Fourteener
Mountain peak of at least 14,000 ft. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about high mountain peaks. For the concept in poetry, see Fourteener (poetry). For the NBA Development League team, see Colorado 14ers.
In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States, a fourteener is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 ft (4267 m). The 96 fourteeners in the United States are all west of the Mississippi River. Colorado has the most (53) of any single state; Alaska is second with 29. Many peak baggers try to climb all fourteeners in the contiguous United States, one particular state, or another region.