This guide features routes to 95 summits along Colorado's most-traveled interstate.

James Dziezynski is the author of the best-selling Best Summit Hikes in Colorado. An experienced mountaineer and cyclist, he most enjoys trying to keep up with his two dogs in the Rocky Mountains.

Trailhead Locator Map

List of Trailheads

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Loch Lomond Trailhead

1. South Slopes of Mount Bancroft to Parry Peak


2. James Peak-Mount Bancroft Loop



Fall River Reservoir Trailhead


3. Northeast Ridge Slopes of Mount Eva to Witter Peak


4. Parrys Rib to Parry Peak-Mount Bancroft-Mount Eva Loop


5. The Witter Slam: Witter, Eva, Parry, Bancroft, and James Peak Point-to-Point Ending at Loch Lomond


6. Fall River Reservoir-Berthoud Pass Point-to-Point



West Chicago Creek Trailhead


7. Alpine Peak to Sugarloaf Peak Loop



Empire-Republican Mountain Trailhead and Bard Creek Trailhead


8. Republican Mountain and Sherman Mountain


9. Bard Peak via Bard Creek Trail


10. Engelmann Peak Southeast Ridge via Bard Creek Trailhead


11. Republican Mountain to Herman Gulch Traverse



Silver Plume-7:30 Mine Trailhead


12. Silver Plume Mountain via the 7:30 Mine Trail



Waldorf Mine Trailhead


13. Mount Edwards to McClellan Mountain Loop


14. Argentine Peak to Mount Wilcox Loop


15. Edwards-Grays-Torreys Point-to-Point from Loveland Pass


16. Argentine Pass to Guenella Pass


17. McClellan-Wilcox Grand Slam



Stevens Gulch Trailhead


18. Grays Peak and Torreys Peak


19. Kelso Ridge


20. Kelso Mountain via "Torreys Ridge"


21. Grays-Edwards-McClellan Mountain


22. The Stevens Slam: Kelso to Edwards


23. Baker Mountain via Grizzly Gulch



Herman Gulch Trailhead


24. Mount Parnassus and Bard Peak


25. Pettingell Peak-East Ridge


26. Woods Mountain-UN 12,805 Double Gulch Tour


27. UN 12,671, UN 12,438, and Mount Bethel



Dry Gulch Trailhead


28. Mount Bethel and Plane Wreck Detour


29. Tour of the Unnamed Peaks


30. Mount Trelease-"Golden Bear Peak" Traverse


31. The Citadel-Hagar Mountain Traverse



Loveland Pass Trailhead


32. Mount Sniktau to Grizzly Peak


33. Continental Divide Point-to-Point Tour-Highest Point


34. Loveland Pass-Stevens Gulch Point-to-Point


35. "Cupid" Peak to Baker Mountain Point-to-Point


36. Lenawee Peak (from Arapahoe Basin)



Loveland Tunnel West Trailhead


37. Coon Hill Direct


38. Variation: East Ridge


39. "Golden Bear Peak"


40. Hagar Mountain via "Golden Bear Peak"



Ptarmigan Peak Trailhead and Laskey Gulch Trailhead


41. Ptarmigan Peak Loop


42. Ptarmigan Peak via Laskey Gulch



Tenderfoot Mountain Trailhead


43. Tenderfoot Mountain



Meadow Creek Trailhead and Ryan Gulch Trailhead


44. Buffalo Mountain via Ryan Gulch


45. Red Peak via Meadow Creek


46. Deming Mountain and Eccles Peak via Meadow Creek


47. Meadow Creek to Ryan Gulch Buffalo-Style Traverse


48. Chief Mountain


49. Extra Credit: North Tenmile Creek Trailhead



Peak 1 Trailhead and Miners Creek Trailhead


50. Peak 1 to Peak 6 Point-to-Point


51. Miners Creek Peak 4, Peak 5, and Peak 6 Direct



Far East Trailhead


52. Peak 6 and Peak 6.5 Tour



Mayflower Gulch Trailhead


53. Atlantic-Pacific-Crystal Traverse


54. Pacific Peak-West Ridge


55. Drift Peak


56. Crystal Peak Direct



Copper Mountain/Spaulding Gulch Trailhead


57. Jacque Peak via Spaulding Gulch



Vail Pass Trailhead and Gore Range Copper Trailhead


58. Uneva Peak Direct


59. Shrine Mountain and Wingle Ridge



Deluge Lake Trailhead


60. Deluge Lake Summits Tour


61. Gore Lake to Snow Peak



Pitkin Creek Trailhead


62. Mount Solitude and Climbers Point Tour


63. Vista Peak Options

Afterword

Appendix 1: Peaks by Elevation

Appendix 2: Contact Information

Appendix 3: Additional Resources

Appendix 4: Online Resources

Index