Hike · Grays Peak trailhead

Grays Peak

Distance

8.0 mi

Vertical

3,041 ft

Summit

14,236 ft

Difficulty

Very strenuous

Grays Peak is the highest summit of the Front Range and the tenth-highest summit in Colorado at 14,278 feet — and the only point on the Continental Divide Trail anywhere in North America that crosses a true fourteener. Botanist Charles C. Parry made the first recorded ascent in…

Read the full route guide in Strata →

About Grays Peak

Grays Peak is the tenth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,276-foot (4351.18 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the Front Range and the highest point on the Continental Divide and the Continental Divide Trail in North America. Grays Peak is located in Arapahoe National Forest, 3.9 miles (6.2 km) southeast by east of Loveland Pass on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties. The peak is the highest point in both counties.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

View from the summit ridge to Torreys Peak across the saddle, snowfields lingering into June. — chris keller from boulder, co, usa · CC BY 2.0

Plan Grays Peak with Strata

Get today's avalanche, slope, aspect, and weather verdict for this route — plus offline maps and live crew tracking. Free on iPhone & iPad.

Get it on the App Store