fourteener
noun
four·teen·er
fȯr-ˈtē-nər 
1
: a verse consisting of 14 syllables or especially of 7 iambic feet
2
: a mountain that is at least 14,000 feet high
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Bierstadt and Quandary were the state’s two busiest fourteeners in 2023, the most recent season for which the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has data.
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John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
Hiking a fourteener is on the life lists for many people, but there’s an easier way to scale two of Colorado’s famed peaks.
—Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
The Colorado Mountain Club recognizes 54 fourteeners and does not include four peaks on this list – Cameron, Challenger, North Eolus and Conundrum – because they are connected in close proximity to adjacent fourteeners.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Three other fourteeners — of which there are 53 or 58, depending on the definition — are also on private property.
—Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 23 July 2023
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John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
Hiking a fourteener is on the life lists for many people, but there’s an easier way to scale two of Colorado’s famed peaks.
—Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
The Colorado Mountain Club recognizes 54 fourteeners and does not include four peaks on this list – Cameron, Challenger, North Eolus and Conundrum – because they are connected in close proximity to adjacent fourteeners.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Three other fourteeners — of which there are 53 or 58, depending on the definition — are also on private property.
—Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 23 July 2023
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“Fourteener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fourteener. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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