Southern Rocky Mountains
Southern Rocky Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Elbert |
Elevation | 14,440 ft (4,400 m) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
States | Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming |
Parent range | Rocky Mountains |
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 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 Rockies include the highest mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains and include all 30 of the highest major peaks of the Rockies.
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.
This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence.
All elevations in this article include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Survey note.
Mountain ranges
The following table lists the mountain ranges and subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains with their highest summit.
Mountain range | Highest summit | ||||||
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primary | secondary | tertiary | states | Summit name | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
Sawatch Range[1][2] | Central Sawatch Range | Elbert Massif[3] | Colorado | 14,440 ft 4401 m |
9,093 ft 2772 m |
671 mi 1,079 km | |
Massive Massif[4] | 14,428 ft 4398 m |
1,961 ft 598 m |
5.06 mi 8.15 km | ||||
Collegiate Peaks[5] | 14,421 ft 4396 m |
2,327 ft 709 m |
14.92 mi 24 km | ||||
Williams Mountains[6] | 13,389 ft 4081 m |
1,682 ft 513 m |
3.73 mi 6 km | ||||
Southern Sawatch Range[7] | 14,276 ft 4351 m |
2,503 ft 763 m |
17.75 mi 28.6 km | ||||
Far Southern Sawatch Range[8] | 13,961 ft 4255 m |
2,659 ft 810 m |
13.58 mi 21.9 km | ||||
Northern Sawatch Range[9] | 14,011 ft 4271 m |
2,111 ft 643 m |
18.52 mi 29.8 km | ||||
Sangre de Cristo Mountains[10] | Sierra Blanca Massif[11] | 14,357 ft 4376 m |
5,326 ft 1623 m |
103.4 mi 166.4 km | |||
Northern Sangre de Cristo Range[12] | Crestones[13] | 14,300 ft 4359 m |
4,554 ft 1388 m |
27.4 mi 44.1 km | |||
13,800 ft 4206 m |
1,134 ft 346 m |
7.28 mi 11.71 km | |||||
Culebra Range[14] | Colorado & New Mexico |
14,053 ft 4283 m |
4,827 ft 1471 m |
35.5 mi 57.1 km | |||
Spanish Peaks[15] | Colorado | 13,631 ft 4155 m |
3,686 ft 1123 m |
20.4 mi 32.9 km | |||
Taos Mountains[16] | New Mexico | 13,167 ft 4013 m |
3,409 ft 1039 m |
37.4 mi 60.1 km | |||
Santa Fe Mountains[17] | 13,108 ft 3995 m |
4,001 ft 1220 m |
42.4 mi 68.2 km | ||||
Cimarron Range[18] | 12,445 ft 3793 m |
2,701 ft 823 m |
11.33 mi 18.24 km | ||||
Wet Mountains[19] | Colorado | 12,352 ft 3765 m |
3,777 ft 1151 m |
25.6 mi 41.2 km | |||
Southern Sangre de Cristo Range[20] | New Mexico | 11,937 ft 3638 m |
2,519 ft 768 m |
14.19 mi 22.8 km | |||
San Juan Mountains[21] | North Central San Juan Mountains[22] | Colorado | 14,321 ft 4365 m |
4,277 ft 1304 m |
85.1 mi 136.9 km | ||
San Miguel Mountains[23] | 14,252 ft 4344 m |
4,024 ft 1227 m |
33.1 mi 53.2 km | ||||
Sneffels Range[24] | 14,158 ft 4315 m |
3,050 ft 930 m |
15.73 mi 25.3 km | ||||
Needle Mountains[25] | 14,089 ft 4294 m |
2,183 ft 665 m |
15.63 mi 25.2 km | ||||
Grenadier Range[26] | 13,870 ft 4228 m |
1,124 ft 343 m |
4.29 mi 6.91 km | ||||
West Needle Mountains[27] | 13,163 ft 4012 m |
2,338 ft 713 m |
4.88 mi 7.86 km | ||||
La Garita Mountains[28] | 14,022 ft 4274 m |
3,113 ft 949 m |
27 mi 43.4 km | ||||
Cochetopa Hills | 3652 m 11,982 ft |
449 m 1,474 ft |
22.4 km 13.89 mi | ||||
East Central San Juan Mountains[29] | 13,848 ft 4221 m |
1,501 ft 458 m |
3.89 mi 6.26 km | ||||
Southern San Juan Mountains[30] | 13,308 ft 4056 m |
2,760 ft 841 m |
39.9 mi 64.2 km | ||||
La Plata Mountains[31] | 13,237 ft 4035 m |
2,852 ft 869 m |
24.8 mi 39.9 km | ||||
Tusas Mountains[32] | New Mexico | 11,410 ft 3478 m |
1,385 ft 422 m |
18.91 mi 30.4 km | |||
Mosquito Range[33] | Colorado | 14,293 ft 4357 m |
3,862 ft 1177 m |
22.6 mi 36.3 km | |||
Tenmile Range[34] | 14,271 ft 4350 m |
1,125 ft 343 m |
3.16 mi 5.09 km | ||||
Front Range[35] | Central Front Range[36] | 14,278 ft 4352 m |
2,770 ft 844 m |
25 mi 40.3 km | |||
Mount Evans Massif | 14,271 ft 4350 m |
2,769 ft 844 m |
9.79 mi 15.76 km | ||||
Northern Front Range[37] | Longs Peak Massif[38] | 14,259 ft 4346 m |
2,940 ft 896 m |
43.6 mi 70.2 km | |||
Mummy Range[39] | 13,573 ft 4137 m |
2,420 ft 738 m |
15.92 mi 25.6 km | ||||
Indian Peaks[40] | 13,508 ft 4117 m |
1,665 ft 507 m |
15.4 mi 24.8 km | ||||
Never Summer Mountains[41] | 12,945 ft 3946 m |
2,680 ft 817 m |
9.66 mi 15.54 km | ||||
Southern Front Range | Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 ft 4302 m |
5,530 ft 1686 m |
60.8 mi 97.8 km | |||
South Park Hills[42] | 11,716 ft 3571 m |
2,330 ft 710 m |
20 mi 32.2 km | ||||
Rampart Range[43] | 9,749 ft 2972 m |
1,248 ft 380 m |
7.99 mi 12.86 km | ||||
South Williams Fork Mountains[44] | 12,504 ft 3811 m |
721 ft 220 m |
4.3 mi 6.92 km | ||||
Tarryall Mountains[45] | 12,432 ft 3789 m |
2,451 ft 747 m |
18.34 mi 29.5 km | ||||
Kenosha Mountains[46] | 12,434 ft 3790 m |
1,759 ft 536 m |
8.27 mi 13.31 km | ||||
Elk Mountains[47] | 14,279 ft 4352 m |
2,365 ft 721 m |
20.9 mi 33.7 km | ||||
Ruby Range | 13,070 ft 3984 m |
1,358 ft 414 m |
7.39 mi 11.9 km | ||||
West Elk Mountains[48] | 13,042 ft 3975 m |
3,095 ft 943 m |
13.78 mi 22.2 km | ||||
Gore Range[49] | 13,586 ft 4141 m |
3,000 ft 914 m |
21.6 mi 34.8 km | ||||
Medicine Bow Mountains[50] | Colorado & Wyoming |
12,954 ft 3948 m |
2,771 ft 845 m |
16.68 mi 26.8 km | |||
Snowy Range[51] | Wyoming | 12,016 ft 3662 m |
3,243 ft 988 m |
40.7 mi 65.5 km | |||
La Sal Mountains[52] | Utah | 12,726 ft 3879 m |
6,181 ft 1884 m |
73.2 mi 117.8 km | |||
Flat Tops (Colorado)[53] | Colorado | 12,361 ft 3768 m |
4,054 ft 1236 m |
42.8 mi 68.9 km | |||
Rabbit Ears Range[54] | 12,301 ft 3749 m |
2,676 ft 816 m |
10.91 mi 17.56 km | ||||
Park Range[55] | Central Park Range[56] | 12,185 ft 3714 m |
3,470 ft 1058 m |
38.1 mi 61.3 km | |||
Elkhead Mountains[57] | 10,884 ft 3317 m |
2,182 ft 665 m |
11.29 mi 18.17 km | ||||
White River Plateau[58] | 11,465 ft 3495 m |
1,736 ft 529 m |
17.52 mi 28.2 km | ||||
Grand Mesa[59] | 11,333 ft 3454 m |
2,307 ft 703 m |
17.99 mi 29 km | ||||
Laramie Mountains[60] | Colorado & Wyoming |
11,007 ft 3355 m |
1,863 ft 568 m |
13.66 mi 22 km | |||
Uncompahgre Plateau[61] | Colorado & Utah |
10,353 ft 3156 m |
1,437 ft 438 m |
13.27 mi 21.4 km | |||
Ute Mountain[62] | Colorado | 9,984 ft 3043 m |
4,039 ft 1231 m |
39.1 mi 62.9 km | |||
Raton Mesa[63] | Colorado & New Mexico |
9,633 ft 2936 m |
1,847 ft 563 m |
32.4 mi 52.2 km |
Mountain peaks
Highest summits
The following sortable table lists the 57 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4,000 meters (13,123.4 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1,640.4 ft) of topographic prominence.
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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1 | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 14,440 ft 4401 m |
9,093 ft 2772 m |
671 mi 1,079 km | |
2 | Sawatch Range | 14,428 ft 4398 m |
1,961 ft 598 m |
5.06 mi 8.15 km | ||
3 | Collegiate Peaks | 14,421 ft 4396 m |
2,327 ft 709 m |
14.92 mi 24 km | ||
4 | La Plata Peak | Collegiate Peaks | 14,368 ft 4379 m |
1,841 ft 561 m |
6.28 mi 10.1 km | |
5 | Sierra Blanca | 14,357 ft 4376 m |
5,326 ft 1623 m |
103.4 mi 166.4 km | ||
6 | San Juan Mountains | 14,321 ft 4365 m |
4,277 ft 1304 m |
85.1 mi 136.9 km | ||
7 | Crestones | 14,300 ft 4359 m |
4,554 ft 1388 m |
27.4 mi 44.1 km | ||
8 | Mosquito Range | 14,293 ft 4357 m |
3,862 ft 1177 m |
22.6 mi 36.3 km | ||
9 | Elk Mountains | 14,279 ft 4352 m |
2,365 ft 721 m |
20.9 mi 33.7 km | ||
10 | Front Range | 14,278 ft 4352 m |
2,770 ft 844 m |
25 mi 40.3 km | ||
11 | Sawatch Range | 14,276 ft 4351 m |
2,503 ft 763 m |
17.75 mi 28.6 km | ||
12 | Front Range | 14,271 ft 4350 m |
2,769 ft 844 m |
9.79 mi 15.76 km | ||
13 | Front Range | 14,259 ft 4346 m |
2,940 ft 896 m |
43.6 mi 70.2 km | ||
14 | San Miguel Mountains PB | 14,252 ft 4344 m |
4,024 ft 1227 m |
33.1 mi 53.2 km | ||
15 | Mount Princeton NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 14,204 ft 4329 m |
2,177 ft 664 m |
5.19 mi 8.36 km | |
16 | Mount Yale NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 14,202 ft 4329 m |
1,876 ft 572 m |
5.55 mi 8.93 km | |
17 | Maroon Peak NGS | Elk Mountains | 14,163 ft 4317 m |
2,336 ft 712 m |
8.06 mi 12.97 km | |
18 | Sneffels Range PB | 14,158 ft 4315 m |
3,050 ft 930 m |
15.73 mi 25.3 km | ||
19 | Capitol Peak | Elk Mountains | 14,137 ft 4309 m |
1,730 ft 527 m |
7.44 mi 11.98 km | |
20 | Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 ft 4302 m |
5,530 ft 1686 m |
60.8 mi 97.8 km | ||
21 | Needle Mountains | 14,089 ft 4294 m |
2,183 ft 665 m |
15.63 mi 25.2 km | ||
22 | Handies Peak NGS | San Juan Mountains | 14,058 ft 4285 m |
1,888 ft 575 m |
11.18 mi 18 km | |
23 | Culebra Range | 14,053 ft 4283 m |
4,827 ft 1471 m |
35.5 mi 57.1 km | ||
24 | La Garita Mountains PB | 14,022 ft 4274 m |
3,113 ft 949 m |
27 mi 43.4 km | ||
25 | Sawatch Range | 14,011 ft 4271 m |
2,111 ft 643 m |
18.52 mi 29.8 km | ||
26 | Grizzly Peak NGS | Collegiate Peaks | 13,995 ft 4266 m |
1,908 ft 582 m |
6.77 mi 10.89 km | |
27 | Sawatch Range | 13,961 ft 4255 m |
2,659 ft 810 m |
13.58 mi 21.9 km | ||
28 | Vermilion Peak PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,900 ft 4237 m |
2,105 ft 642 m |
9.07 mi 14.6 km | |
29 | Mount Silverheels NGS PB | Front Range | 13,829 ft 4215 m |
2,283 ft 696 m |
5.48 mi 8.82 km | |
30 | Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,827 ft 4214 m |
1,861 ft 567 m |
10.76 mi 17.31 km | |
31 | Bald Mountain PB | Front Range | 13,690 ft 4173 m |
2,099 ft 640 m |
7.51 mi 12.09 km | |
32 | Mount Oso | San Juan Mountains | 13,690 ft 4173 m |
1,664 ft 507 m |
5.47 mi 8.81 km | |
33 | Mount Jackson PB | Sawatch Range | 13,676 ft 4169 m |
1,810 ft 552 m |
3.21 mi 5.16 km | |
34 | Bard Peak PB | Front Range | 13,647 ft 4159 m |
1,701 ft 518 m |
5.43 mi 8.74 km | |
35 | Peak 10 PB | Tenmile Range | 13,640 ft 4157 m |
1,759 ft 536 m |
0.87 mi 1.4 km | |
36 | Spanish Peaks | 13,631 ft 4155 m |
3,686 ft 1123 m |
20.4 mi 32.9 km | ||
37 | Gore Range | 13,586 ft 4141 m |
3,000 ft 914 m |
21.6 mi 34.8 km | ||
38 | Mummy Range | 13,573 ft 4137 m |
2,420 ft 738 m |
15.92 mi 25.6 km | ||
39 | Tower Mountain PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,558 ft 4132 m |
1,652 ft 504 m |
5.36 mi 8.62 km | |
40 | Treasure Mountain PB | Elk Mountains | 13,535 ft 4125 m |
2,821 ft 860 m |
6.92 mi 11.13 km | |
41 | Indian Peaks PB | 13,508 ft 4117 m |
1,665 ft 507 m |
15.4 mi 24.8 km | ||
42 | Parry Peak | Front Range | 13,397 ft 4083 m |
1,731 ft 528 m |
9.46 mi 15.22 km | |
43 | Williams Mountains PB | 13,389 ft 4081 m |
1,682 ft 513 m |
3.73 mi 6 km | ||
44 | Sultan Mountain PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,373 ft 4076 m |
1,868 ft 569 m |
4.59 mi 7.39 km | |
45 | West Buffalo Peak PB | Mosquito Range | 13,332 ft 4064 m |
1,986 ft 605 m |
10.18 mi 16.38 km | |
46 | Mount Herard PB | Sangre de Cristo Range | 13,325 ft 4062 m |
2,040 ft 622 m |
4.64 mi 7.47 km | |
47 | San Juan Mountains | 13,308 ft 4056 m |
2,760 ft 841 m |
39.9 mi 64.2 km | ||
48 | Dolores Peak PB | San Miguel Mountains PB | 13,296 ft 4053 m |
1,950 ft 594 m |
4.98 mi 8.02 km | |
49 | Antora Peak PB | Sawatch Range | 13,275 ft 4046 m |
2,409 ft 734 m |
6.75 mi 10.86 km | |
50 | Henry Mountain PB | Sawatch Range | 13,261 ft 4042 m |
1,674 ft 510 m |
11.53 mi 18.55 km | |
51 | Lavender Peak PB | La Plata Mountains | 13,245 ft 4037 m |
2,860 ft 872 m |
24.8 mi 39.9 km | |
52 | Jacque Peak PB | Gore Range | 13,211 ft 4027 m |
2,065 ft 629 m |
4.52 mi 7.28 km | |
53 | Bennett Peak PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,209 ft 4026 m |
1,743 ft 531 m |
17.1 mi 27.5 km | |
54 | Conejos Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,179 ft 4017 m |
1,912 ft 583 m |
8.15 mi 13.12 km | |
55 | New Mexico | Taos Mountains | 13,167 ft 4013 m |
3,409 ft 1039 m |
37.4 mi 60.1 km | |
56 | Colorado | West Needle Mountains PB | 13,163 ft 4012 m |
2,338 ft 713 m |
4.88 mi 7.86 km | |
57 | South River Peak PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,154 ft 4009 m |
2,448 ft 746 m |
22 mi 35.3 km |
Most prominent summits
The following sortable table lists the three ultra prominent summits of the Southern Rocky Mountains (with at least 1,500 meters (4,921.3 ft) of topographic prominence.)
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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1 | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 14,440 ft 4401 m |
9,093 ft 2772 m |
671 mi 1,079 km | |
2 | Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 ft 4302 m |
5,530 ft 1686 m |
60.8 mi 97.8 km | ||
3 | Sierra Blanca Massif | 14,357 ft 4376 m |
5,326 ft 1623 m |
103.4 mi 166.4 km |
Most isolated summits
The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically isolated peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with a topographic isolation of at least 50 kilometers (31.07 mi) and a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640.4 ft).
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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1 | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 14,440 ft 4401 m |
9,093 ft 2772 m |
671 mi 1,079 km | |
2 | Sierra Blanca Massif | 14,357 ft 4376 m |
5,326 ft 1623 m |
103.4 mi 166.4 km | ||
3 | San Juan Mountains | 14,321 ft 4365 m |
4,277 ft 1304 m |
85.1 mi 136.9 km | ||
4 | Utah | La Sal Mountains | 12,726 ft 3879 m |
6,181 ft 1884 m |
73.2 mi 117.8 km | |
5 | Colorado | Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 ft 4302 m |
5,530 ft 1686 m |
60.8 mi 97.8 km | |
6 | Front Range | 14,259 ft 4346 m |
2,940 ft 896 m |
43.6 mi 70.2 km | ||
7 | Flat Tops PB | 12,361 ft 3768 m |
4,054 ft 1236 m |
42.8 mi 68.9 km | ||
8 | New Mexico | Santa Fe Mountains PB | 13,108 ft 3995 m |
4,001 ft 1220 m |
42.4 mi 68.2 km | |
9 | Colorado | Park Range | 12,185 ft 3714 m |
3,470 ft 1058 m |
38.1 mi 61.3 km | |
10 | Wyoming | Snowy Range PB | 12,016 ft 3662 m |
3,243 ft 988 m |
40.7 mi 65.5 km | |
11 | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 13,308 ft 4056 m |
2,760 ft 841 m |
39.9 mi 64.2 km | |
12 | New Mexico | Taos Mountains | 13,167 ft 4013 m |
3,409 ft 1039 m |
37.4 mi 60.1 km | |
13 | Colorado | Culebra Range | 14,053 ft 4283 m |
4,827 ft 1471 m |
35.5 mi 57.1 km | |
14 | San Miguel Mountains PB | 14,252 ft 4344 m |
4,024 ft 1227 m |
33.1 mi 53.2 km | ||
15 | Raton Mesa PB | 9,633 ft 2936 m |
1,847 ft 563 m |
32.4 mi 52.2 km |
Easternmost summits
The following sortable table lists progressively the easternmost Rocky Mountain summits of their respective elevation.
Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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1 | Colorado | Raton Mesa | 9,633 ft 2936 m |
1,847 ft 563 m |
32.4 mi 52.2 km |
37.0982°N 104.4628°W | |
2 | Spanish Peaks | 12,688 ft 3867 m |
2,383 ft 726 m |
4.21 mi 6.78 km |
37.3934°N 104.9201°W | ||
3 | 13,631 ft 4155 m |
3,686 ft 1123 m |
20.4 mi 32.9 km |
37.3756°N 104.9934°W | |||
4 | Front Range | 14,115 ft 4302 m |
5,530 ft 1686 m |
60.8 mi 97.8 km |
38.8405°N 105.0442°W | ||
5 | Sangre de Cristo Mountains | 14,357 ft 4376 m |
5,326 ft 1623 m |
103.4 mi 166.4 km |
37.5775°N 105.4856°W | ||
6 | Sawatch Range | 14,421 ft 4396 m |
2,327 ft 709 m |
14.92 mi 24 km |
38.9244°N 106.3207°W | ||
7 | 14,440 ft 4401 m |
9,093 ft 2772 m |
671 mi 1,079 km |
39.1178°N 106.4454°W |
Mountain passes
The following sortable table lists the paved mountain passes and highway summits of the Southern Rocky Mountains.
Rank | Mountain Pass | State | Elevation | Route |
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1 | Mount Evans Scenic Byway[64][65] | Colorado | 14,160 feet 4316 m |
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2 | Pikes Peak Highway[66] | 14,115 feet 4302 m |
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3 | Trail Ridge Road[65][67] | 12,183 feet 3713 m |
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4 | Independence Pass[65][68] | 12,095 feet 3687 m |
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5 | Loveland Pass[68] | 11,992 feet 3655 m |
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6 | Hoosier Pass[68] | 11,541 feet 3518 m |
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7 | Slumgullion Pass | 11,361 feet 3463 m |
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8 | Fremont Pass[68] | 11,318 feet 3450 m |
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9 | Berthoud Pass[68] | 11,315 feet 3449 m |
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10 | Monarch Pass[68] | 11,312 feet 3448 m |
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11 | Eisenhower Tunnel[69] | 11,158 feet 3401 m |
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12 | Warrior Mountain Summit[70] | 11,140 feet 3395 m |
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13 | Juniper Pass | 11,040 feet 3365 m |
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14 | Red Mountain Pass | 11,018 feet 3358 m |
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15 | Molas Divide | 10,910 feet 3325 m |
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16 | Spring Creek Pass[68] | 10,901 feet 3323 m |
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17 | Wolf Creek Pass[68] | 10,850 feet 3307 m |
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18 | Snowy Range Pass[65] | Wyoming | 10,847 feet 3306 m |
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19 | Grand Mesa Summit | Colorado | 10,839 feet 3304 m |
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20 | Milner Pass[67][68] | 10,758 feet 3279 m |
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21 | Vail Pass | 10,666 feet 3251 m |
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22 | Coal Bank Pass | 10,640 feet 3243 m |
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23 | Tennessee Pass[68] | 10,424 feet 3177 m |
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24 | Cameron Pass | 10,276 feet 3132 m |
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25 | La Manga Pass | 10,230 feet 3118 m |
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26 | Lizard Head Pass | 10,222 feet 3116 m |
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27 | North Pass[68] | 10,149 feet 3093 m |
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28 | Cumbres Pass | 10,022 feet 3055 m |
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29 | Kenosha Pass | 10,001 feet 3048 m |
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30 | Red Hill Pass | 3046 m |
9,993 feet||
31 | Cucharas Pass | 3030 m |
9,941 feet||
32 | Battle Pass[65][68] | Wyoming | 3022 m |
9,915 feet|
33 | Bobcat Pass | New Mexico | 2997 m |
9,833 feet|
34 | Willow Creek Pass[68] | Colorado | 2932 m |
9,621 feet|
35 | Gore Pass | 2904 m |
9,527 feet||
36 | Wilkerson Pass | 2898 m |
9,507 feet||
37 | Currant Creek Pass | 2890 m |
9,482 feet||
38 | Rabbit Ears Pass[68] | 2873 m |
9,426 feet||
39 | North La Veta Pass | 2869 m |
9,413 feet||
40 | Trout Creek Pass | 2849 m |
9,346 feet||
41 | Battle Mountain Summit | 2825 m |
9,267 feet||
42 | Ute Pass | 2793 m |
9,165 feet||
43 | Wind River Pass | 2788 m |
9,148 feet||
44 | Black Mesa Summit | 2780 m |
9,121 feet||
45 | Palo Flechado Pass | New Mexico | 2776 m |
9,109 feet|
46 | Hardscrabble Pass | Colorado | 2769 m |
9,085 feet|
47 | Poncha Pass | 2746 m |
9,010 feet||
48 | Dallas Divide | 2734 m |
8,970 feet||
49 | Muddy Pass[68] | 2674 m |
8,772 feet||
50 | McClure Pass | 2669 m |
8,755 feet||
51 | Blue Mesa Summit | 2653 m |
8,704 feet||
52 | Wondervu Hill | 2640 m |
8,660 feet||
53 | Happy Jack Summit[71] | Wyoming | 2633 m |
8,640 feet|
54 | U.S. Hill | New Mexico | 2610 m |
8,562 feet|
55 | Douglas Pass | Colorado | 2520 m |
8,268 feet|
56 | Cerro Summit | 2423 m |
7,950 feet||
57 | Raton Pass[72] | New Mexico | 2388 m |
7,834 feet|
58 | Yellowjacket Pass | Colorado | 2372 m |
7,783 feet|
59 | Glorieta Pass | New Mexico | 2303 m |
7,557 feet|
60 | South Pass[73] | Wyoming | 2301 m |
7,550 feet|
61 | Monument Hill | Colorado | 2238 m |
7,343 feet|
62 | Morton Pass | Wyoming | 2186 m |
7,173 feet|
63 | Unaweep Divide | Colorado | 2148 m |
7,048 feet|
64 | Separation Summit | Wyoming | 2135 m |
7,005 feet|
65 | Robinson Summit[68] | 2111 m |
6,927 feet
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Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range of Colorado is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Mount Massive in the Sawatch Range is the second highest peak of the 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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La Plata Peak in the Collegiate Peaks is the fourth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the second most topographically isolated peak of the Southern 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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Castle Peak is the highest peak of the Elk Mountains and the ninth 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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Pikes Peak is the second most topographically prominent mountain peak of the Southern Rocky Mountains.
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This photograph of the legendary Mount of the Holy Cross was taken by William Henry Jackson in 1874.
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Wheeler Peak in the Taos Mountains is the highest point of the State of New Mexico.
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Mount Peale in the La Sal Mountains dominates east-central Utah.
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Medicine Bow Peak in the Snowy Range is the highest point of both southern and eastern Wyoming.
See also
References
- ^ "Sawatch Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Elbert Massif". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Massive Massif". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Collegiate Peaks". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Williams Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Southern Sawatch Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Far Southern Sawatch Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Northern Sawatch Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Sangre de Cristo Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Sierra Blanca Massif". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Northern Sangre de Cristo Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Crestones". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Culebra Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Spanish Peaks". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Taos Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Santa Fe Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Cimarron Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Wet Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Southern Sangre de Cristo Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "San Juan Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "North Central San Juan Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "San Miguel Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Sneffels Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Needle Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Grenadier Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "West Needle Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "La Garita Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "East Central San Juan Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Southern San Juan Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "La Plata Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Tusas Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Mosquito Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Tenmile Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Front Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Central Front Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Northern Front Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Longs Peak Massif". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Mummy Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Indian Peaks". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Never Summer Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "South Park Hills". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Rampart Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "South Williams Fork Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Tarryall Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Kenosha Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Elk Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "West Elk Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Gore Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Medicine Bow Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Snowy Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "La Sal Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Flat Tops (Colorado)". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Rabbit Ears Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Park Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Central Park Range". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Elkhead Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "White River Plateau". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Grand Mesa". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Laramie Mountains". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Uncompahgre Plateau". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Ute Mountain". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Raton Mesa". Mountain Ranges of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ The state highway up Mount Evans ends about a quarter mile (400 m) from the summit. The Mount Evans Scenic Byway is the highest paved highway in North America.
- ^ a b c d e This highway is closed during the winter.
- ^ The toll road up Pikes Peak ends at the summit of the mountain. Pikes Peak is the most visited mountain summit in North America.
- ^ a b Trail Ridge Road (U.S. Highway Route 34) crosses the Continental Divide at Milner Pass but reaches its highest point several miles northeast of the pass. Trail Ridge Road is the highest paved through highway in North America.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p This pass lies on the Continental Divide of the Americas.
- ^ The highest elevation in the Eisenhower Tunnel is a short distance inside the West Portal. The tunnel passes under the Continental Divide a few miles west of Loveland Pass. The Eisenhower Tunnel is the highest elevation on the Interstate Highway System of the United States.
- ^ The high point near Warrior Mountain is the highest point on Colorado State Highway 103.
- ^ Happy Jack Summit is the highest point on I-80.
- ^ Raton Pass was the highest point on the historic Santa Fe Trail, and now is the highest point on I-25.
- ^ South Pass was the highest point on the historic Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the California Trail.