Best Summit Hikes Denver to Vail

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 MapList of TrailheadsAcknowledgementsIntroductionLoch Lomond TrailheadSouth Slopes of Mount Bancroft to Parry PeakJames Peak–Mount Bancroft LoopFall River Reservoir TrailheadNortheast Ridge Slopes of Mount Eva to Witter PeakParrys Rib to Parry Peak–Mount Bancroft–Mount Eva LoopThe Witter Slam: Witter, Eva, Parry, Bancroft, and James Peak Point-to-Point Ending at Loch Lomond Fall River Reservoir–Berthoud Pass Point-to-Point West Chicago Creek TrailheadAlpine Peak to Sugarloaf Peak LoopEmpire–Republican Mountain Trailhead and Bard Creek TrailheadRepublican Mountain and Sherman MountainBard Peak via Bard Creek Trail Engelmann Peak Southeast Ridge via Bard Creek TrailheadRepublican Mountain to Herman Gulch TraverseSilver Plume–7:30 Mine Trailhead Silver Plume Mountain via the 7:30 Mine TrailWaldorf Mine Trailhead Mount Edwards to McClellan Mountain Loop Argentine Peak to Mount Wilcox LoopEdwards–Grays–Torreys Point-to-Point from Loveland PassArgentine Pass to Guenella PassMcClellan–Wilcox Grand Slam Stevens Gulch TrailheadGrays Peak and Torreys Peak Kelso Ridge Kelso Mountain via “Torreys Ridge” Grays–Edwards–McClellan Mountain The Stevens Slam: Kelso to EdwardsBaker Mountain via Grizzly GulchHerman Gulch TrailheadMount Parnassus and Bard Peak Pettingell Peak–East Ridge Woods Mountain–UN 12,805 Double Gulch TourUN 12,671, UN 12,438, and Mount BethelDry Gulch Trailhead Mount Bethel and Plane Wreck Detour Tour of the Unnamed Peaks Mount Trelease–“Golden Bear Peak” Traverse The Citadel–Hagar Mountain Traverse Loveland Pass TrailheadMount Sniktau to Grizzly Peak Continental Divide Point-to-Point Tour–Highest Point Loveland Pass–Stevens Gulch Point-to-Point“Cupid” Peak to Baker Mountain Point-to-Point Lenawee Peak (from Arapahoe Basin) Loveland Tunnel West Trailhead Coon Hill Direct Variation: East Ridge “Golden Bear Peak” Hagar Mountain via “Golden Bear Peak”Ptarmigan Peak Trailhead and Laskey Gulch Trailhead Ptarmigan Peak Loop Ptarmigan Peak via Laskey Gulch Tenderfoot Mountain Trailhead Tenderfoot MountainMeadow Creek Trailhead and Ryan Gulch Trailhead Buffalo Mountain via Ryan GulchRed Peak via Meadow CreekDeming Mountain and Eccles Peak via Meadow CreekMeadow Creek to Ryan Gulch Buffalo-Style TraverseChief MountainExtra Credit: North Tenmile Creek TrailheadPeak 1 Trailhead and Miners Creek Trailhead Peak 1 to Peak 6 Point-to-PointMiners Creek Peak 4, Peak 5, and Peak 6 DirectFar East Trailhead Peak 6 and Peak 6.5 TourMayflower Gulch Trailhead Atlantic–Pacific–Crystal TraversePacific Peak–West RidgeDrift PeakCrystal Peak DirectCopper Mountain/Spaulding Gulch Trailhead Jacque Peak via Spaulding GulchVail Pass Trailhead and Gore Range Copper TrailheadUneva Peak Direct Shrine Mountain and Wingle Ridge Deluge Lake Trailhead Deluge Lake Summits TourGore Lake to Snow PeakPitkin Creek TrailheadMount Solitude and Climbers Point TourVista Peak OptionsAfterword Appendix 1: Peaks by Elevation Appendix 2: Contact Information Appendix 3: Additional Resources Appendix 4: Online Resources Index