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Best Colorado Private Schools Offering Mountaineering Sport (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 9 private schools offering mountaineering as an interscholastic sport serving 2,145 students in Colorado.
The top-ranked offering mountaineering sport private schools in Colorado include Fountain Valley School of Colorado, Colorado Rocky Mountain School, and Aspen Country Day School.
The average acceptance rate is 86%, which is higher than the Colorado private school average acceptance rate of 84%.
22% of private schools offering mountaineering sport in Colorado are religiously affiliated (most commonly Seventh Day Adventist and Other).

Top Private Schools Offering Mountaineering Sport in Colorado (2026)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Colorado Academy
Colorado Academy Photo - Every day on campus, CA's lives the mission to create curious, kind, courageous, and adventurous learners and leaders. Our dedicated teachers offer an innovative and rigorous curriculum rooted in the liberal arts and sciences by encouraging students to think outside the box. We want students to ask "why?" and "why not?".
3800 S Pierce St
Denver, CO 80235
(303) 914-2513
Gr: PK-12 | 1,043 student Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 24 Tuition listed
Aspen Country Day School
Aspen Country Day School Photo - Aspen Country Day School enjoys a beautiful forested campus on Castle Creek. Ponds and mountains provide an ideal natural environment for learning in the outdoors. The entire campus was redone and reopened in 2016 with state-of-the-art classroom buildings that inspire learning and foster creativity.
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85 Country Day Way
Aspen, CO 81611
(970) 925-1909
Gr: NS-8 | 295 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition listed
500 Holden Way
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2562
Gr: 9-12 | 165 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 36 Tuition listed
Colorado Timberline Academy
Colorado Timberline Academy Photo - Weekend Trip to Bisti Badlands in New Mexico
Alternative School
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454 Academy Drive
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-5898
Gr: 9-12 | 30 students Avg. class size: 6 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1036 El Rancho Rd. c/o Evergreen Country Day
Evergreen, CO 80439
(303) 674-3400
Gr: NS-8 | 210 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
6155 Fountain Valley School Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-5251
Gr: 9-12 | 230 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 25 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Intermountain Adventist Academy
Intermountain Adventist Academy Photo - Intermountain has a strong emphasis on STEM for young men and women, with a program that prepares them for advanced education.
(Seventh Day Adventist)
550 25 ½ Road
Grand Junction, CO 81505
(970) 242-5116
Gr: K-8 | 57 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 13
The Link School
The Link School Photo - The Link School's Lodge
Special Program Emphasis
18885 County Road 367
Buena Vista, CO 81211
(719) 395-6797
Gr: 9-12 | 13 students Sports: 6 Tuition listed
Watershed School
Watershed School Photo
Alternative School
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5405 Spine Rd
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 440-7520
Gr: 6-12 | 102 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed

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