Trip
Summit 2026 – Mt Wilson/El Diente - Kilpacker Approach
A special commemoration of 250/150 on Colorado Day to summit the state's 14ers. We will pack into Kilpacker Basin to camp on Friday. Then Saturday, climb El Diente, then traverse to Mt Wilson.
Contacts
- Fri, Jul 31, 2026 — Sat, Aug 1, 2026
- Summit 2026
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Difficult
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,100 ft
- High Point Elevation: 14,256 ft
- Maximum Wind: 20 kts
- Pace: 2.0
- 4 (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
All participants and leaders are REQUIRED to sign the State of Colorado's liability waiver. Please click here to fill out the waiver.
This is a very technical route. Please review the route information below:
Kilpacker approach: https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=kilp0
El Diente: https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=eldi4
Traverse to Mt. Wilson: https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=mwil5
https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=kilp0
Participants will register for their preferred 14er through the Colorado Mountain Club website, where they will be placed on a waitlist for their chosen peak (you may join more than one waitlist). From there, trip leaders will reach out to gather more information about each participant's experience level and interests. For trips where the waitlist exceeds the allotted group size, participants will be selected by lottery.
- Not sure which 14er to sign up for? Visit our Blog "So you want to hike a 14er?" for more details about selecting the right 14er for you!
- Feel free to use information from 14er.com from to learn more about the trail and what to expect.
For questions about your trip, please reach out to your trip leader directly. For general questions about the Summit 2026 project or any relate event, please reach out to summit2026@cmc.org.
Friday morning 31JUL2026, we will meet in Colorado Springs to carpool and caravan to the western slope.
We will backpack in to Kilpacker Basin to camp.
Time and location to be determined.
Required Equipment
