noun
- a mountain peak that rises 14,000 feet or more above sea level
Usage: chiefly used in mountaineering and geography, especially in reference to peaks in the Rocky Mountains and other North American ranges
Examples
- Colorado has 53 fourteeners, making it a popular destination for peak baggers.
- Climbing a fourteener requires proper acclimatization to high altitude.
- Mount Elbert is the highest fourteener in the Rocky Mountains.
- Many hikers aim to summit all the fourteeners in their home state.
- The fourteener in the distance was partially obscured by clouds.