estes Park, CO	12,454’	1
Mount Chiquita	Estes Park, CO	13069’	1
Mount Yipsilon	Estes Park, CO	13514’	1
Mount Fairchild	Estes Park, CO	13502’	1
Hagues Peak	Estes Park, CO	13560’	1
Mummy Mountain	Estes Park, CO	13425’	1
Mount Democrat	Alma, CO	14154’	1
Mount Cameron	Alma, CO	14238’	1
Mount Lincoln	Alma, CO	14295’	1
Mount Bross	Alma, CO	14172’	1
Mount Beirstadt	Georgetown, CO	14065’	1
Mount Evans	Georgetown, CO	14265’	1
Estes Cone	Estes Park, CO	11007’	1
Batman Pinnacle	Estes Park, CO	8600’	1
Longs Peak	Estes Park, CO	14255’	2
Boulder Grand Pass	Estes Park, CO	12077’	1
Mount Dunraven	Estes Park, CO	12562’	1
Sugar Loaf Pass	Leadville, CO	11600’	2

Mountain Summits, Passes & Land Marks Prior to 2013

SUMMITS/PASSES	LOCATION	ELEVATION	YEAR
Mount Tamalpais	San Fransisco, CA	2572’	2011
Garfield Peak	Crater Lake, OR	8245’	2011
Mount Scott	Crater Lake, OR	8934’	2011
Upper Table Rock	Central Point, OR	2091’	2011
Glacier Point	Yosimite, CA	7214’	2011
Upper Yosimite Falls	Yosimite, CA	6936’	2011
Clingmans Dome	GSMNP, NC/TN	6644’	2011
Heavens Gate Lookout	Riggins, ID	8429’	2011
Hope Pass	Twin Lakes, CO	12600’	2012
Mount Elbert	Leadville, CO	14439’	2012
Mount Massive	Leadville, CO	14429’	2012
Sugar Loaf Pass	Leadville, CO	11600’	2012