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Mount Bierstadt
Elevation: 14,060'
Difficulty: Class 2
Route: West Slopes
Trailhead: Guanella Pass
Start: 11,669'
Total Gain: 2,850'
RT Length: 7 miles
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Quandary Peak
Elevation: 14,265'
Difficulty: Class 1
Route: East Ridge
Trailhead: Quandary
Start: 10,850'
Total Gain: 3,415'
RT Length: 6.75 miles
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14ers
Colorado has 58 mountain peaks exceeding 14,000 feet (known as "14ers" locally) — the most of any state. I lack the skills and desire to stand on top of all of them, but I think most Colorado hikers try to "bag" a few of them.