List of mountain peaks of Colorado explained

See also: List of mountain ranges of Colorado. This is a list of major mountain peaks in the U.S. State of Colorado.

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks in Colorado.

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. The first table below ranks the 55 highest major summits of Colorado by elevation.
2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of Colorado.
3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 50 most isolated major summits of Colorado.

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Highest major summits

See main article: List of the highest major summits of Colorado.

See also: List of Colorado fourteeners. Of the highest major summits of Colorado, the following 63 peaks exceed 4000m (13,000feet) elevation and 117 peaks exceed 3000m (10,000feet) elevation.

The 55 Colorado summits with at least 4000 meters of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain Peak!Mountain Range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

1	Sawatch Range	39.1178°N -106.4454°W
2	Sawatch Range	39.1875°N -106.4757°W
3	Sawatch Range	38.9244°N -106.3207°W
4	Sangre de Cristo Mountains	37.5775°N -105.4856°W
5	Sawatch Range	39.0294°N -106.4729°W
6	San Juan Mountains	38.0717°N -107.4621°W
7	Sangre de Cristo Range	37.9669°N -105.5855°W
8	Mosquito Range	39.3515°N -106.1116°W
9	Elk Mountains	39.0097°N -106.8614°W
10	Front Range	39.6339°N -105.8176°W
11	Sawatch Range	38.6741°N -106.2462°W
12	Front Range	39.5883°N -105.6438°W
13	Front Range	40.255°N -105.6151°W
14	San Miguel Mountains	37.8391°N -107.9916°W
15	Sawatch Range	38.7492°N -106.2424°W
16	Sawatch Range	38.8442°N -106.3138°W
17	Elk Mountains	39.0708°N -106.989°W
18	Sneffels Range	38.0038°N -107.7923°W
19	Elk Mountains	39.1503°N -107.0829°W
20	Front Range	38.8405°N -105.0442°W
21	Needle Mountains	37.6212°N -107.5919°W
22	San Juan Mountains	37.913°N -107.5044°W
23	Culebra Range	37.1224°N -105.1858°W
24	San Juan Mountains	37.9868°N -106.9313°W
25	Sawatch Range	39.4668°N -106.4817°W
26	Sawatch Range	39.0425°N -106.5976°W
27	Sawatch Range	38.4227°N -106.2247°W
28	San Juan Mountains	37.7993°N -107.8285°W
29	Front Range	39.3394°N -106.0054°W
30	San Juan Mountains	37.6797°N -107.3924°W
31	Front Range	39.4448°N -105.9705°W
32	San Juan Mountains	37.607°N -107.4936°W
33	Sawatch Range	39.4853°N -106.5367°W
34	Front Range	39.7204°N -105.8044°W
35	Spanish Peaks	37.3756°N -104.9934°W
36	Gore Range	39.7601°N -106.3407°W
37	Mummy Range	40.4845°N -105.6464°W
38	San Juan Mountains	37.8573°N -107.623°W
39	Elk Mountains	39.0244°N -107.1228°W
40	Front Range	40.0265°N -105.6504°W
41	Front Range	39.8381°N -105.7132°W
42	Williams Mountains	39.1806°N -106.6102°W
43	San Juan Mountains	37.7859°N -107.7038°W
44	Sangre de Cristo Mountains	37.8492°N -105.4949°W
45	Mosquito Range	38.9917°N -106.1249°W
46	San Juan Mountains	37.3506°N -106.6968°W
47	San Miguel Mountains	37.8536°N -108.1082°W
48	Sawatch Range	38.325°N -106.218°W
49	Sawatch Range	38.6856°N -106.6211°W
50	La Plata Mountains	37.4451°N -108.089°W
51	Gore Range	39.4549°N -106.197°W
52	San Juan Mountains	37.4833°N -106.4343°W
53	San Juan Mountains	37.2887°N -106.5709°W
54	Needle Mountains	37.663°N -107.727°W
55	San Juan Mountains	37.5741°N -106.9815°W

Most prominent summits

See main article: List of the most prominent summits of Colorado. Of the most prominent summits of Colorado, only Mount Elbert exceeds 2000m (7,000feet) of topographic prominence. Three peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence and 14 peaks exceed 1000m (3,000feet) of topographic prominence.

The 50 most topographically prominent summits of Colorado

!Rank!Mountain peak!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

1	Sawatch Range	39.1178°N -106.4454°W
2	Front Range	38.8405°N -105.0442°W
3	Sangre de Cristo Mountains	37.5775°N -105.4856°W
4	Culebra Range	37.1224°N -105.1858°W
5	Sangre de Cristo Range	37.9669°N -105.5855°W
6	San Juan Mountains	38.0717°N -107.4621°W
7	Flat Tops	40.0147°N -107.0833°W
8	Ute Mountain	37.2841°N -108.7787°W
9	San Miguel Mountains	37.8391°N -107.9916°W
10	Mosquito Range	39.3515°N -106.1116°W
11	Wet Mountains	37.8815°N -105.0133°W
12	Spanish Peaks	37.3756°N -104.9934°W
13	West Elk Mountains	38.8121°N -107.3826°W
14	Park Range	40.8313°N -106.6631°W
15	La Garita Mountains	37.9868°N -106.9313°W
16	Grand Mesa	39.3865°N -107.866°W
17	West Elk Mountains	38.7179°N -107.1994°W
18	Elk Mountains	39.192°N -107.3668°W
19	Sneffels Range	38.0038°N -107.7923°W
20	Sawatch Range	39.7723°N -106.8304°W
21	Gore Range	39.7601°N -106.3407°W
22	Front Range	40.255°N -105.6151°W
23	La Plata Mountains	37.4451°N -108.089°W
24	Green River Basin	40.9504°N -108.8782°W
25	Elk Mountains	39.0244°N -107.1228°W
26	Medicine Bow Mountains	40.6068°N -105.93°W
27	Front Range	39.6339°N -105.8176°W
28	Front Range	39.5883°N -105.6438°W
29	San Juan Mountains	37.3506°N -106.6968°W
30	West Elk Mountains	38.9299°N -107.2438°W
align=center rowspan=2	31	Never Summer Mountains	40.4695°N -105.8945°W
31 -->	Uncompahgre Plateau	38.826°N -108.7719°W
33	Rabbit Ears Range	40.3303°N -106.1363°W
34	Sawatch Range	38.4227°N -106.2247°W
35	Elk Mountains	38.8835°N -106.9436°W
36	San Juan Mountains	37.4972°N -107.3761°W
37	Sawatch Range	38.6741°N -106.2462°W
38	West Elk Mountains	38.8464°N -107.2233°W
39	Elk Mountains	39.0581°N -107.2822°W
40	West Elk Mountains	38.8223°N -106.9799°W
41	Tarryall Mountains	39.2384°N -105.4978°W
42	San Juan Mountains	37.5741°N -106.9815°W
43	Elkhead Mountains	40.7835°N -107.3691°W
44	West Elk Mountains	38.7196°N -107.3861°W
45	Mummy Range	40.4845°N -105.6464°W
46	Sawatch Range	38.325°N -106.218°W
47	Sangre de Cristo Mountains	38.3412°N -105.8892°W
48	Uinta Mountains	40.6072°N -108.8701°W
49	Spanish Peaks	37.3934°N -104.9201°W
50	Elk Mountains	39.0097°N -106.8614°W

Most isolated major summits

Of the most isolated major summits of Colorado, Mount Elbert exceeds 1000km (1,000miles) of topographic isolation and three peaks exceed 100km (100miles) of topographic isolation.

The 50 most topographically isolated summits of Colorado with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

1	Sawatch Range	39.1178°N -106.4454°W
2	Sangre de Cristo Mountains	37.5775°N -105.4856°W
3	San Juan Mountains	38.0717°N -107.4621°W
4	Front Range	38.8405°N -105.0442°W
5	Front Range	40.255°N -105.6151°W
6	Flat Tops	40.0147°N -107.0833°W
7	San Juan Mountains	37.3506°N -106.6968°W
8	Park Range	40.8313°N -106.6631°W
9	Culebra Range	37.1224°N -105.1858°W
10	Ute Mountain	37.2841°N -108.7787°W
11	San Miguel Mountains	37.8391°N -107.9916°W
12	Raton Mesa	37.0982°N -104.4628°W
13	Green River Basin	40.9504°N -108.8782°W
14	Sangre de Cristo Range	37.9669°N -105.5855°W
15	La Garita Mountains	37.9868°N -106.9313°W
16	Needle Mountains	37.6212°N -107.5919°W
17	Wet Mountains	37.8815°N -105.0133°W
18	Front Range	39.6339°N -105.8176°W
19	La Plata Mountains	37.4451°N -108.089°W
20	Uncompahgre Plateau	38.826°N -108.7719°W
21	Uinta Mountains	40.6072°N -108.8701°W
22	Mosquito Range	39.3515°N -106.1116°W
23	Gore Range	39.7601°N -106.3407°W
24	Front Range	39.3865°N -107.866°W
25	San Juan Mountains	37.5741°N -106.9815°W
26	Elk Mountains	39.0097°N -106.8614°W
27	Uinta Mountains	40.5221°N -108.3816°W
28	Spanish Peaks	37.3756°N -104.9934°W
29	South Park Hills	38.6022°N -105.6955°W
30	Sawatch Range	39.4668°N -106.4817°W
31	Tarryall Mountains	39.2384°N -105.4978°W
32	Front Range	39.0396°N -107.6628°W
33	Elkhead Mountains	40.7636°N -107.0575°W
34	Sawatch Range	38.6741°N -106.2462°W
35	San Juan Mountains	37.4833°N -106.4343°W
36	La Garita Mountains	38.274°N -106.867°W
37	Sawatch Range	39.7723°N -106.8304°W
align=center rowspan=2	38	Medicine Bow Mountains	40.6068°N -105.93°W
38 -->	Elkhead Mountains	40.7835°N -107.3691°W
40	Sneffels Range	38.0038°N -107.7923°W
41	Mummy Range	40.4845°N -105.6464°W
42	Front Range	40.0265°N -105.6504°W
43	Piñon Hills	37.1397°N -105.8238°W
44	Sawatch Range	38.9244°N -106.3207°W
45	Sangre de Cristo Mountains	37.583°N -105.1474°W
46	San Juan Mountains	37.0235°N -106.963°W
47	West Elk Mountains	38.7179°N -107.1994°W
48	Uinta Mountains	40.4259°N -108.766°W
49	Sawatch Range	38.4227°N -106.2247°W
50	San Juan Mountains	37.308°N -107.2864°W

See also

• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
• Outline of Colorado

External links

• State of Colorado
  • Colorado Geological Survey (USGS)
• United States Geological Survey
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System query
• 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

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