FACTS
Longs Peak (14,255 feet) is the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park and the 13th highest in Colorado. It has a non-technical route (class 2-3) called the Keyhole Route and several class 4 and technical routes. It is known as a 14er in reference to it's summit being over 14,000 feet in elevation. (Click here to see the Trail Map)
Longs Peak is undisputedly the monarch of the northern Front Range and one of the outstanding peaks of the entire North American continent. It has gained prominence in the eyes of explorers, settlers, writers, tourists, mountaineers, and technical climbers. Longs Peak offers something for virtually everyone either in its striking beauty or its climbing possibilities, but first and foremost, Longs is a climber's mountain. Even the easiest routes up Longs are classic climbs, and nothing in the Rocky Mountains quite compares with climbs on Longs's mark of individuality — the magnificent 1,675-foot east face, crowned with the sheerest part of all, 1,500 foot face called the Diamond. It is perhaps the biggest wall climb in the Rockies.
Stephen Long made the first recorded American sighting of the peak that bears his name in 1820. Longs and its companion, Mount Meeker, had previously been dubbed "Les Deux Orielles" (The Two Ears) by French fur traders who used the pair as a prominent landmark. Longs Peak was the name that stuck, however, and in the early years of settlement it was one of the foremost unconquered mountaineering challenges in the entire Rocky Mountain region.
You begin the ascent to Longs Peak at 9,405 ft. Then, continue on to these following sections of the climb:
| Section | Beginning Elevation | Distance | Level of Hike |
| Goblin Forest | 9,405 - 10,120 ft | 1.2 miles | 1 |
| Granite Pass | 12,080 ft | 3.0 miles | 1 |
| Boulder Field | 12,760 ft | 2.9 miles | 1 |
| Keyhole | 13,160 ft | 1 (trail ends) | |
| Trough | 3 | ||
| Narrows | 3 | ||
| Homestretch | (500ft) | 3 | |
| Summit | 14,255 ft | 3 |
Total trip: 7.5 miles one way