Mountain ranges of Colorado

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A satellite photograph of Colorado and the Southern Rocky Mountains.

Main article: Geography of Colorado

See also: Mountain ranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado mountain peaks

The following sortable table lists the major mountain ranges of the U.S. State of Colorado.

1 Mountain ranges
2 Gallery
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

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Mountain Ranges of the State of Colorado
Mountain Range	Highest Peak	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
01Sawatch Range^[1]	Mount Elbert NGS	4401.200 = 14,440 feet 4401 m	2771.546 = 9,093 feet 2772 m	01079.22 = 670.6 miles 1079.2 km
02→ Collegiate Peaks	Mount Harvard NGS	4395.600 = 14,421 feet 4396 m	0709.270 = 2,327 feet 709 m	00024.01 = 14.9 miles 24.0 km
03→ Southern Sawatch Range PB	Mount Antero NGS	4351.400 = 14,276 feet 4351 m	0762.914 = 2,503 feet 763 m	00028.56 = 17.7 miles 28.6 km
04→ → Far Southern Sawatch Range PB	Mount Ouray NGS	4255.400 = 13,961 feet 4255 m	0810.463 = 2,659 feet 810 m	00021.86 = 13.6 miles 21.9 km
05→ Northern Sawatch Range PB	Mount of the Holy Cross NGS	4269.900 = 14,009 feet 4270 m	0643.433 = 2,111 feet 643 m	00029.81 = 18.5 miles 29.8 km
06Sangre de Cristo Mountains	Blanca Peak^[2]	4374.111 = 14,351 feet 4374 m	1623.365 = 5,326 feet 1623 m	00166.43 = 103.4 miles 166.4 km
07→ Crestones	Crestone Peak^[2]	4358.572 = 14,300 feet 4359 m	1388.059 = 4,554 feet 1388 m	00044.07 = 27.4 miles 44.1 km
08→ Culebra Range	Culebra Peak^[2]	4283.266 = 14,053 feet 4283 m	1471.270 = 4,827 feet 1471 m	00057.07 = 35.5 miles 57.1 km
09→ → Spanish Peaks	West Spanish Peak^[2]	4154.673 = 13,631 feet 4155 m	1123.188 = 3,685 feet 1123 m	00032.88 = 20.4 miles 32.9 km
10→ Wet Mountains	Greenhorn Mountain NGS	3765.000 = 12,352 feet 3765 m	1151.230 = 3,777 feet 1151 m	00042.53 = 26.4 miles 42.5 km
11San Juan Mountains	Uncompahgre Peak NGS	4365.000 = 14,321 feet 4365 m	1303.630 = 4,277 feet 1304 m	00136.89 = 85.1 miles 136.9 km
12→ San Miguel Mountains PB	Mount Wilson^[2]	4344.080 = 14,252 feet 4344 m	1226.515 = 4,024 feet 1227 m	00053.21 = 33.1 miles 53.2 km
13→ Sneffels Range PB	Mount Sneffels NGS	4315.400 = 14,158 feet 4315 m	0929.640 = 3,050 feet 930 m	00025.32 = 15.7 miles 25.3 km
14→ Needle Mountains	Mount Eolus^[2]	4294.255 = 14,089 feet 4294 m	0665.378 = 2,183 feet 665 m	00040.48 = 25.2 miles 40.5 km
15→ → Grenadier Range PB	Vestal Peak^[2] PB	4227.529 = 13,870 feet 4228 m	0336.499 = 1,104 feet 336 m	00006.91 = 4.3 miles 6.9 km
15→ → West Needle Mountains PB	Twilight Peak^[2]	4012.096 = 13,163 feet 4012 m	0712.622 = 2,338 feet 713 m	00007.86 = 4.9 miles 7.9 km
18→ La Garita Mountains PB	San Luis Peak NGS	4273.800 = 14,022 feet 4274 m	0948.842 = 3,113 feet 949 m	00043.41 = 27.0 miles 43.4 km
19→ → Cochetopa Hills	Long Branch Baldy NGS	3652.200 = 11,982 feet 3652 m	0449.275 = 1,474 feet 449 m	00022.00 = 13.7 miles 22.0 km
16→ East Central San Juan Mountains PB	Half Peak^[2] PB	4220.735 = 13,848 feet 4221 m	0451.409 = 1,481 feet 451 m	00006.26 = 3.9 miles 6.3 km
17→ Southern San Juan Mountains PB	Summit Peak NGS	4056.200 = 13,308 feet 4056 m	0841.248 = 2,760 feet 841 m	00064.23 = 39.9 miles 64.2 km
20→ La Plata Mountains	Lavender Peak^[2] PB	4037.198 = 13,245 feet 4037 m	0871.728 = 2,860 feet 872 m	00039.91 = 24.8 miles 39.9 km
21Mosquito Range	Mount Lincoln NGS	4356.500 = 14,293 feet 4357 m	1177.138 = 3,862 feet 1177 m	00036.31 = 22.6 miles 36.3 km
22→ Tenmile Range	Quandary Peak NGS	4349.900 = 14,271 feet 4350 m	0336.804 = 1,105 feet 337 m	00005.09 = 3.2 miles 5.1 km
23Front Range	Grays Peak NGS	4352.000 = 14,278 feet 4352 m	0844.296 = 2,770 feet 844 m	00040.27 = 25.0 miles 40.3 km
24→ Northern Front Range PB	Longs Peak NGS	4346.000 = 14,259 feet 4346 m	0896.112 = 2,940 feet 896 m	00070.19 = 43.6 miles 70.2 km
25→ → Mummy Range	Hagues Peak NGS PB	4137.000 = 13,573 feet 4137 m	0737.616 = 2,420 feet 738 m	00025.62 = 15.9 miles 25.6 km
26→ → Indian Peaks PB	North Arapaho Peak^[2] PB	4117.172 = 13,508 feet 4117 m	0507.492 = 1,665 feet 507 m	00024.78 = 15.4 miles 24.8 km
27→ → Never Summer Mountains	Mount Richthofen^[2] PB	3945.770 = 12,945 feet 3946 m	0816.864 = 2,680 feet 817 m	00015.54 = 9.7 miles 15.5 km
28→ Southern Front Range	Pikes Peak NGS	4302.310 = 14,115 feet 4302 m	1685.544 = 5,530 feet 1686 m	00097.82 = 60.8 miles 97.8 km
29→ → South Park Hills PB	Waugh Mountain^[2] PB	3570.910 = 11,716 feet 3571 m	0710.184 = 2,330 feet 710 m	00032.22 = 20.0 miles 32.2 km
30→ → Rampart Range PB	Devils Head NGS PB	2971.600 = 9,749 feet 2972 m	0380.390 = 1,248 feet 380 m	00012.86 = 8.0 miles 12.9 km
31→ South Williams Fork Mountains PB	Ptarmigan Peak^[2] PB	3811.180 = 12,504 feet 3811 m	0219.761 = 721 feet 220 m	00006.92 = 4.3 miles 6.9 km
32→ Tarryall Mountains PB	Bison Peak NGS PB	3789.400 = 12,432 feet 3789 m	0747.065 = 2,451 feet 747 m	00030.80 = 19.1 miles 30.8 km
33→ Kenosha Mountains PB	Windy Peak NGS	3648.600 = 11,970 feet 3649 m	0460.248 = 1,510 feet 460 m	00008.67 = 5.4 miles 8.7 km
34Elk Mountains	Castle Peak NGS	4352.200 = 14,279 feet 4352 m	0720.852 = 2,365 feet 721 m	00033.71 = 20.9 miles 33.7 km
35→ Ruby Range	Mount Owen NGS PB	3983.800 = 13,070 feet 3984 m	0413.918 = 1,358 feet 414 m	00012.81 = 8.0 miles 12.8 km
36→ West Elk Mountains	West Elk Peak NGS PB	3975.200 = 13,042 feet 3975 m	0943.356 = 3,095 feet 943 m	00022.18 = 13.8 miles 22.2 km
37Gore Range	Mount Powell^[2] PB	4134.859 = 13,566 feet 4135 m	0914.400 = 3,000 feet 914 m	00034.57 = 21.5 miles 34.6 km
38Medicine Bow Mountains	Clark Peak NGS PB	3948.400 = 12,954 feet 3948 m	0844.601 = 2,771 feet 845 m	00026.80 = 16.7 miles 26.8 km
39Flat Tops PB	Flat Top Mountain NGS PB	3767.700 = 12,361 feet 3768 m	1235.659 = 4,054 feet 1236 m	00068.91 = 42.8 miles 68.9 km
40Rabbit Ears Range	Parkview Mountain NGS PB	3749.400 = 12,301 feet 3749 m	0815.645 = 2,676 feet 816 m	00017.56 = 10.9 miles 17.6 km
41Park Range	Mount Zirkel^[2] PB	3714.096 = 12,185 feet 3714 m	1057.656 = 3,470 feet 1058 m	00066.77 = 41.5 miles 66.8 km
42→ Elkhead Mountains PB	Sand Mountain North^[2]	3317.421 = 10,884 feet 3317 m	0664.159 = 2,179 feet 664 m	00029.27 = 18.2 miles 29.3 km
43White River Plateau PB	Blair Mountain^[2] PB	3488.477 = 11,445 feet 3488 m	0529.133 = 1,736 feet 529 m	00028.19 = 17.5 miles 28.2 km
44Grand Mesa	Crater Peak NGS PB	3454.200 = 11,333 feet 3454 m	0703.174 = 2,307 feet 703 m	00028.95 = 18.0 miles 29.0 km
45Laramie Mountains	Laramie Mountains High Point NGS	3360.311 = 11,025 feet 3360 m	0573.024 = 1,880 feet 573 m	00024.88 = 15.5 miles 24.9 km
46Uncompaghre Plateau PB	Horsefly Peak NGS PB	3155.700 = 10,353 feet 3156 m	0437.998 = 1,437 feet 438 m	00023.46 = 14.6 miles 23.5 km
47Ute Mountain	Ute Peak NGS	3043.000 = 9,984 feet 3043 m	1231.087 = 4,039 feet 1231 m	00062.85 = 39.1 miles 62.9 km
48Diamond Plateau PB	Diamond Peak^[2] PB	2939.708 = 9,645 feet 2940 m	0867.156 = 2,845 feet 867 m	00048.78 = 30.3 miles 48.8 km
49Raton Mesa PB	Fishers Peak^[2] PB	2936.200 = 9,633 feet 2936 m	0562.966 = 1,847 feet 563 m	00052.16 = 32.4 miles 52.2 km
50Eastern Uinta Range	Zenobia Peak NGS PB	2750.000 = 9,022 feet 2750 m	0729.996 = 2,395 feet 730 m	00038.12 = 23.7 miles 38.1 km

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Mount Elbert is the highest peak of the Sawatch Range and the entire Rocky Mountains.	Mount Harvard is the highest of the Collegiate Peaks and the third highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.	Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the fifth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.	Uncompahgre Peak is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains and the sixth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
Crestone Peak is the highest peak of the Crestones and the seventh highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.	Mount Lincoln is the highest peak of the Mosquito Range and the eighth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.	Castle Peak is the highest peak of the Elk Mountains and the ninth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.	Grays Peak is the highest peak of the Front Range and the tenth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
Mount Antero is the highest peak of the Southern Sawatch Range.	Longs Peak is the highest peak of the Northern Front Range.	Mount Wilson is the highest peak of the San Miguel Mountains.	Mount Sneffels is the highest peak of the Sneffels Range.
Pikes Peak is the highest peak of the Southern Front Range. The mountain was the inspiration for America the Beautiful.	Mount Eolus is the highest peak of the Needle Mountains.	Mount of the Holy Cross is the highest peak of the Northern Sawatch Range. This photograph was taken by William Henry Jackson in 1874.	Ute Peak is the highest peak of Ute Mountain.
Devils Head is the highest peak of the Rampart Range.

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^ 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.
^ ^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). National Geodetic Survey