Southern Rocky Mountains
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The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains
of North America
located in the southern portion of the U.S. state
of Wyoming
, the central and western portions of Colorado
, the northern portion of New Mexico
, and extreme eastern portions of Utah
. The Southern Rockies include the highest mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains and include all 30 of the highest peaks of the Rockies. The Southern Rocky Mountains are also commonly known as the Southern Rockies, and since the highest peaks are located in the State of Colorado, they are sometimes known as the Colorado Rockies
, although many important ranges and peaks rise in the other three states.
The Southern Rocky Mountains are generally divided from the Western Rocky Mountains by the Green River
and the Colorado River
below the Green River. The Southern Rockies are divided from the Central Rocky Mountains by South Pass
in Wyoming and the drainage running east from the pass down the Sweetwater River
and the North Platte River
; and the drainage running southwest from the pass down Pacific Creek and Sandy Creek to the Green River. This divide between the Southern Rockies and the Central Rockies provided the lowest elevation traverse of the Rocky Mountain region
for the historic Oregon Trail
, the Mormon Trail
, and the California Trail
.
s and subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains with their highest summit
.
of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4000 metres (13,123 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 metres (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence
. Topographic elevation is defined as the vertical distance above the reference geoid
, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's
sea level
as an equipotential
gravitational surface
. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit
and the highest or key col to a higher summit.
(summits
with at least 1500 metres (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence
) of the Southern Rocky Mountains.
of the Southern Rocky Mountains with a topographic isolation
of at least 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) and a topographic prominence
of at least 500 metres (1,640 ft). Topographic isolation
is the minimum great circle
distance to a point of higher elevation.
es of the Southern Rocky Mountains which are crossed by a paved
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Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
of North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
located in the southern portion of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, the central and western portions of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, the northern portion of New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, and extreme eastern portions of Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. The Southern Rockies include the highest mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains and include all 30 of the highest peaks of the Rockies. The Southern Rocky Mountains are also commonly known as the Southern Rockies, and since the highest peaks are located in the State of Colorado, they are sometimes known as the Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies (disambiguation)
The Colorado Rockies are a professional baseball team based in Denver, Colorado, U.S.Colorado Rockies may also refer to:* The portion of the Rocky Mountains located within the U.S. State of Colorado** More generally, the Southern Rocky Mountains...
, although many important ranges and peaks rise in the other three states.
The Southern Rocky Mountains are generally divided from the Western Rocky Mountains by the Green River
Green River (Utah)
The Green River, located in the western United States, is the chief tributary of the Colorado River. The watershed of the river, known as the Green River Basin, covers parts of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. The Green River is long, beginning in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming and flowing...
and the Colorado River
Colorado River
The Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...
below the Green River. The Southern Rockies are divided from the Central Rocky Mountains by South Pass
South Pass
South Pass is two mountain passes on the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Wyoming. The passes are located in a broad low region, 35 miles broad, between the Wind River Range to the north and the Oregon Buttes and Great Divide Basin to the south, in southwestern Fremont...
in Wyoming and the drainage running east from the pass down the Sweetwater River
Sweetwater River (Wyoming)
The Sweetwater River is a tributary of the North Platte River, long, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Its waters eventually reach the Atlantic Ocean. The Sweetwater rises in southwestern Fremont County, at the continental divide near South Pass Wyoming, on the southern end of the Wind River Range...
and the North Platte River
North Platte River
The North Platte River is a major tributary of the Platte River and is approximately long counting its many curves, It travels about distance. Its course lies in the U.S...
; and the drainage running southwest from the pass down Pacific Creek and Sandy Creek to the Green River. This divide between the Southern Rockies and the Central Rockies provided the lowest elevation traverse of the Rocky Mountain region
Rocky Mountain Region
The Rocky Mountain Floristic Region, also known as the Rocky Mountain Floristic Province, is a floristic region within the Holarctic Kingdom in western North America delineated by Armen Takhtajan and Robert F...
for the historic Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail is a historic east-west wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon and locations in between.After 1840 steam-powered riverboats and steamboats traversing up and down the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers sped settlement and development in the flat...
, the Mormon Trail
Mormon Trail
The Mormon Trail or Mormon Pioneer Trail is the 1,300 mile route that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled from 1846 to 1868...
, and the California Trail
California Trail
The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California...
.
Mountain ranges
The following table lists the mountain rangeMountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
s and subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains with their highest summit
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
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| Mountain Range Mountain range A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain... |
Highest Summit Summit (topography) In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation... |
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| primary | secondary | tertiary | states U.S. state A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of... |
summit name Summit (topography) In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation... |
elevation | prominence Topographic prominence In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit... |
isolation Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for... |
| Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
Central Sawatch Range | Elbert Massif |  Colorado |
Mount Elbert Mount Elbert Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America, at , the highest of the fourteeners in Colorado, and the high point of the Sawatch Range. It is located in Lake County, approximately southwest of Leadville... |
14,440 feet 4401 m |
9,093 feet 2772 m |
670.6 miles 1079.2 km |
| Massive Massif | Colorado |
Mount Massive Mount Massive Mount Massive is a fourteener in the Sawatch Range of the US State of Colorado. It is the second tallest peak in Colorado, edging out the third highest, Mount Harvard, by seven feet, and lower than Mount Elbert by . It is the third highest peak in the contiguous United States... |
14,428 feet 4398 m |
1,941 feet 592 m |
5.1 miles 8.2 km |
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| Collegiate Peaks Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. The Collegiate Peaks include some of the highest mountains in the Rockies... |
Colorado |
Mount Harvard Mount Harvard Mount Harvard is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the third highest mountain in Colorado, and also the fourth highest mountain in the Contiguous United States... |
14,421 feet 4396 m |
2,327 feet 709 m |
14.9 miles 24.0 km |
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| Williams Mountains | Colorado |
Williams Mountains High Point | 13,389 feet 4081 m |
1,682 feet 513 m |
3.7 miles 6.0 km |
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| Southern Sawatch Range | Colorado |
Mount Antero Mount Antero Mount Antero is the eleventh highest peak in Colorado, with an elevation of . Also known as Antero Peak, it is named for Chief Antero of the Uintah band of Utes. It is located in the central Sawatch Range in Chaffee County between the towns of Buena Vista and Salida... |
14,276 feet 4351 m |
2,503 feet 763 m |
17.7 miles 28.6 km |
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| Far Southern Sawatch Range | Colorado |
Mount Ouray Mount Ouray Mount Ouray is a peak located in the central part of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is 18 miles southwest of the town of Salida, in northern Saguache County, the northern base of the peak stretches into to southern Chaffee County. The peak makes up the southern tip of Sawatch Mountains... |
13,961 feet 4255 m |
2,659 feet 810 m |
13.6 miles 21.9 km |
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| Northern Sawatch Range | Colorado |
Mount of the Holy Cross Mount of the Holy Cross Mount of the Holy Cross is the northernmost 14,000-foot mountain in the Sawatch Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness near the ghost town of Holy Cross City and in Eagle County. It was named for the distinctive cross-shaped snowfield on the... |
14,009 feet 4270 m |
2,111 feet 643 m |
18.5 miles 29.8 km |
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| Sangre de Cristo Mountains Sangre de Cristo Mountains The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. They are located in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States... |
Sierra Blanca Massif | Colorado |
Blanca Peak Blanca Peak Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sierra Blanca Massif at the southern tip of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. It is the fourth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and the eighth highest peak in the contiguous United States.... |
14,351 feet 4374 m |
5,326 feet 1623 m |
103.4 miles 166.4 km |
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| Northern Sangre de Cristo Range | Crestones Crestones The Crestones are a group of four 14,000 foot peaks in the Sangre de Cristo Range above Crestone, Colorado, comprising:*Crestone Peak *Crestone Needle *Kit Carson Mountain... |
Colorado |
Crestone Peak Crestone Peak Crestone Peak is the seventh highest peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the second highest peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range after Blanca Peak. It rises in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness above the east side of the San Luis Valley along the boundary between Saguache and Custer counties,... |
14,300 feet 4359 m |
4,554 feet 1388 m |
27.4 miles 44.1 km |
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| Colorado |
Rito Alto Peak | 13,800 feet 4206 m |
1,134 feet 346 m |
7.3 miles 11.7 km |
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| Culebra Range | Colorado New Mexico |
Culebra Peak Culebra Peak Culebra Peak is the highest peak of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the United States. It is the southernmost fourteener in Colorado. It is also the only fourteener on private land. Access is limited, and a fee is charged to climb the peak... |
14,053 feet 4283 m |
4,827 feet 1471 m |
35.5 miles 57.1 km |
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| Spanish Peaks Spanish Peaks The Spanish Peaks are a pair of volcanic mountains located in southwestern Huerfano County, Colorado. The Ute indians named them Huajatolla , meaning "two breasts". The Spanish name translates as "Breasts of the Earth". The two peaks, West Spanish Peak and East Spanish Peak, are the easternmost... |
Colorado |
West Spanish Peak West Spanish Peak West Spanish Peak is a high mountain peak in the US state of Colorado. It is the higher of the two Spanish Peaks, two large igneous stocks which form an eastern outlier of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains... |
13,631 feet 4155 m |
3,685 feet 1123 m |
20.4 miles 32.9 km |
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| Taos Mountains | New Mexico |
Wheeler Peak Wheeler Peak (New Mexico) Wheeler Peak is, at 13,161 ft, the highest peak in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is located northeast of Taos in the northern part of the state, and just 2 miles southeast of the ski slopes of Taos Ski Valley... |
13,167 feet 4013 m |
3,409 feet 1039 m |
37.4 miles 60.1 km |
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| Santa Fe Mountains | New Mexico |
Truchas Peak Truchas Peak Truchas Peak is the second highest independent peak in the US State of New Mexico. It is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 26 mi northeast of Santa Fe. It lies within the Pecos Wilderness, part of the Santa Fe National Forest... |
13,107 feet 3995 m |
4,001 feet 1220 m |
42.4 miles 68.2 km |
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| Cimarron Range | New Mexico |
Baldy Mountain | 12,445 feet 3793 m |
2,701 feet 823 m |
11.3 miles 18.2 km |
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| Wet Mountains Wet Mountains The Wet Mountains are a small range of mountains in southern Colorado named for the amount of snow they receive in the winter. There are three variant names of this range: Cuerno Verde, Greenhorn Mountains, and Sierra Mojadas... |
Colorado |
Greenhorn Mountain Greenhorn mountain Greenhorn Mountain is the highest point in the Wet Mountains of southern Colorado and at elevation is just high enough to pass tree line which is about in this part of Colorado. The massive mountain can be seen from Pueblo and all along Interstate 25 rising 6,000 feet above the surrounding area... |
12,352 feet 3765 m |
3,777 feet 1151 m |
26.4 miles 42.5 km |
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| Southern Sangre de Cristo Range | New Mexico |
Cerro Vista | 11,937 feet 3638 m |
2,519 feet 768 m |
14.2 miles 22.8 km |
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| San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
North Central San Juan Mountains | Colorado |
Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak is the sixth highest mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado and is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains. It is located in the Uncompahgre Wilderness in the northern San Juans, in northern Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles west of the town of Lake City.Uncompahgre... |
14,321 feet 4365 m |
4,277 feet 1304 m |
85.1 miles 136.9 km |
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| San Miguel Mountains | Colorado |
Mount Wilson Mount Wilson (Colorado) Mount Wilson is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness in Dolores County approximately 10 miles north of Rico and 10 miles southwest of Telluride. It is the highest peak in the San Miguel Mountains, a subrange of the San... |
14,252 feet 4344 m |
4,024 feet 1227 m |
33.1 miles 53.2 km |
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| Sneffels Range Sneffels Range The Sneffels Range, regionally conterminous with San Juans, is the name of a young, prominent, rocky, range of mountains in southwestern Colorado of the San Juan Mountains. The Sneffels Range is often compared with the Grand Tetons because they both have a similar rugged appearance... |
Colorado |
Mount Sneffels Mount Sneffels Mount Sneffels is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of the northern San Juan Mountains, in Ouray County approximately 5 miles west of the town of Ouray. The summit of Mount Sneffels is the highest point in Ouray... |
14,158 feet 4315 m |
3,050 feet 930 m |
15.7 miles 25.3 km |
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| Needle Mountains Needle Mountains (Colorado) The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest. The range is notable for having some of the most rugged... |
Colorado |
Mount Eolus Mount Eolus Mount Eolus is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado, the highest of the Needle Mountains . It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness in La Plata County approximately south of Silverton.Mount Eolus is one of three fourteeners in the Needle Mountains; the others are Sunlight Peak and Windom... |
14,089 feet 4294 m |
2,183 feet 665 m |
25.2 miles 40.5 km |
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| Grenadier Range | Colorado |
Vestal Peak | 13,870 feet 4228 m |
1,104 feet 336 m |
4.3 miles 6.9 km |
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| West Needle Mountains | Colorado |
Twilight Peak Twilight Peak Twilight Peak is in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States, south of Silverton. Twilight peak is in the West Needle Mountains, a sub-range of the San Juans. The standard approach is via a trail from Molas Pass to the north... |
13,163 feet 4012 m |
2,338 feet 713 m |
4.9 miles 7.9 km |
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| La Garita Mountains La Garita Mountains During the Oligocene epoch, a series of caldera building eruptions of titanic proportions, some as large as VEI-8, devastated what is now Colorado and raised up the mountain chain, part of the San Juan Mountains. The La Garita supervolcano's mega-colossal eruption created 5000 km3 of tephra,... |
Colorado |
San Luis Peak San Luis Peak San Luis Peak is a fourteen thousand foot peak in the San Juan Mountains of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the La Garita Wilderness in Saguache County approximately north of Creede... |
14,022 feet 4274 m |
3,113 feet 949 m |
27.0 miles 43.4 km |
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| Cochetopa Hills Cochetopa Hills The Cochetopa Hills are a ridge of uplands on the Continental Divide in southern Colorado. The ridge bridges the southern terminus of the Sawatch Range to the northern terminus of the La Garita Mountains. The Cochetopa Hills are characterized by rolling terrain with peaks between 11,000 and 12,000... |
Colorado |
Long Branch Baldy | 11,982 feet 3652 m |
1,474 feet 449 m |
13.7 miles 22.0 km |
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| East Central San Juan Mountains | Colorado |
Half Peak | 13,848 feet 4221 m |
1,481 feet 451 m |
3.9 miles 6.3 km |
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| Southern San Juan Mountains | Colorado New Mexico |
Summit Peak Summit Peak Summit Peak, elevation , sits on the Continental Divide in southern Colorado. The mountain is the highest point in the South San Juan Wilderness.... |
13,308 feet 4056 m |
2,760 feet 841 m |
39.9 miles 64.2 km |
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| La Plata Mountains La Plata Mountains The La Plata Mountains are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado, United States. They are located on the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties, about northwest of Durango. Their name is Spanish for silver.The peaks of the range are easily visible... |
Colorado |
Lavender Peak | 13,245 feet 4037 m |
2,860 feet 872 m |
24.8 miles 39.9 km |
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| Mosquito Range Mosquito Range The Mosquito Range is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The peaks of the range form a ridge running north-south for approximately 40 miles from southern Summit County on the north end, then along the boundary between Lake and Park counties... |
Colorado |
Mount Lincoln Mount Lincoln (Colorado) Mount Lincoln is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the eighth highest peak in the state, and the 11th highest in the contiguous United States. It is located in the Mosquito Range, just west of Hoosier Pass, and is the highest peak in that range... |
14,293 feet 4357 m |
3,862 feet 1177 m |
22.6 miles 36.3 km |
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| Tenmile Range Tenmile Range The Tenmile Range is a mountain range in U.S. state of Colorado. The range is an extension of the Mosquito Range which is part of the Rocky Mountains. The two ranges are effectively the same range. They are split only by the Continental Divide and name. The Tenmile Range is on the west side of... |
Colorado |
Quandary Peak Quandary Peak Quandary Peak is a fourteener in the US state of Colorado and the highest peak in the Tenmile Range, a northern extension of the Mosquito Range. It is the 12th, 13th, or 14th highest peak in Colorado, depending on how it is ranked. It has nearly the same elevation as Castle Peak and Mount Evans... |
14,271 feet 4350 m |
1,105 feet 337 m |
3.2 miles 5.1 km |
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| Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
Central Front Range | Colorado |
Grays Peak Grays Peak Grays Peak is the highest mountain in the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado. Its nearest major city is Denver. The first man to ascend Grays Peak, botanist Charles C. Parry, named the peak for his botanist... |
14,278 feet 4352 m |
2,770 feet 844 m |
25.0 miles 40.3 km |
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| Mount Evans Massif Mount Evans Mount Evans is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains, in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado, and the closest fourteener to Denver... |
Colorado |
Mount Evans Mount Evans Mount Evans is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains, in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado, and the closest fourteener to Denver... |
14,265 feet 4347 m |
2,769 feet 844 m |
10.07 miles 16 km |
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| Northern Front Range | Longs Peak Massif | Colorado |
Longs Peak Longs Peak Longs Peak is one of the 53 mountains with summits over 14,000 feet in Colorado. It can be prominently seen from Longmont, Colorado, as well as from the rest of the Colorado Front Range. It is named after Major Stephen Long, who explored the area in the 1820s... |
14,259 feet 4346 m |
2,940 feet 896 m |
43.6 miles 70.2 km |
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| Mummy Range Mummy Range The Mummy Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The range is a short subrange of the Front Range located in southwestern Larimer County northwest of the town of Estes Park... |
Colorado |
Hagues Peak Hagues Peak Hagues Peak, elevation , is the highest summit of the Mummy Range of Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado.... |
13,573 feet 4137 m |
2,420 feet 738 m |
15.9 miles 25.6 km |
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| Indian Peaks | Colorado |
North Arapaho Peak North Arapaho Peak North Arapaho Peak is a mountain on the Continental Divide in Colorado, one of the 637 peaks above in elevation in the state . It is located in the Indian Peaks area of the Front Range in Boulder County and Grand County, Colorado, within the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area of Arapaho and Roosevelt... |
13,508 feet 4117 m |
1,665 feet 507 m |
15.4 miles 24.8 km |
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| Never Summer Mountains Never Summer Mountains The Never Summer Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States. The range is located along the northwest border of Rocky Mountain National Park, forming the continental divide between the headwaters of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain... |
Colorado |
Mount Richthofen Mount Richthofen Mount Richthofen is a mountain located on the north end of the Never Summer Mountains in Colorado. At 12,940 feet it is the highest mountain of the range. Richthofen rises on the North Western corner of Rocky Mountain National Park.... |
12,945 feet 3946 m |
2,680 feet 817 m |
9.7 miles 15.5 km |
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| Southern Front Range | Pikes Peak Massif | Colorado |
Pikes Peak Pikes Peak Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America.... |
14,115 feet 4302 m |
5,530 feet 1686 m |
60.8 miles 97.8 km |
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| South Park Hills | Colorado |
Waugh Mountain | 11,716 feet 3571 m |
2,330 feet 710 m |
20.0 miles 32.2 km |
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| Rampart Range Rampart Range The Rampart Range is a mountain range located in Douglas, El Paso, and Teller counties, Colorado, USA. It is part of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The range is almost entirely public land within the Pike National Forest.... |
Colorado |
Devils Head Devil's Head Lookout Devil's Head Lookout is a U.S. Forest Service fire lookout tower located in Douglas County, Colorado. The tower is accessed by hiking on the Devils Head National Recreation Trail. The original tower was built in 1912 on a large pinnacle of Pikes Peak granite and is used as a fire lookout point in... |
9,749 feet 2972 m |
1,248 feet 380 m |
8.0 miles 12.9 km |
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| South Williams Fork Mountains | Colorado |
Ptarmigan Peak | 12,504 feet 3811 m |
721 feet 220 m |
4.3 miles 6.9 km |
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| Tarryall Mountains | Colorado |
Bison Peak | 12,432 feet 3789 m |
2,451 feet 747 m |
19.1 miles 30.8 km |
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| Kenosha Mountains Kenosha Mountains The Kenosha Mountains or Kenosha Mountain are a subrange of the Front Range located in Park and Jefferson counties of Colorado. Lying within the Pike National Forest, the range extends 36 miles from where it meets the Platte River Mountains to the northwest, to Windy Peak to the southeast... |
Colorado |
Windy Peak Windy Peak Windy Peak is a prominent peak, 1,910 m, located 2 nautical miles southwest of the south end of Reuther Nunataks in the Founders Peaks, Heritage Range. So named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party, 1963–64, because high velocity winds were present here whenever the peak was... |
11,970 feet 3649 m |
1,510 feet 460 m |
5.4 miles 8.7 km |
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| Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
Colorado |
Castle Peak Castle Peak (Colorado) Castle Peak is a fourteener in the Elk Mountains in the US state of Colorado. It is the highest peak in the Elks and the twelfth highest in Colorado. The peak is in Pitkin County near the Gunnison County line and about south of Aspen. The best climbing months are June, July, August, September... |
14,279 feet 4352 m |
2,365 feet 721 m |
20.9 miles 33.7 km |
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| Ruby Range | Colorado |
Mount Owen | 13,070 feet 3984 m |
1,358 feet 414 m |
8.0 miles 12.8 km |
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| West Elk Mountains West Elk Mountains The West Elk Mountains are a mountain range in the west-central part of the US state of Colorado. They lie primarily within the Gunnison National Forest, and part of the range is protected as the West Elk Wilderness... |
Colorado |
West Elk Peak | 13,042 feet 3975 m |
3,095 feet 943 m |
13.8 miles 22.2 km |
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| Gore Range Gore Range The Gore Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado in the United States. The range runs for approximately 60 miles northwest-to-southeast, through western Grand and Summit counties, and eastern Routt and Eagle counties... |
Colorado |
Mount Powell | 13,566 feet 4135 m |
3,000 feet 914 m |
21.5 miles 34.6 km |
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| Medicine Bow Mountains Medicine Bow Mountains The Medicine Bow Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains that extend for from northern Colorado into southern Wyoming. The northern extent of this range is the sub-range the Snowy Range... |
Colorado Wyoming |
Clark Peak Clark Peak (Medicine Bow Mountains) Clark Peak, with a summit elevation of , is the highest peak of the Medicine Bow Mountains. It is situated in the Rawah Wilderness along the border between Larimer and Jackson counties in northern Colorado... |
12,954 feet 3948 m |
2,771 feet 845 m |
73.2 miles 26.8 km |
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| La Sal Mountains |  Utah Colorado |
Mount Peale Mount Peale Mount Peale is the highest point in the La Sal Mountains of San Juan County, in the southeastern part of the US state of Utah. It is also the highest point in Utah outside the Uinta Mountains. It is located about southeast of Moab... |
12,726 feet 3879 m |
6,181 feet 1883 m |
73.2 miles 117.8 km |
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| Flat Tops Flat Tops (Colorado) Flat Tops is a mountain range located in Colorado within the Routt and White River National Forests. The area is home to 110 Ponds and Lakes.Much of the range is within the boundary of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area.... |
Colorado |
Flat Top Mountain Flat Top Mountain (Colorado) Flat Top Mountain, elevation , is the highest point in the Flat Tops Range of Garfield County, Colorado. Its prominence is 4,034 feet.... |
12,361 feet 3768 m |
4,054 feet 1236 m |
42.8 miles 68.9 km |
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| Rabbit Ears Range Rabbit Ears Range The Rabbit Ears Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States. The range stretches east-west along the continental divide forming the border between Grand and Jackson Counties, separating Middle Park from North Park... |
Colorado |
Parkview Mountain Parkview Mountain Parkview Mountain, elevation , is the highest summit of the Rabbit Ears Range in northern Colorado. The mountain is on the Continental Divide in Routt National Forest about southwest of Willow Creek Pass.... |
12,301 feet 3749 m |
2,676 feet 816 m |
10.9 miles 17.6 km |
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| Park Range Park Range (Colorado) The Park Range, elevation approximately , is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Colorado in the United States. The range forms a relatively isolated part of the continental divide, extending north-to-south for approximately along the boundary between Jackson and Routt counties... |
Central Park Range | Colorado |
Mount Zirkel Mount Zirkel Mount Zirkel, elevation , is the highest summit of the Park Range in northern Colorado. The mountain in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness northeast of Steamboat Springs was named after German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.... |
12,185 feet 3714 m |
3,470 feet 1058 m |
41.5 miles 66.8 km |
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| Elkhead Mountains Elkhead Mountains Elkhead Mountains is a mountain range in Colorado. The mountain range is considered to be low altitude within Colorado as the mountains are under 11,000 ft. Located within Moffat County, Colorado the mountain range attracts few visitors as it is far from metropolitan areas and has few lakes so... |
Colorado |
Sand Mountain North | 10,884 feet 3317 m |
2,179 feet 664 m |
18.2 miles 29.3 km |
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| White River Plateau | Colorado |
Blair Mountain | 11,445 feet 3488 m |
1,736 feet 529 m |
17.5 miles 28.2 km |
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| Grand Mesa Grand Mesa The Grand Mesa is a large mesa in western Colorado in the United States. It has an area of about and stretches for about east of Grand Junction between the Colorado River and the Gunnison River, its tributary to the south. The north side of the mesa is drained largely by Plateau Creek, a... |
Colorado |
Crater Peak Crater Peak (Colorado) Crater Peak, elevation , is the highest point on Grand Mesa in western Colorado.... |
11,333 feet 3454 m |
2,307 feet 703 m |
18.0 miles 29.0 km |
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| Laramie Mountains Laramie Mountains The Laramie Mountains are a range of moderately high peaks on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S states of Wyoming and Colorado. The range is the northernmost extension of the line of the ranges along the eastern side of the Rockies, and in particular of the higher peaks of the... |
Colorado Wyoming |
Laramie Mountains High Point | 11,025 feet 3360 m |
1,880 feet 573 m |
15.5 miles 24.9 km |
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| Uncompaghre Plateau | Colorado Utah |
Horsefly Peak | 10,353 feet 3156 m |
1,437 feet 438 m |
14.6 miles 23.5 km |
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| Ute Mountain Ute Mountain Ute Mountain , is a peak within the Ute Mountains, a small mountain range in the southwestern corner of Colorado. It is on the northern edge of the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation. The Reservation forms the southwestern corner of the state and of Montezuma County.Nomenclature for this peak and its... |
Colorado |
Ute Peak | 9,984 feet 3043 m |
4,039 feet 1231 m |
39.1 miles 62.9 km |
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| Raton Mesa | Colorado New Mexico |
Fishers Peak | 9,633 feet 2936 m |
1,847 feet 563 m |
32.4 miles 52.2 km |
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Highest summits
The following sortable table lists the 57 mountain peaksSummit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4000 metres (13,123 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 metres (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
. Topographic elevation is defined as the vertical distance above the reference geoid
Geoid
The geoid is that equipotential surface which would coincide exactly with the mean ocean surface of the Earth, if the oceans were in equilibrium, at rest , and extended through the continents . According to C.F...
, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
as an equipotential
Equipotential
Equipotential or isopotential in mathematics and physics refers to a region in space where every point in it is at the same potential. This usually refers to a scalar potential , although it can also be applied to vector potentials...
gravitational surface
Surface
In mathematics, specifically in topology, a surface is a two-dimensional topological manifold. The most familiar examples are those that arise as the boundaries of solid objects in ordinary three-dimensional Euclidean space R3 — for example, the surface of a ball...
. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
and the highest or key col to a higher summit.
| Rank Ranking A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either 'ranked higher than', 'ranked lower than' or 'ranked equal to' the second.... |
Mountain Peak Summit (topography) In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation... |
State U.S. state A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of... |
Mountain Range Mountain range A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain... |
Elevation | Prominence Topographic prominence In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit... |
Isolation Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for... |
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| 1 | Mount Elbert Mount Elbert Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America, at , the highest of the fourteeners in Colorado, and the high point of the Sawatch Range. It is located in Lake County, approximately southwest of Leadville... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 2 | Mount Massive Mount Massive Mount Massive is a fourteener in the Sawatch Range of the US State of Colorado. It is the second tallest peak in Colorado, edging out the third highest, Mount Harvard, by seven feet, and lower than Mount Elbert by . It is the third highest peak in the contiguous United States... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 3 | Mount Harvard Mount Harvard Mount Harvard is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the third highest mountain in Colorado, and also the fourth highest mountain in the Contiguous United States... |
Colorado |
Collegiate Peaks Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. The Collegiate Peaks include some of the highest mountains in the Rockies... |
| 4 | La Plata Peak La Plata Peak La Plata Peak is over fourteen thousand feet in elevation and the fifth highest mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Sawatch Range in northwestern Chaffee County, approximately southwest of Leadville, Colorado, just south of Twin Lakes and State Highway 82 on the east side... |
Colorado |
Collegiate Peaks Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. The Collegiate Peaks include some of the highest mountains in the Rockies... |
| 5 | Blanca Peak Blanca Peak Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sierra Blanca Massif at the southern tip of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. It is the fourth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and the eighth highest peak in the contiguous United States.... |
Colorado |
Sierra Blanca |
| 6 | Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak is the sixth highest mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado and is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains. It is located in the Uncompahgre Wilderness in the northern San Juans, in northern Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles west of the town of Lake City.Uncompahgre... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 7 | Crestone Peak Crestone Peak Crestone Peak is the seventh highest peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the second highest peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range after Blanca Peak. It rises in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness above the east side of the San Luis Valley along the boundary between Saguache and Custer counties,... |
Colorado |
Crestones Crestones The Crestones are a group of four 14,000 foot peaks in the Sangre de Cristo Range above Crestone, Colorado, comprising:*Crestone Peak *Crestone Needle *Kit Carson Mountain... |
| 8 | Mount Lincoln Mount Lincoln (Colorado) Mount Lincoln is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the eighth highest peak in the state, and the 11th highest in the contiguous United States. It is located in the Mosquito Range, just west of Hoosier Pass, and is the highest peak in that range... |
Colorado |
Mosquito Range Mosquito Range The Mosquito Range is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The peaks of the range form a ridge running north-south for approximately 40 miles from southern Summit County on the north end, then along the boundary between Lake and Park counties... |
| 9 | Castle Peak Castle Peak (Colorado) Castle Peak is a fourteener in the Elk Mountains in the US state of Colorado. It is the highest peak in the Elks and the twelfth highest in Colorado. The peak is in Pitkin County near the Gunnison County line and about south of Aspen. The best climbing months are June, July, August, September... |
Colorado |
Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
| 10 | Grays Peak Grays Peak Grays Peak is the highest mountain in the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado. Its nearest major city is Denver. The first man to ascend Grays Peak, botanist Charles C. Parry, named the peak for his botanist... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 11 | Mount Antero Mount Antero Mount Antero is the eleventh highest peak in Colorado, with an elevation of . Also known as Antero Peak, it is named for Chief Antero of the Uintah band of Utes. It is located in the central Sawatch Range in Chaffee County between the towns of Buena Vista and Salida... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 12 | Mount Evans Mount Evans Mount Evans is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains, in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado, and the closest fourteener to Denver... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 13 | Longs Peak Longs Peak Longs Peak is one of the 53 mountains with summits over 14,000 feet in Colorado. It can be prominently seen from Longmont, Colorado, as well as from the rest of the Colorado Front Range. It is named after Major Stephen Long, who explored the area in the 1820s... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 14 | Mount Wilson Mount Wilson (Colorado) Mount Wilson is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness in Dolores County approximately 10 miles north of Rico and 10 miles southwest of Telluride. It is the highest peak in the San Miguel Mountains, a subrange of the San... |
Colorado |
San Miguel Mountains |
| 15 | Mount Princeton Mount Princeton Mount Princeton is one of the fourteeners of the US state of Colorado. It lies in the Collegiate Peaks, in the central part of the Sawatch Range, just west of the Arkansas River. While not one of the highest peaks of the Sawatch, it is one of the most dramatic, as it rises over 6,500 feet from the... |
Colorado |
Collegiate Peaks Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. The Collegiate Peaks include some of the highest mountains in the Rockies... |
| 16 | Mount Yale Mount Yale Mount Yale is one of nine fourteeners in the Collegiate Peaks, in the central part of the Sawatch Range near Buena Vista, Colorado. It is the 21st tallest peak in Colorado and the 5th highest in the Collegiate Peaks.-Geography:... |
Colorado |
Collegiate Peaks Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. The Collegiate Peaks include some of the highest mountains in the Rockies... |
| 17 | Maroon Peak | Colorado |
Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
| 18 | Mount Sneffels Mount Sneffels Mount Sneffels is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of the northern San Juan Mountains, in Ouray County approximately 5 miles west of the town of Ouray. The summit of Mount Sneffels is the highest point in Ouray... |
Colorado |
Sneffels Range Sneffels Range The Sneffels Range, regionally conterminous with San Juans, is the name of a young, prominent, rocky, range of mountains in southwestern Colorado of the San Juan Mountains. The Sneffels Range is often compared with the Grand Tetons because they both have a similar rugged appearance... |
| 19 | Capitol Peak Capitol Peak (Colorado) Capitol Peak is the thirty-second highest mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Elk Mountains in southern Pitkin County west of Aspen, within the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. It lies on the long ridge connecting the heart of the Elk Mountains with Mount Sopris to the... |
Colorado |
Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
| 20 | Pikes Peak Pikes Peak Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America.... |
Colorado |
Pikes Peak Massif |
| 21 | Mount Eolus Mount Eolus Mount Eolus is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado, the highest of the Needle Mountains . It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness in La Plata County approximately south of Silverton.Mount Eolus is one of three fourteeners in the Needle Mountains; the others are Sunlight Peak and Windom... |
Colorado |
Needle Mountains Needle Mountains (Colorado) The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest. The range is notable for having some of the most rugged... |
| 22 | Handies Peak Handies Peak Handies Peak is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County approximately south west of Lake City.-See also:* List of Colorado fourteeners* Mountain peaks of Colorado... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 23 | Culebra Peak Culebra Peak Culebra Peak is the highest peak of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the United States. It is the southernmost fourteener in Colorado. It is also the only fourteener on private land. Access is limited, and a fee is charged to climb the peak... |
Colorado |
Culebra Range |
| 24 | San Luis Peak San Luis Peak San Luis Peak is a fourteen thousand foot peak in the San Juan Mountains of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the La Garita Wilderness in Saguache County approximately north of Creede... |
Colorado |
La Garita Mountains La Garita Mountains During the Oligocene epoch, a series of caldera building eruptions of titanic proportions, some as large as VEI-8, devastated what is now Colorado and raised up the mountain chain, part of the San Juan Mountains. The La Garita supervolcano's mega-colossal eruption created 5000 km3 of tephra,... |
| 25 | Mount of the Holy Cross Mount of the Holy Cross Mount of the Holy Cross is the northernmost 14,000-foot mountain in the Sawatch Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness near the ghost town of Holy Cross City and in Eagle County. It was named for the distinctive cross-shaped snowfield on the... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 26 | Grizzly Peak Grizzly Peak (Colorado) Grizzly Peak is a mountain in Colorado, the highest thirteener in the state. The mountain is composed of andesite lava flows and breccias of Oligocene age. It is located in the Sawatch Range on the Continental Divide, on the border between Pitkin County and Chaffee County... |
Colorado |
Collegiate Peaks Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. The Collegiate Peaks include some of the highest mountains in the Rockies... |
| 27 | Mount Ouray Mount Ouray Mount Ouray is a peak located in the central part of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is 18 miles southwest of the town of Salida, in northern Saguache County, the northern base of the peak stretches into to southern Chaffee County. The peak makes up the southern tip of Sawatch Mountains... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 28 | Vermilion Peak Vermilion Peak Vermilion Peak is a mountain in Colorado. It is one of 637 Colorado peaks above 13,000 feet . It is located in the San Juan Range, and is the 74th highest mountain in Colorado. It is named Vermilion Peak because of the red-orange color it takes on when the sun shines on it. It is 9.7 miles ESE of... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 29 | Mount Silverheels Mount Silverheels Mount Silverheels is a mountain in Colorado, one of the 637 peaks above in elevation in the state . It is located in the Front Range in Park County, Colorado between Breckenridge and Fairplay, within the Pike National Forest... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 30 | Rio Grande Pyramid Rio Grande Pyramid Rio Grande Pyramid, elevation , is a mountain in Hinsdale County, Colorado. The summit is located 10.8 miles ENE of Jagged Mountain, Colorado.... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 31 | Bald Mountain | Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 32 | Mount Oso | Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 33 | Mount Jackson Mount Jackson (Colorado) Mount Jackson, elevation , is a summit in Eagle County, Colorado. The peak was named after photographer William Henry Jackson, who accompanied the Hayden Survey in the 1870s.-See also:* Colorado 4000 meter peaks* Mountain peaks of Colorado... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 34 | Bard Peak | Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 35 | Peak 10 | Colorado |
Tenmile Range Tenmile Range The Tenmile Range is a mountain range in U.S. state of Colorado. The range is an extension of the Mosquito Range which is part of the Rocky Mountains. The two ranges are effectively the same range. They are split only by the Continental Divide and name. The Tenmile Range is on the west side of... |
| 36 | West Spanish Peak West Spanish Peak West Spanish Peak is a high mountain peak in the US state of Colorado. It is the higher of the two Spanish Peaks, two large igneous stocks which form an eastern outlier of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains... |
Colorado |
Spanish Peaks Spanish Peaks The Spanish Peaks are a pair of volcanic mountains located in southwestern Huerfano County, Colorado. The Ute indians named them Huajatolla , meaning "two breasts". The Spanish name translates as "Breasts of the Earth". The two peaks, West Spanish Peak and East Spanish Peak, are the easternmost... |
| 37 | Hagues Peak Hagues Peak Hagues Peak, elevation , is the highest summit of the Mummy Range of Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado.... |
Colorado |
Mummy Range Mummy Range The Mummy Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The range is a short subrange of the Front Range located in southwestern Larimer County northwest of the town of Estes Park... |
| 38 | Mount Powell | Colorado |
Gore Range Gore Range The Gore Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado in the United States. The range runs for approximately 60 miles northwest-to-southeast, through western Grand and Summit counties, and eastern Routt and Eagle counties... |
| 39 | Tower Mountain | Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 40 | Treasure Mountain | Colorado |
Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
| 41 | North Arapaho Peak North Arapaho Peak North Arapaho Peak is a mountain on the Continental Divide in Colorado, one of the 637 peaks above in elevation in the state . It is located in the Indian Peaks area of the Front Range in Boulder County and Grand County, Colorado, within the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area of Arapaho and Roosevelt... |
Colorado |
Indian Peaks |
| 42 | Parry Peak Parry Peak Parry Peak is a mountain in the Rocky Mountains, about west of Denver, Colorado. The name honors Charles Christopher Parry, a botanist who made extensive studies of the Colorado mountain flora in the 1860s... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 43 | Williams Mountains High Point | Colorado |
Williams Mountains |
| 44 | Sultan Mountain | Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 45 | West Buffalo Peak | Colorado |
Mosquito Range Mosquito Range The Mosquito Range is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The peaks of the range form a ridge running north-south for approximately 40 miles from southern Summit County on the north end, then along the boundary between Lake and Park counties... |
| 46 | Mount Herard | Colorado |
Sangre de Cristo Range Sangre de Cristo Range The Sangre de Cristo Range, called the East Range locally in the San Luis Valley, is a narrow mountain range of the Rocky Mountains running north and south along the east side of the Rio Grande Rift in southern Colorado in the United States... |
| 47 | Summit Peak Summit Peak Summit Peak, elevation , sits on the Continental Divide in southern Colorado. The mountain is the highest point in the South San Juan Wilderness.... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 48 | Dolores Peak | Colorado |
San Miguel Mountains |
| 49 | Antora Peak | Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 50 | Henry Mountain | Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 51 | Lavender Peak | Colorado |
La Plata Mountains La Plata Mountains The La Plata Mountains are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado, United States. They are located on the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties, about northwest of Durango. Their name is Spanish for silver.The peaks of the range are easily visible... |
| 52 | Jacque Peak | Colorado |
Gore Range Gore Range The Gore Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado in the United States. The range runs for approximately 60 miles northwest-to-southeast, through western Grand and Summit counties, and eastern Routt and Eagle counties... |
| 53 | Bennett Peak | Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 54 | Conejos Peak Conejos Peak Conejos Peak is a mountain peak in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado.... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 55 | Wheeler Peak Wheeler Peak (New Mexico) Wheeler Peak is, at 13,161 ft, the highest peak in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is located northeast of Taos in the northern part of the state, and just 2 miles southeast of the ski slopes of Taos Ski Valley... |
New Mexico |
Taos Mountains |
| 56 | Twilight Peak Twilight Peak Twilight Peak is in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States, south of Silverton. Twilight peak is in the West Needle Mountains, a sub-range of the San Juans. The standard approach is via a trail from Molas Pass to the north... |
Colorado |
West Needle Mountains |
| 57 | South River Peak | Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
Most prominent summits
The following sortable table lists the three ultra prominent mountain peaksUltra prominent peak
An ultra prominent peak, or Ultra for short, is a mountain with a topographic prominence of or more. There are a total of roughly 1,524 such peaks in the world. Some are famous even to non-climbers, such as Mount Everest, Aconcagua, and Mount McKinley , while others are much more obscure...
(summits
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
with at least 1500 metres (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
) of the Southern Rocky Mountains.
| Rank Ranking A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either 'ranked higher than', 'ranked lower than' or 'ranked equal to' the second.... |
Mountain Peak Summit (topography) In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation... |
State U.S. state A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of... |
Mountain Range Mountain range A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain... |
Elevation | Prominence Topographic prominence In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit... |
Isolation Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for... |
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| 1 | Mount Elbert Mount Elbert Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America, at , the highest of the fourteeners in Colorado, and the high point of the Sawatch Range. It is located in Lake County, approximately southwest of Leadville... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
4401 m 14,440 feet |
2772 m 9,093 feet |
1079.2 km 670.6 miles |
| 2 | Pikes Peak Pikes Peak Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America.... |
Colorado |
Pikes Peak Massif | 4302 m 14,115 feet |
1686 m 5,530 feet |
97.8 km 60.8 miles |
| 3 | Blanca Peak Blanca Peak Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sierra Blanca Massif at the southern tip of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. It is the fourth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and the eighth highest peak in the contiguous United States.... |
Colorado |
Sierra Blanca Massif | 4374 m 14,351 feet |
1623 m 5,326 feet |
166.4 km 103.4 miles |
Most isolated summits
The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically isolated peaksTopographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
of the Southern Rocky Mountains with a topographic isolation
Topographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
of at least 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) and a topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
of at least 500 metres (1,640 ft). Topographic isolation
Topographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
is the minimum great circle
Great circle
A great circle, also known as a Riemannian circle, of a sphere is the intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere, as opposed to a general circle of a sphere where the plane is not required to pass through the center...
distance to a point of higher elevation.
| Rank Ranking A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either 'ranked higher than', 'ranked lower than' or 'ranked equal to' the second.... |
Mountain Peak Summit (topography) In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation... |
State U.S. state A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of... |
Mountain Range Mountain range A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain... |
Elevation | Prominence Topographic prominence In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit... |
Isolation Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for... |
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| 1 | Mount Elbert Mount Elbert Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America, at , the highest of the fourteeners in Colorado, and the high point of the Sawatch Range. It is located in Lake County, approximately southwest of Leadville... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
4401 m 14,440 feet |
2772 m 9,093 feet |
1079.2 km 670.6 miles |
| 2 | Blanca Peak Blanca Peak Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sierra Blanca Massif at the southern tip of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. It is the fourth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and the eighth highest peak in the contiguous United States.... |
Colorado |
Sierra Blanca Massif | 4374 m 14,351 feet |
1623 m 5,326 feet |
166.4 km 103.4 miles |
| 3 | Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak is the sixth highest mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado and is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains. It is located in the Uncompahgre Wilderness in the northern San Juans, in northern Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles west of the town of Lake City.Uncompahgre... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
4365 m 14,321 feet |
1304 m 4,277 feet |
136.9 km 85.1 miles |
| 4 | Mount Peale Mount Peale Mount Peale is the highest point in the La Sal Mountains of San Juan County, in the southeastern part of the US state of Utah. It is also the highest point in Utah outside the Uinta Mountains. It is located about southeast of Moab... |
Utah |
La Sal Mountains | 3879 m 12,726 feet |
1883 m 6,181 feet |
117.8 km 73.2 miles |
| 5 | Pikes Peak Pikes Peak Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America.... |
Colorado |
Pikes Peak Massif | 4302 m 14,115 feet |
1686 m 5,530 feet |
97.8 km 60.8 miles |
| 6 | Longs Peak Longs Peak Longs Peak is one of the 53 mountains with summits over 14,000 feet in Colorado. It can be prominently seen from Longmont, Colorado, as well as from the rest of the Colorado Front Range. It is named after Major Stephen Long, who explored the area in the 1820s... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
4346 m 14,259 feet |
896 m 2,940 feet |
70.2 km 43.6 miles |
| 7 | Flat Top Mountain Flat Top Mountain (Colorado) Flat Top Mountain, elevation , is the highest point in the Flat Tops Range of Garfield County, Colorado. Its prominence is 4,034 feet.... |
Colorado |
Flat Tops Flat Tops (Colorado) Flat Tops is a mountain range located in Colorado within the Routt and White River National Forests. The area is home to 110 Ponds and Lakes.Much of the range is within the boundary of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area.... |
3768 m 12,361 feet |
1236 m 4,054 feet |
68.9 km 42.8 miles |
| 8 | Truchas Peak Truchas Peak Truchas Peak is the second highest independent peak in the US State of New Mexico. It is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 26 mi northeast of Santa Fe. It lies within the Pecos Wilderness, part of the Santa Fe National Forest... |
New Mexico |
Santa Fe Mountains | 3995 m 13,107 feet |
1220 m 4,001 feet |
68.2 km 42.4 miles |
| 9 | Mount Zirkel Mount Zirkel Mount Zirkel, elevation , is the highest summit of the Park Range in northern Colorado. The mountain in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness northeast of Steamboat Springs was named after German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.... |
Colorado |
Park Range Park Range (Colorado) The Park Range, elevation approximately , is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Colorado in the United States. The range forms a relatively isolated part of the continental divide, extending north-to-south for approximately along the boundary between Jackson and Routt counties... |
3714 m 12,185 feet |
1058 m 3,470 feet |
66.8 km 41.5 miles |
| 10 | Medicine Bow Peak Medicine Bow Peak Medicine Bow Peak is the highest peak in the Snowy Range, a part of the Medicine Bow Mountains, about 35 miles west of Laramie, Wyoming. It lies within Medicine Bow National Forest. The summit lies in extreme western Albany County, but the mountain's lower reaches stretch westward into eastern... |
Wyoming |
Snowy Range | 3662 m 12,016 feet |
988 m 3,243 feet |
65.5 km 40.7 miles |
| 11 | Summit Peak Summit Peak Summit Peak, elevation , sits on the Continental Divide in southern Colorado. The mountain is the highest point in the South San Juan Wilderness.... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
4056 m 13,307 feet |
841 m 2,760 feet |
64.2 km 39.9 miles |
| 12 | Wheeler Peak Wheeler Peak (New Mexico) Wheeler Peak is, at 13,161 ft, the highest peak in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is located northeast of Taos in the northern part of the state, and just 2 miles southeast of the ski slopes of Taos Ski Valley... |
New Mexico |
Taos Mountains | 4013 m 13,167 feet |
1039 m 3,409 feet |
60.1 km 37.4 miles |
| 13 | Culebra Peak Culebra Peak Culebra Peak is the highest peak of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the United States. It is the southernmost fourteener in Colorado. It is also the only fourteener on private land. Access is limited, and a fee is charged to climb the peak... |
Colorado |
Culebra Range | 4283 m 14,053 feet |
1471 m 4,827 feet |
57.1 km 35.5 miles |
| 14 | Mount Wilson Mount Wilson (Colorado) Mount Wilson is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness in Dolores County approximately 10 miles north of Rico and 10 miles southwest of Telluride. It is the highest peak in the San Miguel Mountains, a subrange of the San... |
Colorado |
San Miguel Mountains | 4344 m 14,252 feet |
1227 m 4,024 feet |
53.2 km 33.1 miles |
| 15 | Fishers Peak | Colorado |
Raton Mesa | 2936 m 9,633 feet |
563 m 1,847 feet |
52.2 km 32.4 miles |
Mountain passes
The following sortable table lists the mountain passMountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
es of the Southern Rocky Mountains which are crossed by a paved
Pavement (material)
Road surface or pavement is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past cobblestones and granite setts were extensively used, but these surfaces have mostly been replaced by asphalt or concrete. Such...
highway
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
.
| Rank Ranking A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either 'ranked higher than', 'ranked lower than' or 'ranked equal to' the second.... |
Mountain Pass Mountain pass A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route... |
State U.S. state A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of... |
Elevation | Route Highway A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a... |
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| 1 | Mount Evans Scenic Byway Mount Evans Scenic Byway The Mount Evans Scenic Byway begins at the junction of Interstate 70 and State Highway 103 near Idaho Springs, Colorado and continues on State Highway 5 through the Mount Evans Wilderness where it ends near the summit of Mount Evans. The byway is in length and gains over of elevation... |
Colorado |
14,160 feet 4316 m |
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| 2 | Trail Ridge Road Trail Ridge Road Trail Ridge Road is the name for a stretch of U.S. Highway 34 and is the highest continuous highway in the United States. Also known as Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway, it traverses Rocky Mountain National Park from Estes Park, Colorado in the east to Grand Lake, Colorado in... |
Colorado |
12,183 feet 3713 m |
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| 3 | Independence Pass Independence Pass (Colorado) Independence Pass, elevation , is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States.The pass crosses the ridge of the Sawatch Range between Aspen and Leadville, on the border between Pitkin and Lake counties, and is within the White River National Forest... |
Colorado |
12,095 feet 3687 m |
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| 4 | Loveland Pass Loveland Pass Loveland Pass, elevation 11,990 ft. above sea level, is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado, U.S.A..... |
Colorado |
11,992 feet 3655 m |
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| 5 | Hoosier Pass Hoosier Pass Hoosier Pass elevation is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States.The pass is located on the Continental Divide at the northern end of the Mosquito Range, in a gap between Mount Lincoln and Hoosier Ridge... |
Colorado |
11,541 feet 3518 m |
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| 6 | Slumgullion Pass Slumgullion Pass Slumgullion Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass in Colorado traversed by State Highway 149 east of Lake City. The north side has the steepest grade of any continuously paved road in Colorado , but the pass does not close often in winter because snowplows clear the route regularly during this season... |
Colorado |
11,361 feet 3463 m |
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| 7 | Fremont Pass Fremont Pass (Colorado) Fremont Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States.It forms the continental divide on the border between Lake County and Summit County. The pass is named for John C. Fremont, an explorer of the American West who discovered the pass while traversing... |
Colorado |
11,318 feet 3450 m |
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| 8 | Berthoud Pass Berthoud Pass Berthoud Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States.The pass is located west of Denver, and provides a high route between upper Clear Creek Canyon to the upper valley of the Fraser River in Middle Park to the north... |
Colorado |
11,315 feet 3449 m |
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| 9 | Monarch Pass Monarch Pass Monarch Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado in the United States.The pass is located on the continental divide at the southern end of the Sawatch Range along the border between Gunnison and Chaffee counties, approximately west of the town of Salida. The... |
Colorado |
11,312 feet 3448 m |
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| 10 | Eisenhower Tunnel Eisenhower Tunnel The Eisenhower Tunnel, officially the Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnel, is a dual-bore, four-lane vehicular tunnel approximately west of Denver, Colorado, United States. The tunnel carries Interstate 70 under the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains. With a maximum elevation of above sea... |
Colorado |
11,158 feet 3401 m |
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| 11 | Warrior Mountain Summit | Colorado |
11,140 feet 3395 m |
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| 12 | Red Mountain Pass Red Mountain Pass Red Mountain Pass elevation is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Coloradoin the United States.The pass straddles a divide that separates Ouray and San Juan counties. The pass is named for the nearby Red Mountain 1, 2 and, 3 on the northeast side of the pass... |
Colorado |
11,018 feet 3358 m |
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| 13 | Molas Divide | Colorado |
10,910 feet 3325 m |
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| 14 | Spring Creek Pass Spring Creek Pass Spring Creek Pass is a high mountain pass in Colorado traversed by State Highway 149. Slumgullion Pass lies just a few miles to its northwest, along the same highway.... |
Colorado |
10,901 feet 3323 m |
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| 15 | Wolf Creek Pass Wolf Creek Pass Wolf Creek Pass is a high mountain pass on the Continental Divide, in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. It is the route through which U.S. Highway 160 passes from the San Luis Valley into southwest Colorado on its way to New Mexico and Arizona. The pass is notable as inspiration of a C. W.... |
Colorado |
10,850 feet 3307 m |
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| 16 | Snowy Range Pass | Wyoming |
10,847 feet 3306 m |
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| 17 | Grand Mesa Summit | Colorado |
10,839 feet 3304 m |
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| 18 | Milner Pass Milner Pass Milner Pass, elevation is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. It is located on the continental divide in the Front Range, within Rocky Mountain National Park, along the boundary between Larimer and Grand counties. The pass provides the passage over the... |
Colorado |
10,758 feet 3279 m |
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| 19 | Vail Pass Vail Pass Vail Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado. The pass was named for Charles Vail, a highway engineer.Vail Pass lies on the boundary between Eagle and Summit counties, between Vail on the west and Copper Mountain on the east. It provides the route of Interstate 70... |
Colorado |
10,666 feet 3251 m |
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| 20 | Coal Bank Pass Coal Bank Pass Coal Bank Pass is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass is in the San Juan National Forest. The pass is traversed by the Million Dollar Highway, U.S. Highway 550 south of Silverton, which is part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway... |
Colorado |
10,640 feet 3243 m |
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| 21 | Tennessee Pass Tennessee Pass (Colorado) Tennessee Pass elevation is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States.The pass traverses the continental divide north of Leadville in a gap between the northern end of the Sawatch Range to the west and the northern end of the Mosquito Range to the east... |
Colorado |
10,424 feet 3177 m |
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| 22 | Cameron Pass Cameron Pass (Colorado) Cameron Pass is a elevation mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States. The pass is a gap between the south end of the Medicine Bow Mountains and the north end of the Never Summer Mountains. It sits on the border between Jackson County and Larimer County,... |
Colorado |
10,276 feet 3132 m |
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| 23 | La Manga Pass La Manga Pass La Manga Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.... |
Colorado |
10,230 feet 3118 m |
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| 24 | Lizard Head Pass Lizard Head Pass Lizard Head Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass in Colorado traversed by State Highway 145. It is located 12 miles south of the Telluride turnoff. The pass is named for a prominent nearby peak that is said to look like a lizard's head, the spire of Lizard Head... |
Colorado |
10,222 feet 3116 m |
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| 25 | North Pass North Pass North Pass is a mountain pass over the Continental Divide in Colorado traversed by state route 114 between Saguache, Colorado and Gunnison, Colorado. It is an all-weather paved road, but, as of 2011, there are no snow plows operating between 7 PM and 7 AM.... |
Colorado |
10,149 feet 3093 m |
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| 26 | Cumbres Pass Cumbres Pass Cumbres Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. The pass is traversed by State Highway 17 and the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. The highway has a moderate 5.8% approach on the north side and a gentler, 4% approach on the south side... |
Colorado |
10,022 feet 3055 m |
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| 27 | Kenosha Pass Kenosha Pass Kenosha Pass, elevation , is a high mountain pass located in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States.The pass is located in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, just northeast of the town of Fairplay, Colorado... |
Colorado |
10,001 feet 3048 m |
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| 28 | Red Hill Pass Red Hill Pass (Colorado) Red Hill Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States.The pass is located in the foothills of the Mosquito Range at the northern end of South Park in Park County. Though unlabeled at the summit, it is identified by signs from both directions at the... |
Colorado |
9,993 feet 3046 m |
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| 29 | Cucharas Pass Cucharas Pass Cucharas Pass is a elevation mountain pass in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in south central Colorado in the United States.... |
Colorado |
9,941 feet 3030 m |
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| 30 | Battle Pass | Wyoming |
9,915 feet 3022 m |
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| 31 | Bobcat Pass | New Mexico |
9,833 feet 2997 m |
NM-38 |
| 32 | Squaw Pass | Colorado |
9,807 feet 2989 m |
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| 33 | Willow Creek Pass Willow Creek Pass (Colorado) Willow Creek Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado.-Overview:The pass encompasses the continental divide in the Rabbit Ears Range along the border between Jackson County and Grand County . North of the pass, the Illinois River descends into North Park in... |
Colorado |
9,621 feet 2932 m |
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| 34 | Gore Pass Gore Pass Gore Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Colorado in the United States.The pass crosses a gap in the northern end of the Gore Range in southwestern Grand County west of Kremmling... |
Colorado |
9,527 feet 2904 m |
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| 35 | Wilkerson Pass Wilkerson Pass Wilkerson Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains within Pike National Forest, in Colorado.There is a Forest Service visitor center and a few short trails. Wilkerson Pass marks the eastern boundary of South Park.... |
Colorado |
9,507 feet 2898 m |
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| 36 | Currant Creek Pass Currant Creek Pass Currant Creek Pass elevation is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The pass is a boundary between the Arkansas River basin and the Platte River basin.... |
Colorado |
9,482 feet 2890 m |
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| 37 | Rabbit Ears Pass Rabbit Ears Pass Rabbit Ears Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States.The pass straddles the continental divide at the southern end of the Park Range along the boundary between Grand and Jackson counties... |
Colorado |
9,426 feet 2873 m |
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| 38 | North La Veta Pass North La Veta Pass North La Veta Pass is a elevation mountain pass in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in south central Colorado in the United States.... |
Colorado |
9,413 feet 2869 m |
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| 39 | Trout Creek Pass Trout Creek Pass Trout Creek Pass is a mountain pass located in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado in the United States. The pass sits atop the southern end of the Mosquito Range on the Park-Chaffee county line, between South Park and the headwaters of the Arkansas River to the west... |
Colorado |
9,346 feet 2849 m |
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| 40 | Battle Mountain Summit | Colorado |
9,267 feet 2825 m |
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| 41 | Ute Pass Ute Pass Ute Pass is a mountain pass west of Colorado Springs, near Divide.The climate is arid, so many plants that grow here are adapted to low water usage. The pass at one time was used by stage coach and equestrian traffic. It is steep on the east side. The pass is traversed by U.S. Highway 24.... |
Colorado |
9,165 feet 2793 m |
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| 42 | Wind River Pass Wind River Pass Wind River Pass elevation is a mountain pass in Larimer County, Colorado near the Twin Sisters Peaks.... |
Colorado |
9,148 feet 2788 m |
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| 43 | Black Mesa Summit | Colorado |
9,121 feet 2780 m |
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| 44 | Palo Flechado Pass | New Mexico |
9,109 feet 2776 m |
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| 45 | Poncha Pass Poncha Pass Poncha Pass is a mountain pass in South-Central Colorado . It lies between the San Luis Valley to the south and the valley of the Arkansas River to the north, and is one of the lowest mountain passes in the state . It is in the saddle between the Sangre de Cristo Range, lying to the southeast, and... |
Colorado |
9,010 feet 2746 m |
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| 46 | Dallas Divide Dallas Divide Dallas Divide is a high mountain pass in the United States state of Colorado located on State Highway 62 about west of the town of Ridgway.... |
Colorado |
8,970 feet 2734 m |
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| 47 | Muddy Pass Muddy Pass Muddy Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States.The pass straddles the continental divide along the boundary between Jackson and Grand counties. The pass separates North Park and the headwaters of the North Platte River with Middle Park near the... |
Colorado |
8,772 feet 2674 m |
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| 48 | McClure Pass McClure Pass McClure Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of western Colorado in the United States.- Overview :... |
Colorado |
8,755 feet 2669 m |
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| 49 | Blue Mesa Summit | Colorado |
8,704 feet 2653 m |
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| 50 | Wondervu Hill | Colorado |
8,660 feet 2640 m |
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| 51 | Happy Jack Summit | Wyoming |
8,640 feet 2633 m |
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| 52 | U.S. Hill | New Mexico |
8,562 feet 2610 m |
NM-518 |
| 53 | Douglas Pass Douglas Pass Douglas Pass is a mountain pass in Colorado traversed by State Highway 139. It is not an especially high summit relative to other Colorado passes, and the road, though reasonably steep on the south side , has no tight spots and only a few switchbacks... |
Colorado |
8,268 feet 2520 m |
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| 54 | Cerro Summit | Colorado |
7,950 feet 2423 m |
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| 55 | Raton Pass Raton Pass Raton Pass is a mountain pass on the Santa Fe Trail along the Colorado-New Mexico border in the United States. Raton Pass is a federally designated National Historic Landmark... |
New Mexico |
7,834 feet 2388 m |
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| 56 | Yellowjacket Pass Yellowjacket Pass Yellowjacket Pass is a elevation mountain pass in Archuleta County, Colorado in the United States.... |
Colorado |
7,783 feet 2372 m |
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| 57 | Glorieta Pass Glorieta Pass Glorieta Pass is a high mountain pass in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico. The pass is at a strategic location near at the southern end of the Sangre de Cristos in east central Santa Fe County southeast of the city of Santa Fe.Historically, the pass provided the most direct... |
New Mexico |
7,557 feet 2303 m |
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| 58 | South Pass South Pass South Pass is two mountain passes on the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Wyoming. The passes are located in a broad low region, 35 miles broad, between the Wind River Range to the north and the Oregon Buttes and Great Divide Basin to the south, in southwestern Fremont... |
Wyoming |
7,550 feet 2301 m |
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| 59 | Monument Hill Monument Hill (Colorado) Monument Hill or Back Forest Divide Pass is a elevation mountain pass in the Palmer Divide in central Colorado in the United States. The pass dividing the Arkansas River drainage system to the south and the Platte River drainage system to the north is the high point on between Denver and Colorado... |
Colorado |
7,343 feet 2238 m |
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| 60 | Morton Pass | Wyoming |
7,173 feet 2186 m |
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| 61 | Unaweep Divide | Colorado |
7,048 feet 2148 m |
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| 62 | Separation Summit | Wyoming |
7,005 feet 2135 m |
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| 63 | Robinson Summit | Wyoming |
6,927 feet 2111 m |
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See also
- Colorado mountain passesColorado mountain passesThe following tables list some important mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. State of Colorado.-High elevation Colorado highways not on a pass:-Colorado mountain passes traversed by paved highways:...
- Colorado mountain peaks
- Colorado mountain ranges
- Lists of mountains
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky MountainsMountain peaks of the Rocky MountainsThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains of North America.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface...
- Rocky MountainsRocky MountainsThe Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
- Summit (topography)Summit (topography)In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
- Topographic elevation
- Topographic isolationTopographic isolationThe topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
- Topographic prominenceTopographic prominenceIn topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
- Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways
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