Fourteener

Among climbers in the United States as Fourteener all the mountains called, whose peaks higher than 14,000 feet ( 4267.2 meters). Outside the U.S., this term is not used very often. In the rest of the world where the metric system is distributed, one would rather talk about four thousand.

Most Fourteeners (namely, 54 ) are located in the state of Colorado, the highest ten, however, are all located in Alaska. All Fourteeners in the U.S., or at least all have in Colorado, climbed, is among the so-called peak baggers (literally " summit -one field " ) is a popular destination. In Europe there is a similar " hoarding " in relation to four thousand, ie mountains over 4000 meters altitude. However, the peaks of the Alps with usually a larger mountaineering challenge

List of Fourteeners in the U.S.

The following mountains are generally recognized as Fourteener in massifs have to face are the criteria, in particular as far mountain peaks in order to be recognized, however, are not entirely uniform.