The following sortable table lists the major mountain ranges of the U.S. State of Colorado. See also State of Colorado The geography of the State of Colorado is unusually diverse encompassing both rugged mountainous terrain and vast plains See also Rocky Mountains The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southern portion See also Geography of Colorado, Rocky Mountains Colorado mountain ranges|Colorado mountain passesThis article comprises three sortable tables of mountain peaks A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America.
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Mountain ranges
| Mountain Range | Highest Peak | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawatch Range[1] | Mount Elbert NGS | 14,440 feet 4401 m | 9,093 feet 2772 m | 670. 6 miles 1079. 2 km |
| → Collegiate Peaks | Mount Harvard NGS | 14,421 feet 4396 m | 2,327 feet 709 m | 14. 9 miles 24. 0 km |
| → Southern Sawatch Range PB | Mount Antero NGS | 14,276 feet 4351 m | 2,503 feet 763 m | 17. 7 miles 28. 6 km |
| → → Far Southern Sawatch Range PB | Mount Ouray NGS | 13,961 feet 4255 m | 2,659 feet 810 m | 13. 6 miles 21. 9 km |
| → 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 |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Blanca Peak[2] | 14,351 feet 4374 m | 5,326 feet 1623 m | 103. 4 miles 166. 4 km |
| → Crestones | Crestone Peak[2] | 14,300 feet 4359 m | 4,554 feet 1388 m | 27. 4 miles 44. 1 km |
| → Culebra Range | Culebra Peak[2] | 14,053 feet 4283 m | 4,827 feet 1471 m | 35. 5 miles 57. 1 km |
| → → Spanish Peaks | West Spanish Peak[2] | 13,631 feet 4155 m | 3,685 feet 1123 m | 20. 4 miles 32. 9 km |
| → Wet Mountains | Greenhorn Mountain NGS | 12,352 feet 3765 m | 3,777 feet 1151 m | 26. 4 miles 42. 5 km |
| San Juan Mountains | Uncompahgre Peak NGS | 14,321 feet 4365 m | 4,277 feet 1304 m | 85. 1 miles 136. 9 km |
| → San Miguel Mountains PB | Mount Wilson[2] | 14,252 feet 4344 m | 4,024 feet 1227 m | 33. 1 miles 53. 2 km |
| → Sneffels Range PB | Mount Sneffels NGS | 14,158 feet 4315 m | 3,050 feet 930 m | 15. 7 miles 25. 3 km |
| → Needle Mountains | Mount Eolus[2] | 14,089 feet 4294 m | 2,183 feet 665 m | 25. 2 miles 40. 5 km |
| → → Grenadier Range PB | Vestal Peak[2] PB | 13,870 feet 4228 m | 1,104 feet 336 m | 4. 3 miles 6. 9 km |
| → → West Needle Mountains PB | Twilight Peak[2] | 13,163 feet 4012 m | 2,338 feet 713 m | 4. 9 miles 7. 9 km |
| → La Garita Mountains PB | San Luis Peak NGS | 14,022 feet 4274 m | 3,113 feet 949 m | 27. 0 miles 43. 4 km |
| → → Cochetopa Hills | Long Branch Baldy NGS | 11,982 feet 3652 m | 1,474 feet 449 m | 13. 7 miles 22. 0 km |
| → East Central San Juan Mountains PB | Half Peak[2] PB | 13,848 feet 4221 m | 1,481 feet 451 m | 3. 9 miles 6. 3 km |
| → Southern San Juan Mountains PB | Summit Peak NGS | 13,308 feet 4056 m | 2,760 feet 841 m | 39. 9 miles 64. 2 km |
| → La Plata Mountains | Lavender Peak[2] PB | 13,245 feet 4037 m | 2,860 feet 872 m | 24. 8 miles 39. 9 km |
| Mosquito Range | Mount Lincoln NGS | 14,293 feet 4357 m | 3,862 feet 1177 m | 22. 6 miles 36. 3 km |
| → Tenmile Range | Quandary Peak NGS | 14,271 feet 4350 m | 1,105 feet 337 m | 3. 2 miles 5. 1 km |
| Front Range | Grays Peak NGS | 14,278 feet 4352 m | 2,770 feet 844 m | 25. 0 miles 40. 3 km |
| → Northern Front Range PB | Longs Peak NGS | 14,259 feet 4346 m | 2,940 feet 896 m | 43. 6 miles 70. 2 km |
| → → Mummy Range | Hagues Peak NGS PB | 13,573 feet 4137 m | 2,420 feet 738 m | 15. 9 miles 25. 6 km |
| → → Indian Peaks PB | North Arapaho Peak[2] PB | 13,508 feet 4117 m | 1,665 feet 507 m | 15. 4 miles 24. 8 km |
| → → Never Summer Mountains | Mount Richthofen[2] PB | 12,945 feet 3946 m | 2,680 feet 817 m | 9. 7 miles 15. 5 km |
| → Southern Front Range | Pikes Peak NGS | 14,115 feet 4302 m | 5,530 feet 1686 m | 60. 8 miles 97. 8 km |
| → → South Park Hills PB | Waugh Mountain[2] PB | 11,716 feet 3571 m | 2,330 feet 710 m | 20. 0 miles 32. 2 km |
| → → Rampart Range PB | Devils Head NGS PB | 9,749 feet 2972 m | 1,248 feet 380 m | 8. 0 miles 12. 9 km |
| → South Williams Fork Mountains PB | Ptarmigan Peak[2] PB | 12,504 feet 3811 m | 721 feet 220 m | 4. 3 miles 6. 9 km |
| → Tarryall Mountains PB | Bison Peak NGS PB | 12,432 feet 3789 m | 2,451 feet 747 m | 19. 1 miles 30. 8 km |
| → Kenosha Mountains PB | Windy Peak NGS | 11,970 feet 3649 m | 1,510 feet 460 m | 5. 4 miles 8. 7 km |
| Elk Mountains | Castle Peak NGS | 14,279 feet 4352 m | 2,365 feet 721 m | 20. 9 miles 33. 7 km |
| → Ruby Range | Mount Owen NGS PB | 13,070 feet 3984 m | 1,358 feet 414 m | 8. 0 miles 12. 8 km |
| → West Elk Mountains | West Elk Peak NGS PB | 13,042 feet 3975 m | 3,095 feet 943 m | 13. 8 miles 22. 2 km |
| Gore Range | Mount Powell[2] PB | 13,566 feet 4135 m | 3,000 feet 914 m | 21. 5 miles 34. 6 km |
| Medicine Bow Mountains | Clark Peak NGS PB | 12,954 feet 3948 m | 2,771 feet 845 m | 16. 7 miles 26. 8 km |
| Flat Tops PB | Flat Top Mountain NGS PB | 12,361 feet 3768 m | 4,054 feet 1236 m | 42. 8 miles 68. 9 km |
| Rabbit Ears Range | Parkview Mountain NGS PB | 12,301 feet 3749 m | 2,676 feet 816 m | 10. 9 miles 17. 6 km |
| Park Range | Mount Zirkel[2] PB | 12,185 feet 3714 m | 3,470 feet 1058 m | 41. 5 miles 66. 8 km |
| → Elkhead Mountains PB | Sand Mountain North[2] | 10,884 feet 3317 m | 2,179 feet 664 m | 18. 2 miles 29. 3 km |
| White River Plateau PB | Blair Mountain[2] PB | 11,445 feet 3488 m | 1,736 feet 529 m | 17. 5 miles 28. 2 km |
| Grand Mesa | Crater Peak NGS PB | 11,333 feet 3454 m | 2,307 feet 703 m | 18. 0 miles 29. 0 km |
| Laramie Mountains | Laramie Mountains High Point NGS | 11,025 feet 3360 m | 1,880 feet 573 m | 15. 5 miles 24. 9 km |
| Uncompaghre Plateau PB | Horsefly Peak NGS PB | 10,353 feet 3156 m | 1,437 feet 438 m | 14. 6 miles 23. 5 km |
| Ute Mountain | Ute Peak NGS | 9,984 feet 3043 m | 4,039 feet 1231 m | 39. 1 miles 62. 9 km |
| Diamond Plateau PB | Diamond Peak[2] PB | 9,645 feet 2940 m | 2,845 feet 867 m | 30. 3 miles 48. 8 km |
| Raton Mesa PB | Fishers Peak[2] PB | 9,633 feet 2936 m | 1,847 feet 563 m | 32. 4 miles 52. 2 km |
| Eastern Uinta Range | Zenobia Peak NGS PB | 9,022 feet 2750 m | 2,395 feet 730 m | 23. 7 miles 38. 1 km |
Gallery
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 Crestone Peak is the highest peak of the Crestones and the seventh highest peak of the Rocky Mountains. Crestone Peak is the seventh highest peak in the US state of Colorado. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Crestones are a group of four 14000 foot (4268 m peaks ( Fourteeners) in the Sangre de Cristo Range above Crestone Colorado, comprising Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. |  Mount Lincoln is the highest peak of the Mosquito Range and the eighth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Mosquito Range (elevation approximately 14000 ft is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. |  Castle Peak is the highest peak of the Elk Mountains and the ninth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains. Castle Peak is a Fourteener in the Elk Mountains of the US state of Colorado. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Elk Mountains are a high rugged Mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. |  Grays Peak is the highest peak of the Front Range and the tenth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains. Grays Peak is the highest Mountain in the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Front Range is a Mountain range of the Rocky Mountains of North America that is located in the north-central portion of the U Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. |
 Mount Antero is the highest peak of the Southern Sawatch Range. Mount Antero (ænˈtɛɹoʊ is the tenth highest peak in Colorado, with an elevation of 14269 ft (4349 m The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Sawatch Range is a Mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount |  Longs Peak is the highest peak of the Northern Front Range. Longs Peak (originally Long's Peak, see below) is one of the 58 " Fourteeners quot in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Front Range is a Mountain range of the Rocky Mountains of North America that is located in the north-central portion of the U |  Mount Wilson is the highest peak of the San Miguel Mountains. Mount Wilson can refer to several things Mount Wilson Observatory on Mount Wilson (California Mount Wilson New South Wales The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to |  Mount Sneffels is the highest peak of the Sneffels Range. Mount Sneffels is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to |
 Pikes Peak is the highest peak of the Southern Front Range. Pikes Peak (originally Pike's Peak, see below) is a Mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Front Range is a Mountain range of the Rocky Mountains of North America that is located in the north-central portion of the U The mountain was the inspiration for America the Beautiful. " America the Beautiful " is an American Patriotic song. |  Mount Eolus is the highest peak of the Needle Mountains. Mount Eolus is a Fourteener in the US state of Colorado, the highest of the Needle Mountains (a subrange of the San Juan Mountains The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U |  Mount of the Holy Cross is the highest peak of the Northern Sawatch Range. Mount of the Holy Cross is the northernmost fourteen thousand foot mountain in the Sawatch Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in the US state The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Sawatch Range is a Mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount This photograph was taken by William Henry Jackson in 1874. See Honoré Jackson for the Canadian revolutionary William Henry Jackson ( April 4[[ 843]] - June 30[[ 942]] was an American |  Ute Peak is the highest peak of Ute Mountain. Ute Mountain (or Ute Peak or Sleeping Ute Mountain) is a peak within the Ute Mountains, a small mountain range in the southwestern corner of The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to Ute Mountain (or Ute Peak or Sleeping Ute Mountain) is a peak within the Ute Mountains, a small mountain range in the southwestern corner of |
 Devils Head is the highest peak of the Rampart Range. Devil's Head Lookout is a US Forest Service Fire lookout tower located in Douglas County Colorado. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to |
See also
- 4 km 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
References
- ^ Sawatch is pronounced /səˈwætʃ/. See also Mountain peaks of Colorado The following sortable table lists the 56 mountain peaks of the U The following tables list some important Mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains of the U See also State of Colorado The geography of the State of Colorado is unusually diverse encompassing both rugged mountainous terrain and vast plains There are many notable lists of mountains around the world Typically a list of mountains becomes notable by first being listed or defined by an author or group (e See also Geography of Colorado, Rocky Mountains Colorado mountain ranges|Colorado mountain passesThis article comprises three sortable tables of mountain peaks See also Geography of North America This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks located on the Continent of North America See also Rocky Mountains Mountain peaks of North AmericaThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains of See also Geography of the United States United States of America|Mountain peaks of North AmericaThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks See also Rocky Mountains The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southern portion Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. See also Rocky Mountains The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southern portion The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. This name comes from a Ute language word meaning "blue earth" or "water at blue earth". The Ute language (also Southern Paiute and Colorado River) of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family is actually a Dialect The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled Saguache, while the English language version is usually spelled Sawatch. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 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). The Sea Level Datum of 1929 was the vertical control datum established for vertical control Surveying in the United States of America by the General Adjustment The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88 is the vertical control datum established for vertical control Surveying in the United States of America National Geodetic Survey
External links
- National Geodetic Survey website
- United States Geological Survey website
- Colorado Geological Survey website
- Rocky Mountains @ Peakbagger
- peaklist.org
- peakware.com World Mountain Encyclopedia
- summitpost.org
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