- Tenmile Range
The Tenmile Range is a
Mountain Range inColorado . The range is an extension of theMosquito Range . The two ranges are effectively the same range. They are split only by theContinental Divide and name. The Tenmile Range is on the west side of the divide, and the Mosquito on the east. The range is often referred to as the Tenmile-Mosquito Range.The range is famous for its skiing, both backcountry and resort areas. There are ten peaks in the range named Peak 1 through Peak 10. Peaks 7 through 10 are serviced by lifts within the Breckenridge Ski Area in
Breckenridge, Colorado .The highest point in the range is
Quandary Peak with an elevation of 14,265 feet.The Tenmile Range includes
Pacific Tarn , believed to be the highest named lake in the United States.Peaks over 13,500 ft in Elevation
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Quandary Peak 14,265
*Fletcher Mountain 13,951
*Pacific Peak
*Unnamed Peak 13,900
*Crystal Peak 13,852
*Atlantic Peak 13,841
*Wheeler Mountain 13,690
*Peak 10 13,633
*Father Dyer Peak 13,615
*North Star Mountain 13,614ee also
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Colorado mountain ranges
*Geography of Colorado
*List of highest mountain peaks in Colorado
*Rocky Mountains
*State of Colorado
*Mosquito Range References
External links
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14 Rocky Mountains @ Peakbagger]
** [http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=146 Southern Rocky Mountains @ Peakbagger]
*** [http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14662 Mosquito Range @ Peakbagger]
**** [http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=146620 Tenmile Range @ Peakbagger]
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