Well, in the past people used to say 54 (or sometimes “53+North Maroon, out of tradition”), Top Peak now subscribes to the belief that there are 58. But it’s complicated:  if you define a “peak” as requiring 300 feet of vertical separation from another peak (so-called “prominence”), then there are 53 fourteeners (to make 58, the other five are Cameron, North Eolus, El Diente, Conundrum, and North Maroon). Entire articles have been written on this topic. We just go with the flow and make sure that our customers have a pin for every peak.

There are 46 ADK peaks traditionally thought to be higher than 4,000 feet, though better survey methods have lowered the elevation of four of the peaks to below the threshold—but they are still considered to be on the list of peaks kept by the Adirondack Forty-Sixers organization.

Peak elevations seem to depend on which source you use. Some of our pins list the elevation commonly cited—Pikes Peak, for example, was 14,110 feet for years—then it became 14,115’ and now is officially 14,107’ according to NOAA’s latest National Geodetic Survey. Moving forward, we will use NOAA’s “official” elevations published in 2024. Until we transition every peak over to the new standard (that is, selling off existing inventory and remaking the dies that stamp the pins), please expect the elevations to vary slightly from other published sources (like 14ers.com and Wikipedia).  The good news: no one really cares about the exact elevation; you climbed the peak; good job!

Yes, unless you are buying a pin for a friend who has summited, or if you just really like the design—in which case you may go ahead and buy the pin without guilt.  However, if you drove to the top of Pikes Peak and hiked 100 feet to the summit while wearing cowboy boots then signed your name to the register, please add 25% surcharge. Ha!

Please email it to us at info@TopPeak.com. We are always looking for ideas—especially in the realm of stickers,  popular “special places” that highlight a local area, and anything that celebrates outdoor adventure.

Send us a photo of your Top Peak products in use (pins on your backpack, stickers on your laptop, etc.), give us permission to repost the photo on our social media, and we will send you a free pin of your choice.

Hopefully yes, but it depends if another retailer is already selling our gear within a few miles of your shop. We are always looking to expand our retail network and would love to partner with stores in areas where we do not yet have a bricks-and-mortar presence (e.g., Durango, Grand Junction, anywhere in the Adirondacks). If you have a mountain sports/camping supply store or are on the tourist path, you’ll probably do very well with our line. 

We have several artists and feature them on our Artists page. Your purchase helps support the arts!

The hard enamel pins are hand-painted in China.

Top Peak recycles, uses a manufacturer that meets California’s strict environmental standards, minimizes packaging, and prints its cardbacks on 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper.

Because we like wildlife and it is part of the outdoor adventure experience! We started with our hummingbird design and have since added a moose, wolf, loon, and another hummingbird (this one found in the Adirondacks). Please write us at info@TopPeak.com and let us know what wildlife you want us to add (the growing list includes marmots, bighorn sheep, trout, picas, grizzly bear, and more). 

Yes—and hats off to those of you bagging all the high points! Even though we already sell pins for Marcy (NY) and Elbert (CO), we’re not sure there are enough of you checking off, say, Kansas (Mount Sunflower!) and Florida (Britton Hill, the lowest high point of them all!) to make producing a full collection worthwhile.  That said, look for Top Peak to add some outstanding examples such as Denali (AK), Katahdin (ME), Washington (NH), Mauna Kea (HI), Rainier (WA), and others. Email info@TopPeak.com to share which high point you would like us to add.

Hey, we plan to add Whitney and Shasta as a start. Despite many of California’s highest peaks being remote and/or technical, some small group of climbers is no doubt checking them off the list. If you are checking off the California list, we salute you! 

Yes, but not for all peaks. In May, 2024, we switched to a new card design. We understand that some of you may have a collection of pins based on the old card design and you don’t want to change; if that is the case, please email us at info@TopPeak.com and we will do our best to accommodate your request for “old” cards. In the alternative, we are happy to send you whatever new cards you need as replacements so that your collection matches, no charge. Congrats on climbing so many peaks!