- Southern Rocky Mountains
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Southern Rocky Mountains Range 
Mount Elbert is the highest peak of the Southern Rocky MountainsCountry United States States Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming Part of Rocky Mountains Highest point Mount Elbert - elevation 14,440 ft (4,401 m) - coordinates 39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.11778°N 106.44528°W Main article: Rocky MountainsThe 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.
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Mountain ranges
The following table lists the mountain ranges and subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains with their highest summit.
Mountain Ranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains
Mountain Range Highest Summit primary secondary tertiary states summit name elevation prominence isolation Sawatch Range[1] PB Central Sawatch Range Elbert Massif PB 
ColoradoMount Elbert[2] NGS 14,440 feet
4401 m9,093 feet
2772 m670.6 miles
1079.2 kmMassive Massif PB ColoradoMount Massive[3] 14,428 feet
4398 m1,941 feet
592 m5.1 miles
8.2 kmCollegiate Peaks PB ColoradoMount Harvard NGS 14,421 feet
4396 m2,327 feet
709 m14.9 miles
24.0 kmWilliams Mountains PB ColoradoWilliams Mountains High Point PB 13,389 feet
4081 m1,682 feet
513 m3.7 miles
6.0 kmSouthern Sawatch Range PB ColoradoMount Antero NGS 14,276 feet
4351 m2,503 feet
763 m17.7 miles
28.6 kmFar Southern Sawatch Range PB ColoradoMount Ouray NGS 13,961 feet
4255 m2,659 feet
810 m13.6 miles
21.9 kmNorthern Sawatch Range PB ColoradoMount of the Holy Cross NGS 14,009 feet
4270 m2,111 feet
643 m18.5 miles
29.8 kmSangre de Cristo Mountains PB Sierra Blanca Massif PB ColoradoBlanca Peak[3] 14,351 feet
4374 m5,326 feet
1623 m103.4 miles
166.4 kmNorthern Sangre de Cristo Range PB Crestones PB ColoradoCrestone Peak[3] 14,300 feet
4359 m4,554 feet
1388 m27.4 miles
44.1 km ColoradoRito Alto Peak[3] PB 13,800 feet
4206 m1,134 feet
346 m7.3 miles
11.7 kmCulebra Range PB Colorado
New MexicoCulebra Peak[3] 14,053 feet
4283 m4,827 feet
1471 m35.5 miles
57.1 kmSpanish Peaks PB ColoradoWest Spanish Peak[3] 13,631 feet
4155 m3,685 feet
1123 m20.4 miles
32.9 kmTaos Mountains PB New MexicoWheeler Peak[4] NGS 13,167 feet
4013 m3,409 feet
1039 m37.4 miles
60.1 kmSanta Fe Mountains PB New MexicoTruchas Peak NGS 13,107 feet
3995 m4,001 feet
1220 m42.4 miles
68.2 kmCimarron Range PB New MexicoBaldy Mountain NGS 12,445 feet
3793 m2,701 feet
823 m11.3 miles
18.2 kmWet Mountains PB ColoradoGreenhorn Mountain NGS 12,352 feet
3765 m3,777 feet
1151 m26.4 miles
42.5 kmSouthern Sangre de Cristo Range PB New MexicoCerro Vista NGS PB 11,937 feet
3638 m2,519 feet
768 m14.2 miles
22.8 kmSan Juan Mountains PB North Central San Juan Mountains PB ColoradoUncompahgre Peak NGS 14,321 feet
4365 m4,277 feet
1304 m85.1 miles
136.9 kmSan Miguel Mountains PB ColoradoMount Wilson[3] 14,252 feet
4344 m4,024 feet
1227 m33.1 miles
53.2 kmSneffels Range PB ColoradoMount Sneffels NGS 14,158 feet
4315 m3,050 feet
930 m15.7 miles
25.3 kmNeedle Mountains PB ColoradoMount Eolus[3] 14,089 feet
4294 m2,183 feet
665 m25.2 miles
40.5 kmGrenadier Range PB ColoradoVestal Peak[3] PB 13,870 feet
4228 m1,104 feet
336 m4.3 miles
6.9 kmWest Needle Mountains PB ColoradoTwilight Peak[3] PB 13,163 feet
4012 m2,338 feet
713 m4.9 miles
7.9 kmLa Garita Mountains PB ColoradoSan Luis Peak NGS 14,022 feet
4274 m3,113 feet
949 m27.0 miles
43.4 kmCochetopa Hills ColoradoLong Branch Baldy NGS 11,982 feet
3652 m1,474 feet
449 m13.7 miles
22.0 kmEast Central San Juan Mountains PB ColoradoHalf Peak[3] PB 13,848 feet
4221 m1,481 feet
451 m3.9 miles
6.3 kmSouthern San Juan Mountains PB Colorado
New MexicoSummit Peak NGS PB 13,308 feet
4056 m2,760 feet
841 m39.9 miles
64.2 kmLa Plata Mountains PB ColoradoLavender Peak[3] PB 13,245 feet
4037 m2,860 feet
872 m24.8 miles
39.9 kmMosquito Range PB ColoradoMount Lincoln NGS 14,293 feet
4357 m3,862 feet
1177 m22.6 miles
36.3 kmTenmile Range PB ColoradoQuandary Peak NGS 14,271 feet
4350 m1,105 feet
337 m3.2 miles
5.1 kmFront Range PB Central Front Range PB ColoradoGrays Peak[5] NGS 14,278 feet
4352 m2,770 feet
844 m25.0 miles
40.3 kmMount Evans Massif ColoradoMount Evans NGS 14,265 feet
4347 m2,769 feet
844 m10.07 miles
16 kmNorthern Front Range PB Longs Peak Massif PB ColoradoLongs Peak NGS 14,259 feet
4346 m2,940 feet
896 m43.6 miles
70.2 kmMummy Range PB ColoradoHagues Peak NGS PB 13,573 feet
4137 m2,420 feet
738 m15.9 miles
25.6 kmIndian Peaks PB ColoradoNorth Arapaho Peak[3] PB 13,508 feet
4117 m1,665 feet
507 m15.4 miles
24.8 kmNever Summer Mountains PB ColoradoMount Richthofen[3] PB 12,945 feet
3946 m2,680 feet
817 m9.7 miles
15.5 kmSouthern Front Range Pikes Peak Massif ColoradoPikes Peak NGS 14,115 feet
4302 m5,530 feet
1686 m60.8 miles
97.8 kmSouth Park Hills PB ColoradoWaugh Mountain[3] PB 11,716 feet
3571 m2,330 feet
710 m20.0 miles
32.2 kmRampart Range PB ColoradoDevils Head NGS PB 9,749 feet
2972 m1,248 feet
380 m8.0 miles
12.9 kmSouth Williams Fork Mountains PB ColoradoPtarmigan Peak[3] PB 12,504 feet
3811 m721 feet
220 m4.3 miles
6.9 kmTarryall Mountains PB ColoradoBison Peak NGS PB 12,432 feet
3789 m2,451 feet
747 m19.1 miles
30.8 kmKenosha Mountains PB ColoradoWindy Peak NGS PB 11,970 feet
3649 m1,510 feet
460 m5.4 miles
8.7 kmElk Mountains PB ColoradoCastle Peak NGS 14,279 feet
4352 m2,365 feet
721 m20.9 miles
33.7 kmRuby Range ColoradoMount Owen NGS PB 13,070 feet
3984 m1,358 feet
414 m8.0 miles
12.8 kmWest Elk Mountains PB ColoradoWest Elk Peak NGS PB 13,042 feet
3975 m3,095 feet
943 m13.8 miles
22.2 kmGore Range PB ColoradoMount Powell[3] PB 13,566 feet
4135 m3,000 feet
914 m21.5 miles
34.6 kmMedicine Bow Mountains PB Colorado
WyomingClark Peak NGS PB 12,954 feet
3948 m2,771 feet
845 m73.2 miles
26.8 kmLa Sal Mountains PB 
Utah
ColoradoMount Peale NGS 12,726 feet
3879 m6,181 feet
1883 m73.2 miles
117.8 kmFlat Tops PB ColoradoFlat Top Mountain NGS PB 12,361 feet
3768 m4,054 feet
1236 m42.8 miles
68.9 kmRabbit Ears Range PB ColoradoParkview Mountain NGS PB 12,301 feet
3749 m2,676 feet
816 m10.9 miles
17.6 kmPark Range PB Central Park Range PB ColoradoMount Zirkel[3] PB 12,185 feet
3714 m3,470 feet
1058 m41.5 miles
66.8 kmElkhead Mountains PB ColoradoSand Mountain North[3] PB 10,884 feet
3317 m2,179 feet
664 m18.2 miles
29.3 kmWhite River Plateau PB ColoradoBlair Mountain[3] PB 11,445 feet
3488 m1,736 feet
529 m17.5 miles
28.2 kmGrand Mesa PB ColoradoCrater Peak NGS PB 11,333 feet
3454 m2,307 feet
703 m18.0 miles
29.0 kmLaramie Mountains PB Colorado
WyomingLaramie Mountains High Point NGS PB 11,025 feet
3360 m1,880 feet
573 m15.5 miles
24.9 kmUncompaghre Plateau PB Colorado
UtahHorsefly Peak NGS PB 10,353 feet
3156 m1,437 feet
438 m14.6 miles
23.5 kmUte Mountain PB ColoradoUte Peak NGS 9,984 feet
3043 m4,039 feet
1231 m39.1 miles
62.9 kmRaton Mesa PB Colorado
New MexicoFishers Peak[3] PB 9,633 feet
2936 m1,847 feet
563 m32.4 miles
52.2 kmSee also: Mountain ranges of ColoradoMountain peaks
See also: Mountain peaks of the Rocky MountainsHighest summits
The following sortable table lists the 57 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4,000 meters (13,123 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (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.
The 57 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4000 meters of
topographic elevation and 500 meters of topographic prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation 1 Mount Elbert[2] NGS ColoradoSawatch Range 14,440 ft
4401 m9,093 ft
2772 m671 mi
1,079 km2 Mount Massive[3] ColoradoSawatch Range 14,428 ft
4398 m1,941 ft
592 m5.1 mi
8.2 km3 Mount Harvard NGS ColoradoCollegiate Peaks 14,427 ft
4397 m2,327 ft
709 m15 mi
24 km4 La Plata Peak[3] ColoradoCollegiate Peaks 14,368 ft
4379 m1,841 ft
561 m6 mi
10 km5 Blanca Peak[3] ColoradoSierra Blanca 14,351 ft
4374 m5,326 ft
1623 m103 mi
166 km6 Uncompahgre Peak NGS ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 14,321 ft
4365 m4,277 ft
1304 m85 mi
137 km7 Crestone Peak[3] ColoradoCrestones 14,300 ft
4359 m4,554 ft
1388 m27 mi
44 km8 Mount Lincoln NGS ColoradoMosquito Range 14,293 ft
4357 m3,862 ft
1177 m23 mi
36 km9 Castle Peak NGS ColoradoElk Mountains 14,279 ft
4352 m2,365 ft
721 m21 mi
34 km10 Grays Peak[5] NGS ColoradoFront Range 14,278 ft
4352 m2,770 ft
844 m25 mi
40 km11 Mount Antero NGS ColoradoSawatch Range 14,276 ft
4351 m2,503 ft
763 m18 mi
29 km12 Mount Evans NGS ColoradoFront Range 14,265 ft
4348 m2,769 ft
844 m10 mi
16 km13 Longs Peak NGS ColoradoFront Range 14,259 ft
4346 m2,940 ft
896 m44 mi
70 km14 Mount Wilson[3] ColoradoSan Miguel Mountains PB 14,252 ft
4344 m4,024 ft
1227 m33 mi
53 km15 Mount Princeton NGS ColoradoCollegiate Peaks 14,204 ft
4329 m2,177 ft
664 m5.2 mi
8.4 km16 Mount Yale NGS ColoradoCollegiate Peaks 14,202 ft
4329 m1,876 ft
572 m5.5 mi
8.9 km17 Maroon Peak NGS ColoradoElk Mountains 14,163 ft
4317 m2,336 ft
712 m8 mi
13 km18 Mount Sneffels NGS ColoradoSneffels Range PB 14,158 ft
4315 m3,050 ft
930 m16 mi
25 km19 Capitol Peak[3] ColoradoElk Mountains 14,137 ft
4309 m1,730 ft
527 m7 mi
12 km20 Pikes Peak NGS ColoradoPikes Peak Massif 14,115 ft
4302 m5,530 ft
1686 m61 mi
98 km21 Mount Eolus[3] ColoradoNeedle Mountains 14,089 ft
4294 m2,183 ft
665 m25 mi
40 km22 Handies Peak NGS ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 14,058 ft
4285 m1,888 ft
575 m11 mi
18 km23 Culebra Peak[3] ColoradoCulebra Range 14,053 ft
4283 m4,827 ft
1471 m35 mi
57 km24 San Luis Peak NGS ColoradoLa Garita Mountains PB 14,022 ft
4274 m3,113 ft
949 m27 mi
43 km25 Mount of the Holy Cross NGS ColoradoSawatch Range 14,011 ft
4271 m2,111 ft
643 m19 mi
30 km26 Grizzly Peak NGS ColoradoCollegiate Peaks 13,995 ft
4266 m1,908 ft
582 m7 mi
11 km27 Mount Ouray NGS ColoradoSawatch Range 13,961 ft
4255 m2,659 ft
810 m14 mi
22 km28 Vermilion Peak[3] PB ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 13,900 ft
4237 m2,105 ft
642 m9 mi
15 km29 Mount Silverheels NGS PB ColoradoFront Range 13,829 ft
4215 m2,283 ft
696 m5.5 mi
8.8 km30 Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 13,827 ft
4214 m1,861 ft
567 m11 mi
17 km31 Bald Mountain[3] PB ColoradoFront Range 13,690 ft
4173 m2,099 ft
640 m8 mi
12 km32 Mount Oso[3] ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 13,690 ft
4173 m1,664 ft
507 m5.5 mi
8.8 km33 Mount Jackson[3] PB ColoradoSawatch Range 13,676 ft
4169 m1,810 ft
552 m3.2 mi
5.2 km34 Bard Peak[3] PB ColoradoFront Range 13,647 ft
4159 m1,701 ft
518 m5.4 mi
8.7 km35 Peak 10[3] PB ColoradoTenmile Range 13,640 ft
4157 m1,759 ft
536 m0.9 mi
1.4 km36 West Spanish Peak[3] ColoradoSpanish Peaks 13,631 ft
4155 m3,685 ft
1123 m20 mi
33 km37 Hagues Peak NGS PB ColoradoMummy Range 13,573 ft
4137 m2,420 ft
738 m16 mi
26 km38 Mount Powell[3] PB ColoradoGore Range 13,566 ft
4135 m3,000 ft
914 m21 mi
35 km39 Tower Mountain[3] PB ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 13,558 ft
4132 m1,652 ft
504 m5.4 mi
8.6 km40 Treasure Mountain[3] PB ColoradoElk Mountains 13,535 ft
4125 m2,821 ft
860 m7 mi
11 km41 North Arapaho Peak[3] PB ColoradoIndian Peaks PB 13,508 ft
4117 m1,665 ft
507 m15 mi
25 km42 Parry Peak[3] ColoradoFront Range 13,397 ft
4083 m1,731 ft
528 m9 mi
15 km43 Williams Mountains High Point[3] PB ColoradoWilliams Mountains PB 13,389 ft
4081 m1,682 ft
513 m4.0 mi
6.5 km44 Sultan Mountain[3] PB ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 13,373 ft
4076 m1,868 ft
569 m4.6 mi
7.4 km45 West Buffalo Peak[3] PB ColoradoMosquito Range 13,332 ft
4064 m1,986 ft
605 m10 mi
16 km46 Mount Herard[3] PB ColoradoSangre de Cristo Range 13,325 ft
4062 m2,040 ft
622 m4.6 mi
7.5 km47 Summit Peak NGS PB ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 13,307 ft
4056 m2,760 ft
841 m40 mi
64 km48 Dolores Peak[3] PB ColoradoSan Miguel Mountains PB 13,296 ft
4053 m1,950 ft
594 m5.0 mi
8.0 km49 Antora Peak[3] PB ColoradoSawatch Range 13,275 ft
4046 m2,409 ft
734 m7 mi
11 km50 Henry Mountain[3] PB ColoradoSawatch Range 13,261 ft
4042 m1,674 ft
510 m12 mi
19 km51 Lavender Peak[3] PB ColoradoLa Plata Mountains 13,245 ft
4037 m2,860 ft
872 m25 mi
40 km52 Jacque Peak[3] PB ColoradoGore Range 13,211 ft
4027 m2,065 ft
629 m4.5 mi
7.3 km53 Bennett Peak[3] PB ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 13,209 ft
4026 m1,743 ft
531 m17 mi
28 km54 Conejos Peak NGS PB ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 13,179 ft
4017 m1,912 ft
583 m8 mi
13 km55 Wheeler Peak[4] NGS New MexicoTaos Mountains 13,167 ft
4013 m3,409 ft
1039 m37 mi
60 km56 Twilight Peak[3] ColoradoWest Needle Mountains PB 13,163 ft
4012 m2,338 ft
713 m4.9 mi
7.9 km57 South River Peak[3] PB ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 13,154 ft
4009 m2,448 ft
746 m22 mi
35 kmMost prominent summits
The following sortable table lists the three ultra prominent mountain peaks (summits with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence) of the Southern Rocky Mountains.
The three ultra-prominent mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation 1 Mount Elbert[2] NGS ColoradoSawatch Range 4401 m
14,440 feet2772 m
9,093 feet1079.2 km
670.6 miles2 Pikes Peak NGS ColoradoPikes Peak Massif 4302 m
14,115 feet1686 m
5,530 feet97.8 km
60.8 miles3 Blanca Peak[3] ColoradoSierra Blanca Massif 4374 m
14,351 feet1623 m
5,326 feet166.4 km
103.4 miles
Blanca Peak on the Sierra Blanca Massif in south-central Colorado
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 (31.1 mi) and a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640 ft). Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.
The 15 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 50 kilometers of
topographic isolation and 500 meters of topographic prominence
Rank Mountain Peak State Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation 1 Mount Elbert[2] NGS ColoradoSawatch Range 4401 m
14,440 feet2772 m
9,093 feet1079.2 km
670.6 miles2 Blanca Peak[3] ColoradoSierra Blanca Massif 4374 m
14,351 feet1623 m
5,326 feet166.4 km
103.4 miles3 Uncompahgre Peak NGS ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 4365 m
14,321 feet1304 m
4,277 feet136.9 km
85.1 miles4 Mount Peale NGS UtahLa Sal Mountains 3879 m
12,726 feet1883 m
6,181 feet117.8 km
73.2 miles5 Pikes Peak NGS ColoradoPikes Peak Massif 4302 m
14,115 feet1686 m
5,530 feet97.8 km
60.8 miles6 Longs Peak NGS ColoradoFront Range 4346 m
14,259 feet896 m
2,940 feet70.2 km
43.6 miles7 Flat Top Mountain NGS PB ColoradoFlat Tops PB 3768 m
12,361 feet1236 m
4,054 feet68.9 km
42.8 miles8 Truchas Peak NGS New MexicoSanta Fe Mountains PB 3995 m
13,107 feet1220 m
4,001 feet68.2 km
42.4 miles9 Mount Zirkel[3] PB ColoradoPark Range 3714 m
12,185 feet1058 m
3,470 feet66.8 km
41.5 miles10 Medicine Bow Peak NGS WyomingSnowy Range PB 3662 m
12,016 feet988 m
3,243 feet65.5 km
40.7 miles11 Summit Peak NGS PB ColoradoSan Juan Mountains 4056 m
13,307 feet841 m
2,760 feet64.2 km
39.9 miles12 Wheeler Peak[4] NGS New MexicoTaos Mountains 4013 m
13,167 feet1039 m
3,409 feet60.1 km
37.4 miles13 Culebra Peak[3] ColoradoCulebra Range 4283 m
14,053 feet1471 m
4,827 feet57.1 km
35.5 miles14 Mount Wilson[3] ColoradoSan Miguel Mountains PB 4344 m
14,252 feet1227 m
4,024 feet53.2 km
33.1 miles15 Fishers Peak NGS PB ColoradoRaton Mesa PB 2936 m
9,633 feet563 m
1,847 feet52.2 km
32.4 milesMountain passes
View from Independence Pass (Colorado)
View from Red Mountain Pass, ColoradoThe following sortable table lists the mountain passes of the Southern Rocky Mountains which are crossed by a paved highway.
Paved mountain passes of the Southern Rocky Mountains
Rank Mountain Pass State Elevation Route 1 Mount Evans Scenic Byway[6][7] Colorado14,160 feet
4316 m
2 Trail Ridge Road[7][8] Colorado12,183 feet
3713 m
3 Independence Pass[7][9] Colorado12,095 feet
3687 m
4 Loveland Pass[9] Colorado11,992 feet
3655 m
5 Hoosier Pass[9] Colorado11,541 feet
3518 m
6 Slumgullion Pass Colorado11,361 feet
3463 m
7 Fremont Pass[9] Colorado11,318 feet
3450 m
8 Berthoud Pass[9] Colorado11,315 feet
3449 m
9 Monarch Pass[9] Colorado11,312 feet
3448 m
10 Eisenhower Tunnel[10] Colorado11,158 feet
3401 m
11 Warrior Mountain Summit[11] Colorado11,140 feet
3395 m
12 Red Mountain Pass Colorado11,018 feet
3358 m
13 Molas Divide Colorado10,910 feet
3325 m14 Spring Creek Pass[9] Colorado10,901 feet
3323 m15 Wolf Creek Pass[9] Colorado10,850 feet
3307 m
16 Snowy Range Pass[7] Wyoming10,847 feet
3306 m
17 Grand Mesa Summit Colorado10,839 feet
3304 m
18 Milner Pass[8][9] Colorado10,758 feet
3279 m19 Vail Pass Colorado10,666 feet
3251 m20 Coal Bank Pass Colorado10,640 feet
3243 m21 Tennessee Pass[9] Colorado10,424 feet
3177 m
22 Cameron Pass Colorado10,276 feet
3132 m
23 La Manga Pass Colorado10,230 feet
3118 m
24 Lizard Head Pass Colorado10,222 feet
3116 m
25 North Pass[9] Colorado10,149 feet
3093 m
26 Cumbres Pass Colorado10,022 feet
3055 m27 Kenosha Pass Colorado10,001 feet
3048 m
28 Red Hill Pass Colorado9,993 feet
3046 m29 Cucharas Pass Colorado9,941 feet
3030 m
30 Battle Pass[7][9] Wyoming9,915 feet
3022 m
31 Bobcat Pass New Mexico9,833 feet
2997 mNM-38 32 Squaw Pass[12] Colorado9,807 feet
2989 m33 Willow Creek Pass[9] Colorado9,621 feet
2932 m
34 Gore Pass Colorado9,527 feet
2904 m
35 Wilkerson Pass Colorado9,507 feet
2898 m36 Currant Creek Pass Colorado9,482 feet
2890 m37 Rabbit Ears Pass[9] Colorado9,426 feet
2873 m38 North La Veta Pass Colorado9,413 feet
2869 m39 Trout Creek Pass Colorado9,346 feet
2849 m
40 Battle Mountain Summit Colorado9,267 feet
2825 m41 Ute Pass Colorado9,165 feet
2793 m42 Wind River Pass Colorado9,148 feet
2788 m
43 Black Mesa Summit Colorado9,121 feet
2780 m
44 Palo Flechado Pass New Mexico9,109 feet
2776 m
45 Poncha Pass Colorado9,010 feet
2746 m46 Dallas Divide Colorado8,970 feet
2734 m
47 Muddy Pass[9] Colorado8,772 feet
2674 m48 McClure Pass Colorado8,755 feet
2669 m
49 Blue Mesa Summit Colorado8,704 feet
2653 m50 Wondervu Hill Colorado8,660 feet
2640 m
51 Happy Jack Summit[13] Wyoming8,640 feet
2633 m
52 U.S. Hill New Mexico8,562 feet
2610 mNM-518 53 Douglas Pass Colorado8,268 feet
2520 m
54 Cerro Summit Colorado7,950 feet
2423 m55 Raton Pass[14] New Mexico7,834 feet
2388 m
56 Yellowjacket Pass Colorado7,783 feet
2372 m57 Glorieta Pass New Mexico7,557 feet
2303 m58 South Pass[15] Wyoming7,550 feet
2301 m
59 Monument Hill Colorado7,343 feet
2238 m60 Morton Pass Wyoming7,173 feet
2186 m
61 Unaweep Divide Colorado7,048 feet
2148 m
62 Separation Summit Wyoming7,005 feet
2135 m63 Robinson Summit[9] Wyoming6,927 feet
2111 mSouthern Rockies Gallery
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Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range of Colorado is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains of North America
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Crestone Peak is the highest peak of the Crestones in Colorado
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Longs Peak in the Front Range is the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
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Maroon Peak in the Elk Mountains in Colorado
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Mount Sneffels is the highest peak of the Sneffels Range in Colorado
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Pikes Peak in Colorado was the inspiration for America the Beautiful
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This photograph of the legendary Mount of the Holy Cross in the Sawatch Range of Colorado was taken by William Henry Jackson in 1874
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Wheeler Peak in the Taos Mountains is the highest point in the State of New Mexico
See also
A satellite photograph of the Southern Rocky Mountains.- Colorado mountain passes
- Colorado mountain peaks
- Colorado mountain ranges
- Lists of mountains
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Summit (topography)
- Topographic elevation
- Topographic isolation
- Topographic prominence
- Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways
References
- ^ Sawatch is
/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. - ^ a b c d 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 w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf 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
- ^ a b c The summit of Wheeler Peak is the highest point of the State of New Mexico.
- ^ a b The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 crosses the Continental Divide.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Colorado State Highway 103 passes by, but not through, Squaw Pass.
- ^ 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.
External links
- National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- Rocky Mountains @ peakbagger.com
- World Mountain Encyclopedia @ peakware.com
- peaklist.org
- summitpost.org
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