List of extreme summits of the Rocky Mountains explained

This article comprises four sortable tables of mountain summits of the Rocky Mountains of North America that are the higher than any other point north or south of their latitude or east or west their longitude in those mountains.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.^{[1] [2]}
2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.^{[3] [4] [2]}
3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.^[5]

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Northernmost high summits

The northernmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains

!Rank!Mountain Peak!Region!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

14		Canadian Rockies	54.908°N -121.961°W
13		Canadian Rockies	54.058°N -120.3268°W
12		Canadian Rockies	53.936°N -120.3869°W
11		Canadian Rockies	53.3971°N -119.4173°W
10		Canadian Rockies	53.137°N -119.2667°W
9		Canadian Rockies	53.1105°N -119.1566°W
8		Bighorn Mountains	44.3821°N -107.1739°W
7		Teton Range	43.7412°N -110.8024°W
6		Wind River Range	43.1842°N -109.6542°W
5		Front Range	40.255°N -105.6151°W
4		Front Range	39.6339°N -105.8176°W
3		Mosquito Range	39.3515°N -106.1116°W
2		Sawatch Range	39.1875°N -106.4757°W
1		Sawatch Range	39.1178°N -106.4454°W

Southernmost high summits

The southernmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains

!Rank!Mountain Peak!Region!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

7		Santa Fe Mountains	35.8322°N -105.7581°W
6		Santa Fe Mountains	35.9625°N -105.645°W
5		Taos Mountains	36.5569°N -105.4169°W
4		Culebra Range	37.1224°N -105.1858°W
3		Sangre de Cristo Mountains	37.5775°N -105.4856°W
2		Sawatch Range	38.9244°N -106.3207°W
1		Sawatch Range	39.1178°N -106.4454°W

Easternmost high summits

The easternmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains

!Rank!Mountain Peak!Region!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

7		Raton Mesa	37.0982°N -104.4628°W
6		Spanish Peaks	37.3934°N -104.9201°W
5		Spanish Peaks	37.3756°N -104.9934°W
4		Front Range	38.8405°N -105.0442°W
3		Sangre de Cristo Mountains	37.5775°N -105.4856°W
2		Sawatch Range	38.9244°N -106.3207°W
1		Sawatch Range	39.1178°N -106.4454°W

Westernmost high summits

The westernmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains

!Rank!Mountain Peak!Region!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

11		Canadian Rockies	54.908°N -121.961°W
10		Canadian Rockies	53.936°N -120.3869°W
9		Canadian Rockies	53.3971°N -119.4173°W
8		Canadian Rockies	53.137°N -119.2667°W
7		Canadian Rockies	53.1105°N -119.1566°W
6		Teton Range	43.7412°N -110.8024°W
5		Wind River Range	43.1842°N -109.6542°W
4		San Miguel Mountains	37.8391°N -107.9916°W
3		San Juan Mountains	38.0717°N -107.4621°W
2		Sawatch Range	39.1875°N -106.4757°W
1		Sawatch Range	39.1178°N -106.4454°W

See also

• Rocky Mountains
  • Geology of the Rocky Mountains
    • • • • • • List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of Greenland
  • List of mountain peaks of Canada
  • List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
    • List of the major 4000-meter summits of the Rocky Mountains
    • List of the major 3000-meter summits of the Rocky Mountains
    • List of the ultra-prominent summits of the Rocky Mountains
    • List of the major 100-kilometer summits of the Rocky Mountains
      • • List of mountain peaks of the United States
  • List of mountain peaks of México
  • List of mountain peaks of Central America
  • List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
• Physical geography
  • Topography
    • Topographic elevation
    • Topographic prominence
    • Topographic isolation

External links

• Natural Resources Canada (NRC)
  • Canadian Geographical Names @ NRC
• United States Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Geographic Names Information System @ USGS
• United States National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
  • Geodetic Glossary @ NGS
  • NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS
  • Survey Marks and Datasheets @ NGS
• Bivouac.com
• Peakbagger.com
• Peaklist.org
• Peakware.com
• Summitpost.org

39.1178°N -106.4454°W

Notes and References

1. All elevations in the 48 states of the contiguous United States 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.
2. If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
3. The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642km (4,749miles) away.
4. This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100m (300feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500m (1,600feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence.
5. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.