Grays Peak Hiking & Climbing Map, Colorado 14er (including map, photos, videos)
Grays Peak rises to 14,270 feet along the Continental Divide in Colorado’s Front Range. It is the highest summit in the Front Range and the highest point along the Continental Divide in North America. The summit also marks the boundary between Clear Creek and Summit counties.
Grays Peak is closely associated with neighboring Torreys Peak, which stands less than a mile away across a high saddle. Because of their proximity, the two fourteeners are frequently climbed together. Although the broad slopes of Grays give the mountain a less imposing appearance than some of Colorado’s more rugged peaks, reaching its summit still requires a demanding high-elevation climb with rapidly changing mountain weather and extensive travel above timberline.
The first recorded ascent of Grays Peak was made in 1861 by botanist Charles C. Parry. Parry named the mountain in honor of Asa Gray, one of America’s leading botanists, while the adjoining Torreys Peak was named for botanist John Torrey. Asa Gray eventually visited and climbed the mountain with Parry in 1872.
The POCKET PALS hiking and climbing map for Grays Peak covers several approaches to the mountain, ranging from the popular standard route to more challenging ridges and snow climbs.
3 Trailheads Included:
Stevens Gulch Trailhead
Horseshoe Basin Trailhead
Chihuahua Gulch Trailhead
5 Routes Included:
North (East) Slopes — Standard Route
Lost Rat Couloir
East Slopes/South Ridge
Southwest Ridge
Torreys South Slopes — Grays and Torreys Combination Route
