Front Range
The Front Range is a mountain range on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the United States, and along the western edge of the Great Plains. The range lies within the State of Colorado, and runs roughly north-south, from near the Wyoming-Colorado border to south-central Colorado. The range contains the largest peaks along the eastern edge of the Rockies. The highest mountain peak in the Front Range is Grays Peak. Other notable mountains include Torreys Peak, Mount Evans, Longs Peak, Pikes Peak, and Mount Bierstadt.
The name "Front Range" is also applied to the Front Range Urban Corridor, the populated region of Colorado on the plains just east of the range centered on the city of Denver and extending south to Colorado Springs and Pueblo and north to Ft. Collins.
Prominent peaks
| Rank | Mountain Peak | Subrange | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grays Peak[1] NGS | Front Range | 14,278 feet 4352 m |
2,770 feet 844 m |
25.0 miles 40.3 km |
| 2 | Mount Evans NGS | Front Range | 14,265 feet 4348 m |
2,769 feet 844 m |
9.8 miles 15.8 km |
| 3 | Longs Peak NGS | Front Range | 14,259 feet 4346 m |
2,940 feet 896 m |
43.6 miles 70.2 km |
| 4 | Pikes Peak NGS | Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 feet 4302 m |
5,530 feet 1686 m |
60.8 miles 97.8 km |
| 5 | Mount Silverheels NGS PB | Front Range | 13,829 feet 4215 m |
2,283 feet 696 m |
5.5 miles 8.8 km |
| 6 | Bald Mountain[2] PB | Front Range | 13,690 feet 4173 m |
2,099 feet 640 m |
7.5 miles 12.1 km |
| 7 | Bard Peak[2] PB | Front Range | 13,647 feet 4159 m |
1,701 feet 518 m |
5.4 miles 8.7 km |
| 8 | Hagues Peak NGS PB | Mummy Range | 13,573 feet 4137 m |
2,420 feet 738 m |
15.9 miles 25.6 km |
| 9 | North Arapaho Peak[2] PB | Indian Peaks PB | 13,508 feet 4117 m |
1,665 feet 507 m |
15.4 miles 24.8 km |
| 10 | Parry Peak[2] | Front Range | 13,397 feet 4083 m |
1,731 feet 528 m |
9.5 miles 15.2 km |
| 11 | Mount Richthofen[2] PB | Front Range | 12,945 feet 3946 m |
2,680 feet 817 m |
9.7 miles 15.5 km |
| 12 | Specimen Mountain[2] PB | Front Range | 12,494 feet 3808 m |
1,731 feet 528 m |
4.9 miles 7.8 km |
| 13 | Bison Peak NGS PB | Tarryall Mountains PB | 12,432 feet 3789 m |
2,451 feet 747 m |
19.1 miles 30.8 km |
| 14 | Waugh Mountain[2] PB | South Park Hills PB | 11,716 feet 3571 m |
2,330 feet 710 m |
20.0 miles 32.2 km |
| 15 | Black Mountain NGS PB | South Park Hills PB | 11,649 feet 3551 m |
2,234 feet 681 m |
8.0 miles 12.9 km |
| 16 | Williams Peak NGS PB | South Williams Fork Mountains PB | 11,620 feet 3542 m |
2,049 feet 625 m |
10.8 miles 17.4 km |
| 17 | Puma Peak[2] PB | South Park Hills PB | 11,575 feet 3528 m |
2,260 feet 689 m |
7.4 miles 12.0 km |
| 18 | Thirtynine Mile Mountain[2] PB | South Park Hills PB | 11,553 feet 3521 m |
2,088 feet 636 m |
10.6 miles 17.1 km |
| 19 | Twin Sisters Peaks[2] PB | Front Range | 11,433 feet 3485 m |
2,328 feet 710 m |
4.4 miles 7.0 km |
| 20 | Green Mountain NGS PB | Kenosha Mountains PB | 10,427 feet 3178 m |
1,859 feet 567 m |
4.2 miles 6.7 km |
See also
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- Garden of the Gods
- Geography of Colorado
- hello dolly
- Mountain peaks of Colorado
- Mountain ranges of Colorado
- Mummy Range
- Never Summer Mountains
- Palmer Divide
- Red Rocks Park
- Roxborough State Park
- State of Colorado
References
- ^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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
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