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5 fourteeners known for delivering beautiful views of Colorado

By June 22, 2020 | updated 6 years ago

Dubbed America's mountain for a reason, PIKES PEAK is positioned on the edge of the Front Range, offering vast views of a stretching landscape to the east and mountainous views to the west. Enjoy the scenery on this peak via two completely different trails – the Crags or Barr Trail.Photo Credit: Adventure_Photo (iStock).

You’ll find good views on every fourteener, provided wild weather isn’t getting in the way. That being said, here are a few fourteeners known for the scenery hikers pass along the way, as well as the view that’s found at the summit.

Dubbed America's mountain for a reason, PIKES PEAK is positioned on the edge of the Front Range, offering vast views of a stretching landscape to the east and mountainous views to the west. Enjoy the scenery on this peak via two completely different trails – the Crags or Barr Trail.Photo Credit: Adventure_Photo (iStock).
Dubbed America’s mountain for a reason, PIKES PEAK is positioned on the edge of the Front Range, offering vast views of a stretching landscape to the east and mountainous views to the west. Enjoy the scenery on this peak via two completely different trails – the Crags or Barr Trail.Photo Credit: Adventure_Photo (iStock).
You don't even need to hike to soak in the good views surrounding MOUNT EVANS. A massive peak among other massive peaks, people have the option of hiking to the top of this summit or simply taking the highway (provided it's open). If you opt to hike, you'll pass a stunning lake, stretching fields of tundra, stunning wildflowers (depending on the season), and epic cliffs.Photo Credit: Shogun_X.
You don’t even need to hike to soak in the good views surrounding MOUNT EVANS. A massive peak among other massive peaks, people have the option of hiking to the top of this summit or simply taking the highway (provided it’s open). If you opt to hike, you’ll pass a stunning lake, stretching fields of tundra, stunning wildflowers (depending on the season), and epic cliffs.Photo Credit: Shogun_X.
With a trail that starts in the forest and climbs to a number of steep switchbacks, MOUNT YALE is one fourteener climb that's unforgettable. From the summit, views of the Collegiate Peaks and Buena Vista offer a bit of variety. Plus, this is one summit that's quite fun to explore, which each new area showing off another beautiful angle of Colorado's mountainous landscape.Photo Credit: Kimberly Saavedra.
With a trail that starts in the forest and climbs to a number of steep switchbacks, MOUNT YALE is one fourteener climb that’s unforgettable. From the summit, views of the Collegiate Peaks and Buena Vista offer a bit of variety. Plus, this is one summit that’s quite fun to explore, which each new area showing off another beautiful angle of Colorado’s mountainous landscape.Photo Credit: Kimberly Saavedra.
The trail to the summit of LA PLATA PEAK climbs along an epic ridgeline flanked by a number of other peaks and cliffs. Hikers that reach the summit are able to enjoy mountainous layers and distant alpine lakes that are sure to please. This image shows one view from the summit.Photo Credit: Spencer McKee
The trail to the summit of LA PLATA PEAK climbs along an epic ridgeline flanked by a number of other peaks and cliffs. Hikers that reach the summit are able to enjoy mountainous layers and distant alpine lakes that are sure to please. This image shows one view from the summit.Photo Credit: Spencer McKee
The tallest peak in one of the country's most stunning national parks, the LONGS PEAK summit provides a view of Rocky Mountain National Park unlike any other. Plus, hikers on this long and difficult trail will pass through a variety of terrain. And don't forget about Chasm Lake. It's a high alpine spot that's just off the standard Keyhole Route trail and it can't be missed.Photo Credit: RoschetzkyIstockPhoto (iStock).
The tallest peak in one of the country’s most stunning national parks, the LONGS PEAK summit provides a view of Rocky Mountain National Park unlike any other. Plus, hikers on this long and difficult trail will pass through a variety of terrain. And don’t forget about Chasm Lake. It’s a high alpine spot that’s just off the standard Keyhole Route trail and it can’t be missed.Photo Credit: RoschetzkyIstockPhoto (iStock).
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