Mountain ranges of Colorado
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Main article: Geography of Colorado
See also: Mountain ranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains, Mountain peaks of Colorado, and Mountain passes of Colorado
The following table lists the major mountain ranges of the U.S. State of Colorado.
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[edit] Mountain Ranges
| Mountain Range | Highest Summit | |||||
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| primary | secondary | tertiary | summit name | elevation | prominence | isolation |
| Sawatch Range[1] PB | Central Sawatch Range | Elbert Massif PB | Mount Elbert[2] NGS | 14,440 feet 4401 m |
9,093 feet 2772 m |
670.6 miles 1079.2 km |
| Massive Massif PB | Mount Massive[3] | 14,428 feet 4398 m |
1,941 feet 592 m |
5.1 miles 8.2 km |
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| Collegiate Peaks PB | Mount Harvard NGS | 14,421 feet 4396 m |
2,327 feet 709 m |
14.9 miles 24.0 km |
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| Williams Mountains PB | Mount Bill PB | 13,389 feet 4081 m |
1,682 feet 513 m |
3.7 miles 6.0 km |
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| Southern Sawatch Range PB | Mount Antero NGS | 14,276 feet 4351 m |
2,503 feet 763 m |
17.7 miles 28.6 km |
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| Far Southern Sawatch Range PB | Mount Ouray NGS | 13,961 feet 4255 m |
2,659 feet 810 m |
13.6 miles 21.9 km |
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| Northern Sawatch Range PB | Mount of the Holy Cross NGS | 14,009 feet 4270 m |
2,111 feet 643 m |
18.5 miles 29.8 km |
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| Sangre de Cristo Mountains PB | Sierra Blanca PB | Blanca Peak[3] | 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 PB | Crestones PB | Crestone Peak[3] | 14,300 feet 4359 m |
4,554 feet 1388 m |
27.4 miles 44.1 km |
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| Rito Alto Peak[3] PB | 13,800 feet 4206 m |
1,134 feet 346 m |
7.3 miles 11.7 km |
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| Culebra Range PB | Culebra Peak[3] | 14,053 feet 4283 m |
4,827 feet 1471 m |
35.5 miles 57.1 km |
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| Spanish Peaks PB | West Spanish Peak[3] | 13,631 feet 4155 m |
3,685 feet 1123 m |
20.4 miles 32.9 km |
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| Wet Mountains PB | Greenhorn Mountain NGS | 12,352 feet 3765 m |
3,777 feet 1151 m |
26.4 miles 42.5 km |
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| San Juan Mountains PB | North Central San Juan Mountains PB | Uncompahgre Peak NGS | 14,321 feet 4365 m |
4,277 feet 1304 m |
85.1 miles 136.9 km |
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| San Miguel Mountains PB | Mount Wilson[3] | 14,252 feet 4344 m |
4,024 feet 1227 m |
33.1 miles 53.2 km |
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| Sneffels Range PB | Mount Sneffels NGS | 14,158 feet 4315 m |
3,050 feet 930 m |
15.7 miles 25.3 km |
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| Needle Mountains PB | Mount Eolus[3] | 14,089 feet 4294 m |
2,183 feet 665 m |
25.2 miles 40.5 km |
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| Grenadier Range PB | Vestal Peak[3] PB | 13,870 feet 4228 m |
1,104 feet 336 m |
4.3 miles 6.9 km |
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| West Needle Mountains PB | Twilight Peak[3] PB | 13,163 feet 4012 m |
2,338 feet 713 m |
4.9 miles 7.9 km |
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| La Garita Mountains PB | San Luis Peak NGS | 14,022 feet 4274 m |
3,113 feet 949 m |
27.0 miles 43.4 km |
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| Cochetopa Hills | Long Branch Baldy NGS | 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 PB | Half Peak[3] PB | 13,848 feet 4221 m |
1,481 feet 451 m |
3.9 miles 6.3 km |
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| Southern San Juan Mountains PB | Summit Peak NGS PB | 13,308 feet 4056 m |
2,760 feet 841 m |
39.9 miles 64.2 km |
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| La Plata Mountains PB | Hesperus Mountain[3] PB | 13,232 feet 4033 m |
2,832 feet 863 m |
24.8 miles 39.9 km |
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| Mosquito Range PB | Mount Lincoln NGS | 14,293 feet 4357 m |
3,862 feet 1177 m |
22.6 miles 36.3 km |
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| Tenmile Range PB | Quandary Peak NGS | 14,271 feet 4350 m |
1,105 feet 337 m |
3.2 miles 5.1 km |
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| Front Range PB | Central Front Range PB | Grays Peak[4] NGS | 14,278 feet 4352 m |
2,770 feet 844 m |
25.0 miles 40.3 km |
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| Northern Front Range PB | Longs Peak Massif PB | Longs Peak NGS | 14,259 feet 4346 m |
2,940 feet 896 m |
43.6 miles 70.2 km |
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| Mummy Range PB | Hagues Peak NGS PB | 13,573 feet 4137 m |
2,420 feet 738 m |
15.9 miles 25.6 km |
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| Indian Peaks PB | North Arapaho Peak[3] PB | 13,508 feet 4117 m |
1,665 feet 507 m |
15.4 miles 24.8 km |
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| Never Summer Mountains PB | Mount Richthofen[3] PB | 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 | Pikes Peak NGS | 14,115 feet 4302 m |
5,530 feet 1686 m |
60.8 miles 97.8 km |
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| South Williams Fork Mountains PB | Ptarmigan Peak[3] PB | 12,504 feet 3811 m |
721 feet 220 m |
4.3 miles 6.9 km |
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| Tarryall Mountains PB | Bison Peak NGS PB | 12,432 feet 3789 m |
2,451 feet 747 m |
19.1 miles 30.8 km |
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| Platte River Mountains | North Twin Cone Peak PB | 12,323 feet 3756 m |
383 feet 117 m |
5.9 miles 9.6 km |
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| Kenosha Mountains PB | Windy Peak NGS PB | 11,970 feet 3649 m |
1,510 feet 460 m |
5.4 miles 8.7 km |
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| South Park Hills PB | Waugh Mountain[3] PB | 11,716 feet 3571 m |
2,330 feet 710 m |
20.0 miles 32.2 km |
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| Rampart Range PB | Devils Head NGS PB | 9,749 feet 2972 m |
1,248 feet 380 m |
8.0 miles 12.9 km |
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| Elk Mountains PB | Castle Peak NGS | 14,279 feet 4352 m |
2,365 feet 721 m |
20.9 miles 33.7 km |
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| Ruby Range | Mount Owen NGS PB | 13,070 feet 3984 m |
1,358 feet 414 m |
8.0 miles 12.8 km |
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| West Elk Mountains PB | West Elk Peak NGS PB | 13,042 feet 3975 m |
3,095 feet 943 m |
13.8 miles 22.2 km |
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| Gore Range PB | Mount Powell[3] PB | 13,566 feet 4135 m |
3,000 feet 914 m |
21.5 miles 34.6 km |
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| Medicine Bow Mountains PB | Clark Peak NGS PB | 12,956 feet 3949 m |
2,771 feet 845 m |
16.7 miles 26.8 km |
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| Flat Tops PB | Flat Top Mountain NGS PB | 12,361 feet 3768 m |
4,054 feet 1236 m |
42.8 miles 68.9 km |
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| Rabbit Ears Range PB | Parkview Mountain NGS PB | 12,301 feet 3749 m |
2,676 feet 816 m |
10.9 miles 17.6 km |
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| Park Range PB | Central Park Range PB | Mount Zirkel[3] PB | 12,185 feet 3714 m |
3,470 feet 1058 m |
41.5 miles 66.8 km |
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| Elkhead Mountains PB | Sand Mountain North[3] PB | 10,884 feet 3317 m |
2,179 feet 664 m |
18.2 miles 29.3 km |
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| White River Plateau PB | Blair Mountain[3] PB | 11,445 feet 3488 m |
1,736 feet 529 m |
17.5 miles 28.2 km |
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| Grand Mesa PB | Crater Peak NGS PB | 11,333 feet 3454 m |
2,307 feet 703 m |
18.0 miles 29.0 km |
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| Laramie Mountains PB | South Bald Mountain NGS PB | 11,007 feet 3355 m |
1,843 feet 562 m |
13.7 miles 22.0 km |
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| Uncompaghre Plateau PB | Horsefly Peak NGS PB | 10,353 feet 3156 m |
1,437 feet 438 m |
14.6 miles 23.5 km |
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| Ute Mountain PB | Ute Peak NGS | 9,984 feet 3043 m |
4,039 feet 1231 m |
39.1 miles 62.9 km |
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| Northwestern Colorado PB | Diamond Peak[3] PB | 9,645 feet 2940 m |
2,845 feet 867 m |
30.3 miles 48.8 km |
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| Raton Mesa PB | Fishers Peak[3] PB | 9,633 feet 2936 m |
1,847 feet 563 m |
32.4 miles 52.2 km |
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| Uinta Range[5] PB | Eastern Uinta Range[6] PB | Southeastern Uinta Range PB | Zenobia Peak NGS PB | 9,022 feet 2750 m |
2,395 feet 730 m |
23.7 miles 38.1 km |
[edit] Gallery
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Mount Elbert is the highest peak of the Sawatch Range and the entire Rocky Mountains.
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Mount Harvard is the highest of the Collegiate Peaks and the third highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the fifth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Uncompahgre Peak is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains and the sixth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Crestone Peak is the highest peak of the Crestones and the seventh highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Mount Lincoln is the highest peak of the Mosquito Range and the eighth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Grays Peak is the highest peak of the Front Range and the tenth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Mount Antero is the highest peak of the Southern Sawatch Range.
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Mount Evans is the highest peak of the Northern Front Range.
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Mount Wilson is the highest peak of the San Miguel Mountains.
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Mount Sneffels is the highest peak of the Sneffels Range.
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Pikes Peak is the highest peak of the Southern Front Range. The mountain was the inspiration for America the Beautiful.
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Mount Eolus is the highest peak of the Needle Mountains.
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Mount of the Holy Cross is the highest peak of the Northern Sawatch Range. This photograph was taken by William Henry Jackson in 1874.
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Ute Peak is the highest peak of Ute Mountain.
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Devils Head is the highest peak of the Rampart Range.
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[edit] See also
- 4000 meter peaks of Colorado
- Colorado mountain passes
- Geography of Colorado
- Lists of mountains
- Mountain peaks of Colorado
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountain peaks of the United States
- Mountain ranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Southern Rocky Mountains
- State of Colorado
- Wikimedia Commons: Mountain ranges of Colorado
[edit] References
- ^ Sawatch is pronounced /səˈwætʃ/. This name comes from a Ute language word meaning "blue earth" or "water at blue earth". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled Saguache, while the English language version is usually spelled Sawatch.
- ^ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v The elevation of this summit has been converted from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). National Geodetic Survey
- ^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
- ^ The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Uinta Range, the Western Rocky Mountains, and the State of Utah.
- ^ The summit of South Burro Peak in Utah is the highest point of the Eastern Uinta Range.
[edit] External links
- National Geodetic Survey website
- United States Geological Survey website
- Colorado Geological Survey website
- Rocky Mountains @ peakbagger.com
- peaklist.org
- peakware.com World Mountain Encyclopedia
- summitpost.org
