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Contents

Acknowledgments

Peak Locator Map

List of Peaks and Elevations

Preface

The Colorado Rocky Mountains

Overview

Geology and Biology: A Very Brief History

Human History in the Colorado Rockies

Wildlife

Animal Encounters

Trees, Plants, Fungi, and Flowers

Safety in the Mountains

Altitude: This Is Your Brain on Thin Air; Any Questions?

Weather: The Wild World above the Mountains

General First Aid

Suggested First-Aid Kit

Nutrition: Eating Smart

Gear

Hiking Ethics

The 10 Essentials

Leave No Trace

Trail Ethics

Using This Book

Driving Directions

Vehicle Recommendations

GPS

Ratings

The Hikes

1 James Peak 13,294 ft.

2 Navajo Peak 13,409 ft.

3 Jasper Peak 12,923 ft.

4 Guardians of the Flatirons: S. Boulder Peak 8,549 ft. + more

5 Lead Mountain 12,537 ft.

6 Clark Peak 12,951 ft.

7 Mount Richthofen 12,940 ft.

8 Longs Peak 14,255 ft.

9 Mount Alice 13,310 ft.

10 Mount Ida 12,880 ft. + more

11 Mount Chapin 12,454 ft. + more

12 Mount Sniktau 13,234 ft. + more

13 The Citadel 13,213 ft.

14 Peak 1–Tenmile Peak Traverse 12,933 ft. + more

15 Pacific Peak 13,950 ft.

16 Mount Powell 13,534 ft.

17 Deming Mountain 12,902 ft.

18 Vasquez Peak 12,947 ft. + more

19 Mount Elbert 14,433 ft.

20 Mount Sherman 14,036 ft. + more

21 Mount Hope 13,933 ft.

22 Huron Peak 14,003 ft.

23 Mount Ouray 13,971 ft.

24 Carbonate Mountain 13,663 ft.

25 Mount Yale 14,196 ft.

26 Fools Peak 12,947 ft.

27 Mount Thomas 11,977 ft.

28 Mount of the Holy Cross 14,005 ft.

29 Bison Peak 12,431 ft.

30 Mount Zirkel 12,180 ft.

31 Hahns Peak 10,839 ft.

32 Geissler Mountain 13,301 ft. + more

33 Summit Peak 13,300 ft. + more

34 Hesperus Mountain 13,232 ft.

35 Mount Sopris 12,953 ft. + more

36 Treasury Mountain 13,462 ft.

37 Belleview Mountain 13,233 ft.

38 East Beckwith Mountain 12,432 ft. + more

39 West Spanish Peak 13,626 ft.

40 Blanca Peak 14,345 ft.

41 Mount Adams 13,931 ft.

42 Eureka Mountain 13,507 ft. + more

43 Chicago Basin Trio: Windom Peak 14,082 ft. + more

44 Cross Mountain–Lizard Head Traverse 12,935 ft. + more

45 Storm King Peak 13,752 ft.

46 Uncompahgre Peak 14,314 ft.

47 Redcloud Peak 14,034 ft + more

48 Golden Horn 13,769 ft.

49 Mount Sneffels 14,150 ft.

50 Lone Cone 12,613 ft.

Afterword: Hike Your Heart Out

Beyond the Book 318

Appendix A: “Best” Hikes and Others of Note

Appendix B: Mountain Miscellany

Appendix C: Colorado’s 100 Highest Peaks

Appendix D: Works Consulted/Recommended Reading