Mountain Ranges
The following table lists the mountain ranges and subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains with their highest summit.
| Mountain range | Highest summit | ||||||
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| primary | secondary | tertiary | states | Summit name | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
| Sawatch Range | Central Sawatch Range | Elbert Massif | Colorado | Mount Elbert | !B9916103674900 14,440 ft 4401 m |
!B9920728379905 9,093 ft 2772 m |
!B9861083064813 671 mi 1,079 km |
| Massive Massif | Mount Massive | !B9916111835094 14,428 ft 4398 m |
!B9936068943135 1,961 ft 598 m |
!B9909942267937 5.1 mi 8.2 km |
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| Collegiate Peaks | Mount Harvard | !B9916116406804 14,421 ft 4396 m |
!B9934357637279 2,327 ft 709 m |
!B9899137743107 15 mi 24 km |
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| Williams Mountains | Bill Willliams Peak | !B9916859320695 13,389 ft 4081 m |
!B9937603676366 1,682 ft 513 m |
!B9913004852517 3.7 mi 6.0 km |
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| Southern Sawatch Range | Mount Antero | !B9916217470886 14,276 ft 4351 m |
!B9933628599311 2,503 ft 763 m |
!B9897402375835 18 mi 29 km |
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| Far Southern Sawatch Range | Mount Ouray | !B9916440559563 13,961 ft 4255 m |
!B9933023980122 2,659 ft 810 m |
!B9900075862382 14 mi 22 km |
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| Northern Sawatch Range | Mount of the Holy Cross | !B9916405138046 14,011 ft 4271 m |
!B9935331867589 2,111 ft 643 m |
!B9896974008133 19 mi 30 km |
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| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Sierra Blanca Massif | Blanca Peak | !B9916161233671 14,357 ft 4376 m |
!B9926077466456 5,326 ft 1623 m |
!B9879780906061 103 mi 166 km |
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| Northern Sangre de Cristo Range | Crestones | Crestone Peak | !B9916201006991 14,300 ft 4359 m |
!B9927643376322 4,554 ft 1388 m |
!B9893064654421 27 mi 44 km |
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| Rito Alto Peak | !B9916556803388 13,800 ft 4206 m |
!B9941546022290 1,134 ft 346 m |
!B9906318015434 7 mi 12 km |
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| Culebra Range | Colorado & New Mexico |
Culebra Peak | !B9916375279844 14,053 ft 4283 m |
!B9927061187476 4,827 ft 1471 m |
!B9890479661364 35 mi 57 km |
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| Spanish Peaks | Colorado | West Spanish Peak | !B9916680117182 13,631 ft 4155 m |
!B9929758048091 3,686 ft 1123 m |
!B9895993801508 20 mi 33 km |
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| Taos Mountains | New Mexico | Wheeler Peak | !B9917026308754 13,167 ft 4013 m |
!B9930539282627 3,409 ft 1039 m |
!B9889959021561 37 mi 60 km |
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| Santa Fe Mountains | Truchas Peak | !B9917071510804 13,108 ft 3995 m |
!B9928938037823 4,001 ft 1220 m |
!B9888702401356 42 mi 68 km |
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| Cimarron Range | Baldy Mountain | !B9917590083683 12,445 ft 3793 m |
!B9932867279318 2,701 ft 823 m |
!B9901886277363 11 mi 18 km |
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| Wet Mountains | Colorado | Greenhorn Mountain | !B9917664968597 12,352 ft 3765 m |
!B9929514137850 3,777 ft 1151 m |
!B9893747778100 26 mi 41 km |
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| Southern Sangre de Cristo Range | New Mexico | Cerro Vista | !B9918007281814 11,937 ft 3638 m |
!B9933564837417 2,519 ft 768 m |
!B9899641692604 14 mi 23 km |
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| San Juan Mountains | North Central San Juan Mountains | Colorado | Uncompahgre Peak | !B9916186265317 14,321 ft 4365 m |
!B9928270920401 4,277 ft 1304 m |
!B9881730670374 85 mi 137 km |
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| San Miguel Mountains | Mount Wilson | !B9916234307223 14,252 ft 4344 m |
!B9928880638298 4,024 ft 1227 m |
!B9891179983724 33 mi 53 km |
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| Sneffels Range | Mount Sneffels | !B9916300547008 14,158 ft 4315 m |
!B9931652025855 3,050 ft 930 m |
!B9898606501237 16 mi 25 km |
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| Needle Mountains | Mount Eolus | !B9916349678024 14,089 ft 4294 m |
!B9934996416939 2,183 ft 665 m |
!B9898669892891 16 mi 25 km |
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| Grenadier Range | Vestal Peak | !B9916506268228 13,870 ft 4228 m |
!B9941634364141 1,124 ft 343 m |
!B9911592750832 4.3 mi 6.9 km |
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| West Needle Mountains | Twilight Peak | !B9917029299260 13,163 ft 4012 m |
!B9934310516809 2,338 ft 713 m |
!B9910304581145 4.9 mi 7.9 km |
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| La Garita Mountains | San Luis Peak | !B9916397413597 14,022 ft 4274 m |
!B9931447598141 3,113 ft 949 m |
!B9893215548917 27 mi 43 km |
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| Cochetopa Hills | Long Branch Baldy | !B9917969149952 3652 m 11,982 ft |
!B9938923536986 449 m 1,474 ft |
!B9899854183999 22 km 14 mi |
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| East Central San Juan Mountains | Half Peak | !B9916522366221 13,848 ft 4221 m |
!B9938742231152 1,501 ft 458 m |
!B9912580645359 3.9 mi 6.3 km |
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| Southern San Juan Mountains | Summit Peak | !B9916919981462 13,308 ft 4056 m |
!B9932651111190 2,760 ft 841 m |
!B9889297743297 40 mi 64 km |
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| La Plata Mountains | Hesperus Mountain | !B9916972979006 13,237 ft 4035 m |
!B9932323232134 2,852 ft 869 m |
!B9894053672695 25 mi 40 km |
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| Tusas Mountains | New Mexico | Grouse Mesa | !B9918458246835 11,410 ft 3478 m |
!B9939546392988 1,385 ft 422 m |
!B9896768157571 19 mi 30 km |
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| Mosquito Range | Colorado | Mount Lincoln | !B9916205757383 14,293 ft 4357 m |
!B9929291569533 3,862 ft 1177 m |
!B9895001515355 23 mi 36 km |
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| Tenmile Range | Quandary Peak | !B9916220918646 14,271 ft 4350 m |
!B9941625611405 1,125 ft 343 m |
!B9914649668904 3.2 mi 5.1 km |
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| Front Range | Central Front Range | Grays Peak | !B9916216092114 14,278 ft 4352 m |
!B9932614921183 2,770 ft 844 m |
!B9893966379461 25 mi 40 km |
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| Mount Evans Massif | Mount Evans | !B9916221148539 14,271 ft 4350 m |
!B9932618593538 2,769 ft 844 m |
!B9903347696365 10 mi 16 km |
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| Northern Front Range | Longs Peak Massif | Longs Peak | !B9916229888391 14,259 ft 4346 m |
!B9932019368267 2,940 ft 896 m |
!B9888410388702 44 mi 70 km |
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| Mummy Range | Hagues Peak | !B9916722738335 13,573 ft 4137 m |
!B9933965712131 2,420 ft 738 m |
!B9898488714245 16 mi 26 km |
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| Indian Peaks | North Arapaho Peak | !B9916770786868 13,508 ft 4117 m |
!B9937705229937 1,665 ft 507 m |
!B9898822078448 15 mi 25 km |
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| Never Summer Mountains | Mount Richthofen | !B9917196006019 12,945 ft 3946 m |
!B9932945322784 2,680 ft 817 m |
!B9903488273760 10 mi 16 km |
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| Southern Front Range | Pikes Peak Massif | Pikes Peak | !B9916330926332 14,115 ft 4302 m |
!B9925701587337 5,530 ft 1686 m |
!B9885091156659 61 mi 98 km |
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| South Park Hills | Waugh Mountain | !B9918194242557 11,716 ft 3571 m |
!B9934344815409 2,330 ft 710 m |
!B9896196573432 20 mi 32 km |
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| Rampart Range | Devils Head | !B9920031441927 9,749 ft 2972 m |
!B9940588029577 1,248 ft 380 m |
!B9905381230022 8 mi 13 km |
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| South Williams Fork Mountains | Ptarmigan Peak | !B9917543058685 12,504 ft 3811 m |
!B9946074639582 721 ft 220 m |
!B9911578289513 4.3 mi 6.9 km |
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| Tarryall Mountains | Bison Peak | !B9917600370258 12,432 ft 3789 m |
!B9933838544968 2,451 ft 747 m |
!B9897075155320 18 mi 30 km |
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| Kenosha Mountains | Knobby Crest | !B9917598918946 12,434 ft 3790 m |
!B9937156046790 1,759 ft 536 m |
!B9905037290886 8 mi 13 km |
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| Elk Mountains | Castle Peak | !B9916215632566 14,279 ft 4352 m |
!B9934195689287 2,365 ft 721 m |
!B9895744501917 21 mi 34 km |
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| Ruby Range | Mount Owen | !B9917100085833 13,070 ft 3984 m |
!B9939743272815 1,358 ft 414 m |
!B9906157063209 7 mi 12 km |
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| West Elk Mountains | West Elk Peak | !B9917121696597 13,042 ft 3975 m |
!B9931505520298 3,095 ft 943 m |
!B9899930537390 14 mi 22 km |
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| Gore Range | Mount Powell | !B9916713170760 13,586 ft 4141 m |
!B9931817318875 3,000 ft 914 m |
!B9895440651490 22 mi 35 km |
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| Medicine Bow Mountains | Colorado & Wyoming |
Clark Peak | !B9917189342874 12,954 ft 3948 m |
!B9932611368575 2,771 ft 845 m |
!B9898023514089 17 mi 27 km |
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| Snowy Range | Wyoming | Medicine Bow Peak | !B9917941260508 12,016 ft 3662 m |
!B9931038417068 3,243 ft 988 m |
!B9889097366679 41 mi 66 km |
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| La Sal Mountains | Utah | Mount Peale | !B9917366673325 12,726 ft 3879 m |
!B9924588634685 6,181 ft 1884 m |
!B9883235111511 73 mi 118 km |
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| Flat Tops (Colorado) | Colorado | Flat Top Mountain | !B9917657799853 12,361 ft 3768 m |
!B9928806394807 4,054 ft 1236 m |
!B9888594434156 43 mi 69 km |
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| Rabbit Ears Range | Parkview Mountain | !B9917706488938 12,301 ft 3749 m |
!B9932960269188 2,676 ft 816 m |
!B9902266211328 11 mi 18 km |
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| Park Range | Central Park Range | Mount Zirkel | !B9917801083333 12,185 ft 3714 m |
!B9930361858002 3,470 ft 1058 m |
!B9889772808715 38 mi 61 km |
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| Elkhead Mountains | Sand Mountain North | !B9918930543342 10,884 ft 3317 m |
!B9935001077017 2,182 ft 665 m |
!B9901924728386 11 mi 18 km |
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| White River Plateau | Blair Mountain | !B9918410343858 11,465 ft 3495 m |
!B9937287658516 1,736 ft 529 m |
!B9897532774158 18 mi 28 km |
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| Grand Mesa | Crater Peak | !B9918526538390 11,333 ft 3454 m |
!B9934444013166 2,307 ft 703 m |
!B9897266745169 18 mi 29 km |
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| Laramie Mountains | Colorado & Wyoming |
South Bald Mountain | !B9918817929505 11,007 ft 3355 m |
!B9936581603111 1,863 ft 568 m |
!B9900016569164 14 mi 22 km |
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| Uncompaghre Plateau | Colorado & Utah |
Horsefly Peak | !B9919430343795 10,353 ft 3156 m |
!B9939177810896 1,437 ft 438 m |
!B9900311929813 13 mi 21 km |
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| Ute Mountain | Colorado | Ute Peak | !B9919794008501 9,984 ft 3043 m |
!B9928843447651 4,039 ft 1231 m |
!B9889514937859 39 mi 63 km |
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| Raton Mesa | Colorado & New Mexico |
Fishers Peak | !B9920151284926 9,633 ft 2936 m |
!B9936667736592 1,847 ft 563 m |
!B9891379288033 32 mi 52 km |
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