Highpointing is a unique form of peakbagging since the lists may include small hilltops in flat areas that are nearly indistinguishable. The Colorado county highpoints list has some of this, but also brings you to some of the highest summits in the lower 48, all the while providing a fun variety of challenges. Updated 2023 with LiDAR elevations; courtesy of Lists of John.
County | Summit Name | Elev. | Prom. |
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Lake | Mount Elbert | 14438 | 9092 |
Chaffee | Mount Harvard | 14424 | 2340 |
Alamosa | Blanca Peak | 14350 | 5335 |
Costilla | Blanca Peak | 14350 | 5335 |
Huerfano | Blanca Peak, northeast ridge | 14333 | 0 |
Hinsdale | Uncompahgre Peak | 14318 | 4249 |
Saguache | Crestone Peak | 14299 | 4584 |
Custer | East Crestone | 14298 | 108 |
Park | Mount Lincoln | 14293 | 3860 |
Clear Creek | Grays Peak | 14275 | 2782 |
Summit | Grays Peak | 14275 | 2782 |
Gunnison | Castle Peak | 14274 | 2358 |
Pitkin | Castle Peak | 14274 | 2358 |
Boulder | Longs Peak | 14259 | 2947 |
Dolores | Mount Wilson | 14256 | 4021 |
Ouray | Mount Sneffels | 14155 | 3030 |
El Paso | Pikes Peak | 14109 | 5527 |
La Plata | Windom Peak | 14089 | 2166 |
San Miguel | Wilson Peak | 14021 | 865 |
Eagle | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14007 | 2120 |
San Juan | Vermilion Peak | 13909 | 2105 |
Mineral | Phoenix Peak | 13904 | 1519 |
Las Animas | West Spanish Peak | 13584 | 3637 |
Larimer | Hagues Peak | 13565 | 2446 |
Grand | Pettingell Peak | 13559 | 1564 |
Archuleta | Summit Peak | 13304 | 2737 |
Gilpin | James Peak | 13272 | 738 |
Montezuma | Hesperus Mountain | 13238 | 2844 |
Rio Grande | Bennett Peak | 13206 | 1757 |
Conejos | Conejos Peak | 13176 | 1912 |
Fremont | Bushnell Peak | 13112 | 2431 |
Teller | Devils Playground | 13058 | 131 |
Jackson | Clark Peak | 12955 | 2775 |
Garfield | Flat Top Mountain | 12359 | 4063 |
Pueblo | Greenhorn Mountain | 12353 | 3774 |
Routt | Mount Zirkel | 12187 | 3479 |
Rio Blanco | Orno Peak, northwest arm | 12017 | 112 |
Jefferson | Buffalo Peak | 11599 | 940 |
Montrose | Castle Rock | 11457 | 431 |
Delta | Mount Lamborn | 11400 | 1629 |
Mesa | Leon Peak | 11241 | 782 |
Moffat | Black Mountain | 10846 | 2428 |
Douglas | Thunder Butte | 9839 | 1389 |
Elbert | Elbert Rock | 7373 | 2 |
Weld | Bison Butte | 6389 | 94 |
Arapahoe | Smoky Hill Ridge | 6218 | 11 |
Lincoln | Lincoln County HP | 5967 | 0 |
Broomfield | Rocky Flats | 5852 | 0 |
Denver | Kipling & Belleview | 5685 | 0 |
Adams | DIA Ridge | 5671 | 17 |
Washington | Presidents Hill | 5422 | 0 |
Kit Carson | Bledsoe Windmill | 5297 | 5 |
Baca | Carizzo Mtn., east slope | 5292 | 0 |
Otero | Dry Bluff | 5278 | 1 |
Cheyenne | Bledsoe Ranch Road | 5258 | 0 |
Crowley | Schubert Hill | 5229 | 6 |
Logan | State Line Bluffs | 4942 | 0 |
Morgan | Shannon Benchmark | 4939 | 26 |
Bent | San Jose Ranch Mesa | 4859 | 332 |
Prowers | Two Buttes | 4710 | 359 |
Kiowa | Selenite Bluff | 4691 | 8 |
Yuma | Yuma Corner | 4437 | 0 |
Phillips | Phillips County HP | 4123 | 0 |
Sedgwick | Sand Hills | 4123 | 0 |