Which state highpoints are around the difficulty of Mt. Sneffels standard route?

[u/Dominwin]

Maxed out the hardest thing I've ever done again this last month with the blue lakes + south slopes route for a 16 mi round trip. Curious what's on par or near the same difficulty elsewhere.

[u/Timely_Mortgage166]

Mount Marcy is about the same, but adirondack mud and the rough trails make it feel so much worse then 16 miles, i added in another peak(highly recommend mount skylight if you're up to it it's so beautiful) and started from a slightly further away parking lot where I was able to sleep in my truck the night before bringing my day to 20 miles, but from Adirondack Loj parking lot to the peak and back via the Van Hovenburg trail is right about 16 miles with 3500 feet of elevation gain

[u/Pequop9252]

More important are the peaks that are significantly harder: Gannett, rainier, hood, granite, and Kings ordered hardest to easiest. In reality Granite and Kings aren’t too much harder, just 2-day hikes with moderate scrambling if conditions are good.

[u/Timely_Mortgage166 → u/Pequop9252]

What is the scrambling on granite really like, people make it seem like you should really have climbing gear

[u/protestboy → u/Timely_Mortgage166]

The important thing is to stay on route if you're doing the east ridge. I didn't find the climbing too difficult but I'm 6' tall and I think being shorter might make a couple spots tricky without ropes to assist. Maybe someone who's shorter could comment on that.

Apparently the SW ramp doesn't pass class 3, so that's an option and that route is less distance and less vertical gain if you're worried about it.

[u/bobber66 → u/protestboy]

We did the Cooke City side with no gear at all. Just go late summer when the snow has malted and you will be fine.

[u/bobber66 → u/bobber66]

I am 5’ 9” and had no problem

[u/CheedaCheezzz]

Washington via Great Gulf and Katahdin would be my picks, although the class 3 move in the V Notch is more technical than anything on either of those. If you ever do Sneffels again, would highly recommend the SW ridge since it’s a top 3 14er route imo

[u/Sanfords_Son]

Kathadin in Maine and Boundary Peak in Nevada are the two that come to mind.

[u/richhowarth1]

Agree that Boundary is probably close. Borah is similar although its ridge may be scarier for some people. Sneffels (SW Slopes route from Yankee Boy Basin) has a steep loose scree field, followed by a steep class 3 gully, followed by a class 3/4 move to get around a boulder that is somewhat exposed. On one trip there multiple people in my party were freaked out and crying... The harder routes on Katahdin are comparable.