List of the major 3000-meter summits of the Rocky Mountains explained

The following sortable table comprises the 184 peaks of the Rocky Mountains of North America with at least 3000m (10,000feet) of elevation and at least 500m (1,600feet) of topographic prominence.[1]

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.[2] [3]
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[4] [3]
  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]

In the Rocky Mountains, 62 major summits exceed 4000m (13,000feet) elevation, 137 exceed 3500m (11,500feet), and the following 184 exceed 3000m (10,000feet) elevation.

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Major 3000-meter summits

Of the 401 major 3000-meter summits of greater North America, the following 184 (or 46%) are in the Rocky Mountains.

Of these 184 major 3000-meter summits of the Rocky Mountains, 116 are located in Colorado, 17 in Wyoming, 15 in Montana, 12 in Alberta, 11 in British Columbia, seven in New Mexico, five in Idaho, and four in Utah. Three of these summits lie on the Great Divide between Alberta and British Columbia. The 30 highest major summits of the Rocky Mountains are all located in Colorado.

The 184 summits of the Rocky Mountains with at least 3000 meters of topographic elevation and 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain Peak!State or Province!Mountain Range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Sawatch Range39.1178°N -106.4454°W
2Sawatch Range39.1875°N -106.4757°W
3Sawatch Range38.9244°N -106.3207°W
4Sangre de Cristo Mountains37.5775°N -105.4856°W
5Sawatch Range39.0294°N -106.4729°W
6San Juan Mountains38.0717°N -107.4621°W
7Sangre de Cristo Range37.9669°N -105.5855°W
8Mosquito Range39.3515°N -106.1116°W
9Elk Mountains39.0097°N -106.8614°W
10Front Range39.6339°N -105.8176°W
11Sawatch Range38.6741°N -106.2462°W
12Front Range39.5883°N -105.6438°W
13Front Range40.255°N -105.6151°W
14San Miguel Mountains37.8391°N -107.9916°W
15Sawatch Range38.7492°N -106.2424°W
16Sawatch Range38.8442°N -106.3138°W
17Elk Mountains39.0708°N -106.989°W
18Sneffels Range38.0038°N -107.7923°W
19Elk Mountains39.1503°N -107.0829°W
20Front Range38.8405°N -105.0442°W
21Needle Mountains37.6212°N -107.5919°W
22San Juan Mountains37.913°N -107.5044°W
23Culebra Range37.1224°N -105.1858°W
24La Garita Mountains37.9868°N -106.9313°W
25Sawatch Range39.4668°N -106.4817°W
26Sawatch Range39.0425°N -106.5976°W
27Sawatch Range38.4227°N -106.2247°W
28San Juan Mountains37.7993°N -107.8285°W
29Front Range39.3394°N -106.0054°W
30San Juan Mountains37.6797°N -107.3924°W
31Wind River Range43.1842°N -109.6542°W
32Teton Range43.7412°N -110.8024°W
33Front Range39.4448°N -105.9705°W
34San Juan Mountains37.607°N -107.4936°W
35Sawatch Range39.4853°N -106.5367°W
36Front Range39.7204°N -105.8044°W
37Spanish Peaks37.3756°N -104.9934°W
38Gore Range39.7601°N -106.3407°W
39Mummy Range40.4845°N -105.6464°W
40San Juan Mountains37.8573°N -107.623°W
41Elk Mountains39.0244°N -107.1228°W
42Uinta Mountains40.7763°N -110.3729°W
43Front Range40.0265°N -105.6504°W
44Front Range39.8381°N -105.7132°W
45Williams Mountains39.1806°N -106.6102°W
46San Juan Mountains37.7859°N -107.7038°W
47Sangre de Cristo Mountains37.8492°N -105.4949°W
48Mosquito Range38.9917°N -106.1249°W
49San Juan Mountains37.3506°N -106.6968°W
50San Miguel Mountains37.8536°N -108.1082°W
51Sawatch Range38.325°N -106.218°W
52Sawatch Range38.6856°N -106.6211°W
53La Plata Mountains37.4451°N -108.089°W
54Gore Range39.4549°N -106.197°W
55San Juan Mountains37.4833°N -106.4343°W
56Wind River Range42.7085°N -109.1284°W
57San Juan Mountains37.2887°N -106.5709°W
align=center rowspan=258Bighorn Mountains44.3821°N -107.1739°W
58 -->Taos Mountains36.5569°N -105.4169°W
60Absaroka Range43.9613°N -109.3392°W
61Needle Mountains37.663°N -107.727°W
62San Juan Mountains37.5741°N -106.9815°W
63Sangre de Cristo Mountains38.3412°N -105.8892°W
64Santa Fe Mountains35.9625°N -105.645°W
65West Elk Mountains38.7179°N -107.1994°W
66San Juan Mountains37.6062°N -107.2446°W
67Canadian Rockies53.1105°N -119.1566°W
68Medicine Bow Mountains40.6068°N -105.93°W
69Never Summer Mountains40.4695°N -105.8945°W
70Wind River Range42.7901°N -109.1978°W
71Beartooth Mountains45.1634°N -109.8075°W
72Taos Mountains36.7917°N -105.4933°W
73Elk Mountains39.0581°N -107.2822°W
74West Elk Mountains38.8121°N -107.3826°W
75Spanish Peaks37.3934°N -104.9201°W
76Lost River Range44.1374°N -113.7811°W
77Absaroka Range45.2749°N -109.8078°W
78Santa Fe Mountains35.8322°N -105.7581°W
79Elk Mountains38.9562°N -107.0107°W
align=center rowspan=280Absaroka Range45.0989°N -109.6305°W
80 -->San Miguel Mountains37.888°N -108.2556°W
82Teton Range43.835°N -110.7765°W
83Culebra Range36.8335°N -105.2229°W
84San Juan Mountains37.4972°N -107.3761°W
85West Elk Mountains38.8223°N -106.9799°W
86Wind River Range42.6165°N -109.0013°W
87Front Range40.4449°N -105.8081°W
88Cimarron Range36.6299°N -105.2134°W
89West Elk Mountains38.8464°N -107.2233°W
90Kenosha Mountains39.3681°N -105.605°W
91Tarryall Mountains39.2384°N -105.4978°W
92West Elk Mountains38.8145°N -107.1445°W
93Elk Mountains38.834°N -106.6451°W
94Flat Tops40.0147°N -107.0833°W
95Wind River Range42.6418°N -109.0939°W
96Wet Mountains37.8815°N -105.0133°W
97San Miguel Mountains37.7344°N -108.058°W
98Absaroka Range44.1972°N -109.4112°W
99Rabbit Ears Range40.3303°N -106.1363°W
100San Juan Mountains37.3811°N -106.492°W
101
Canadian Rockies52.1473°N -117.4416°W
102Absaroka Range44.6012°N -109.5253°W
103Canadian Rockies52.2238°N -117.4345°W
104Lemhi Range44.1414°N -113.0827°W
105Park Range40.8313°N -106.6631°W
106Elk Mountains38.8835°N -106.9436°W
107Absaroka Range43.982°N -109.8665°W
108La Garita Mountains38.274°N -106.867°W
109Sawatch Range38.7967°N -106.6028°W
110West Elk Mountains38.7943°N -107.0431°W
111Wind River Range43.1589°N -109.7656°W
112West Elk Mountains38.7196°N -107.3861°W
113Sawatch Range39.4181°N -106.7712°W
114San Juan Mountains37.1418°N -106.75°W
115Canadian Rockies52.2475°N -117.9578°W
116Medicine Bow Mountains41.3603°N -106.3176°W
117Sangre de Cristo Mountains37.7913°N -105.4554°W
118San Miguel Mountains37.9275°N -108.0908°W
119Sangre de Cristo Mountains36.2353°N -105.4108°W
120Wasatch Range39.8219°N -111.7603°W
121Canadian Rockies52.285°N -117.4772°W
122Canadian Rockies51.86°N -116.9316°W
123
Canadian Rockies50.8696°N -115.6509°W
124Elk Mountains39.192°N -107.3668°W
125Rabbit Ears Range40.361°N -106.2658°W
126White Cloud Mountains44.0402°N -114.5887°W
127Wasatch Range40.3908°N -111.6459°W
128South Park Hills38.6022°N -105.6955°W
129West Elk Mountains38.787°N -107.4837°W
130Canadian Rockies51.2021°N -116.3975°W
131South Park Hills38.7185°N -105.6874°W
132Front Range39.8552°N -106.1854°W
133Canadian Rockies51.3511°N -116.2063°W
134South Park Hills39.1572°N -105.5815°W
135Sangre de Cristo Mountains37.583°N -105.1474°W
136Canadian Rockies52.5515°N -117.3549°W
137South Park Hills38.8324°N -105.5553°W
138Sawatch Range38.4849°N -106.5291°W
139White River Plateau39.7943°N -107.4176°W
140Front Range40.2886°N -105.5175°W
141Rabbit Ears Range40.1619°N -106.1285°W
142Wyoming Range42.6043°N -110.6238°W
143Sangre de Cristo Range37.6375°N -105.2538°W
144West Elk Mountains38.9299°N -107.2438°W
145Front Range39.0396°N -107.6628°W
146Madison Range44.9166°N -111.4593°W
147Sawatch Range39.7723°N -106.8304°W
148
Canadian Rockies50.5285°N -115.2069°W
149Crazy Mountains46.0181°N -110.2768°W
150Sawatch Range39.5171°N -106.8021°W
151Pioneer Mountains45.4805°N -112.9655°W
152Canadian Rockies53.137°N -119.2667°W
153La Garita Mountains38.2267°N -106.7147°W
154Canadian Rockies51.5752°N -116.259°W
155Front Range39.3865°N -107.866°W
156Canadian Rockies52.6672°N -118.0569°W
157Canadian Rockies52.5503°N -117.9104°W
158Laramie Mountains40.7704°N -105.7162°W
159Canadian Rockies50.0604°N -115.2057°W
160Elkhead Mountains40.7636°N -107.0575°W
161Canadian Rockies53.3971°N -119.4173°W
162Elkhead Mountains40.7835°N -107.3691°W
163Flat Tops40.1275°N -107.5338°W
164Grand Mesa39.1973°N -107.522°W
165Anaconda Range45.9625°N -113.3949°W
166Sawtooth Range44.1415°N -115.01°W
167Canadian Rockies53.936°N -120.3869°W
168Bitterroot Range45.3111°N -113.6773°W
169Tobacco Root Mountains45.6116°N -112.0083°W
170Snowcrest Range44.8559°N -112.1468°W
171Canadian Rockies54.058°N -120.3268°W
172Lewis Range48.9249°N -113.8482°W
173Kenosha Mountains39.3053°N -105.3001°W
174Laramie Mountains42.2681°N -105.4425°W
175Elkhead Mountains40.8799°N -107.1921°W
176Highland Mountains45.7426°N -112.4619°W
177Sawtooth Range44.1598°N -115.0616°W
178Bitterroot Range45.8898°N -114.2978°W
179Lewis Range48.5142°N -113.6104°W
180Canadian Rockies52.6357°N -118.6166°W
181Livingston Range48.9437°N -114.1714°W
182Ferris Mountains42.2566°N -107.2394°W
183Wasatch Range41.9114°N -111.6754°W
184San Juan Mountains37.308°N -107.2864°W

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Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  4. 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.
  5. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.