Southern Rocky Mountains

Southern Rocky Mountains
File:Sneffelsrange.JPG Sneffels Range in Colorado.
Highest point
Peak	Mount Elbert
Elevation
Coordinates
Geography
Country	United States
States	Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming
Parent range	Rocky Mountains

Main article: Rocky Mountains

File:Colorado Rockies from space.jpg

Satellite photograph of the Southern Rocky Mountains of the United States.

The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Wyoming, the central and western portions of Colorado, the northern portion of New Mexico, and extreme eastern portions of Utah. The Southern Rocky Mountains are also commonly known as the Southern Rockies, and since the highest peaks are located in the State of Colorado, they are sometimes known as the Colorado Rockies, although many important ranges and peaks rise in the other three states. The Southern Rockies include the highest mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains and include all 30 of the highest major peaks of the Rockies.

The Southern Rocky Mountains are generally divided from the Western Rocky Mountains by the Green River and the Colorado River below the Green River. The Southern Rockies are divided from the Central Rocky Mountains by South Pass in Wyoming and the drainage running east from the pass down the Sweetwater River and the North Platte River; and the drainage running southwest from the pass down Pacific Creek and Sandy Creek to the Green River. This divide between the Southern Rockies and the Central Rockies provided the lowest elevation traverse of the Rocky Mountain region for the historic Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the California Trail. The southern end of the Rocky Mountains are considered to be the Jemez Mountains and the Southern Sangre De Cristo mountains of New Mexico. Mountains south of here in N.M. are classified as the Arizona/New Mexico Mountains using the EPA Level III Ecoregions System.

This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence.

All elevations in this article 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.

Mountain ranges

The following table lists the mountain ranges and subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains with their highest summit.

Mountain Ranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains

Mountain range				Highest summit
primary	secondary	tertiary	states	Summit name	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
Sawatch Range	Central Sawatch Range	Elbert Massif	Colorado	Mount Elbert	7003440120000000000♠14,440 ft 4401 m	7003277155000000000♠9,093 ft 2772 m	7006107916000000000♠671 mi 1,079 km
		Massive Massif		Mount Massive	7003439761000099999♠14,428 ft 4398 m	7002597710000000000♠1,961 ft 598 m	7003815000000000000♠5.06 mi 8.15 km
		Collegiate Peaks		Mount Harvard	7003439560000000000♠14,421 ft 4396 m	7002709270000000000♠2,327 ft 709 m	7004240100000000000♠14.92 mi 24.0 km
		Williams Mountains		Bill Williams Peak	7003408088000000000♠13,389 ft 4081 m	7002512660000099999♠1,682 ft 513 m	7003600000000000000♠3.73 mi 6.00 km
	Southern Sawatch Range			Mount Antero	7003435140000099999♠14,276 ft 4351 m	7002762910000000000♠2,503 ft 763 m	7004285600000000000♠17.75 mi 28.6 km
		Far Southern Sawatch Range		Mount Ouray	7003425549999999999♠13,961 ft 4255 m	7002810460000000000♠2,659 ft 810 m	7004218600000000000♠13.58 mi 21.9 km
	Northern Sawatch Range			Mount of the Holy Cross	7003427050000000000♠14,011 ft 4271 m	7002643429999900000♠2,111 ft 643 m	7004298100000000000♠18.52 mi 29.8 km
Sangre de Cristo Mountains	Sierra Blanca Massif			Blanca Peak	7003437594000099999♠14,357 ft 4376 m	7003162336000000000♠5,326 ft 1623 m	7005166360000000000♠103.4 mi 166.4 km
	Northern Sangre de Cristo Range	Crestones		Crestone Peak	7003435857000000000♠14,300 ft 4359 m	7003138806000000000♠4,554 ft 1388 m	7004440700000000000♠27.4 mi 44.1 km
				Rito Alto Peak	7003420622000000000♠13,800 ft 4206 m	7002345640000000000♠1,134 ft 346 m	7004117100000000000♠7.28 mi 11.71 km
	Culebra Range		Colorado & New Mexico	Culebra Peak	7003428327000000000♠14,053 ft 4283 m	7003147127000000000♠4,827 ft 1471 m	7004570700000000000♠35.5 mi 57.1 km
		Spanish Peaks	Colorado	West Spanish Peak	7003415467000000000♠13,631 ft 4155 m	7003112349000000000♠3,686 ft 1123 m	7004328800000000000♠20.4 mi 32.9 km
	Taos Mountains		New Mexico	Wheeler Peak	7003401330000000000♠13,167 ft 4013 m	7003103906000000000♠3,409 ft 1039 m	7004601200000000000♠37.4 mi 60.1 km
	Santa Fe Mountains			Truchas Peak	7003399520000000000♠13,108 ft 3995 m	7003121950000000000♠4,001 ft 1220 m	7004681700000000000♠42.4 mi 68.2 km
	Cimarron Range			Baldy Mountain	7003379330000000000♠12,445 ft 3793 m	7002823260000000000♠2,701 ft 823 m	7004182400000000000♠11.33 mi 18.24 km
	Wet Mountains		Colorado	Greenhorn Mountain	7003376500000000000♠12,352 ft 3765 m	7003115123000000000♠3,777 ft 1151 m	7004411600000000000♠25.6 mi 41.2 km
	Southern Sangre de Cristo Range		New Mexico	Cerro Vista	7003363830000000000♠11,937 ft 3638 m	7002767790000000000♠2,519 ft 768 m	7004228300000000000♠14.19 mi 22.8 km
San Juan Mountains	North Central San Juan Mountains		Colorado	Uncompahgre Peak	7003436500000000000♠14,321 ft 4365 m	7003130363000000000♠4,277 ft 1304 m	7005136890000000000♠85.1 mi 136.9 km
	San Miguel Mountains			Mount Wilson	7003434408000000000♠14,252 ft 4344 m	7003122652000000000♠4,024 ft 1227 m	7004532100000000000♠33.1 mi 53.2 km
	Sneffels Range			Mount Sneffels	7003431540000099999♠14,158 ft 4315 m	7002929640000000000♠3,050 ft 930 m	7004253200000000000♠15.73 mi 25.3 km
	Needle Mountains			Mount Eolus	7003429425000000000♠14,089 ft 4294 m	7002665380000000000♠2,183 ft 665 m	7004251600000000000♠15.63 mi 25.2 km
		Grenadier Range		Vestal Peak	7003422752999900000♠13,870 ft 4228 m	7002342600000000000♠1,124 ft 343 m	7003691000000000000♠4.29 mi 6.91 km
		West Needle Mountains		Twilight Peak	7003401210000000000♠13,163 ft 4012 m	7002712620000000000♠2,338 ft 713 m	7003786000000000000♠4.88 mi 7.86 km
	La Garita Mountains			San Luis Peak	7003427380000000000♠14,022 ft 4274 m	7002948840000000000♠3,113 ft 949 m	7004434100000000000♠27.0 mi 43.4 km
		Cochetopa Hills		Long Branch Baldy	7003365220000000000♠3652 m 11,982 ft	7002449280000000000♠449 m 1,474 ft	7004223500000000000♠22.4 km 13.89 mi
	East Central San Juan Mountains			Half Peak	7003422072999999999♠13,848 ft 4221 m	7002457500000000000♠1,501 ft 458 m	7003626000000000000♠3.89 mi 6.26 km
	Southern San Juan Mountains			Summit Peak	7003405620000000000♠13,308 ft 4056 m	7002841250000000000♠2,760 ft 841 m	7004642300000000000♠39.9 mi 64.2 km
	La Plata Mountains			Hesperus Mountain	7003403476000000000♠13,237 ft 4035 m	7002869290000000000♠2,852 ft 869 m	7004399200000000000♠24.8 mi 39.9 km
	Tusas Mountains		New Mexico	Grouse Mesa	7003347787000000000♠11,410 ft 3478 m	7002422150000000000♠1,385 ft 422 m	7004304300000000000♠18.91 mi 30.4 km
Mosquito Range			Colorado	Mount Lincoln	7003435650000000000♠14,293 ft 4357 m	7003117714000000000♠3,862 ft 1177 m	7004363100000000000♠22.6 mi 36.3 km
	Tenmile Range			Quandary Peak	7003434990000099999♠14,271 ft 4350 m	7002342900000000000♠1,125 ft 343 m	7003509000000000000♠3.16 mi 5.09 km
Front Range	Central Front Range			Grays Peak	7003435200000000000♠14,278 ft 4352 m	7002844300000000000♠2,770 ft 844 m	7004402700000000000♠25.0 mi 40.3 km
		Mount Evans Massif		Mount Evans	7003434800000000000♠14,265 ft 4348 m	7002843990000000000♠2,769 ft 844 m	7004157600000000000♠9.79 mi 15.76 km
	Northern Front Range	Longs Peak Massif		Longs Peak	7003434600000000000♠14,259 ft 4346 m	7002896110000000000♠2,940 ft 896 m	7004701900000000000♠43.6 mi 70.2 km
		Mummy Range		Hagues Peak	7003413700000000000♠13,573 ft 4137 m	7002737620000000000♠2,420 ft 738 m	7004256200000000000♠15.92 mi 25.6 km
		Indian Peaks		North Arapaho Peak	7003411717000000000♠13,508 ft 4117 m	7002507490000000000♠1,665 ft 507 m	7004247800000000000♠15.40 mi 24.8 km
		Never Summer Mountains		Mount Richthofen	7003394577000000000♠12,945 ft 3946 m	7002816860000000000♠2,680 ft 817 m	7004155400000000000♠9.66 mi 15.54 km
	Southern Front Range	Pikes Peak Massif		Pikes Peak	7003430231000000000♠14,115 ft 4302 m	7003168554000000000♠5,530 ft 1686 m	7004978200000000000♠60.8 mi 97.8 km
		South Park Hills		Waugh Mountain	7003357091000000000♠11,716 ft 3571 m	7002710189999900000♠2,330 ft 710 m	7004322200000000000♠20.0 mi 32.2 km
		Rampart Range		Devils Head	7003297160000000000♠9,749 ft 2972 m	7002380390000000000♠1,248 ft 380 m	7004128600000000000♠7.99 mi 12.86 km
		South Williams Fork Mountains		Ptarmigan Peak	7003381118000000000♠12,504 ft 3811 m	7002219760000000000♠721 ft 220 m	7003692000000000000♠4.30 mi 6.92 km
		Tarryall Mountains		Bison Peak	7003378940000000000♠12,432 ft 3789 m	7002747069999900000♠2,451 ft 747 m	7004295100000000000♠18.34 mi 29.5 km
		Kenosha Mountains		Knobby Crest	7003378995000000000♠12,434 ft 3790 m	7002536140000000000♠1,759 ft 536 m	7004133100000000000♠8.27 mi 13.31 km
Elk Mountains				Castle Peak	7003435220000000000♠14,279 ft 4352 m	7002720850000000000♠2,365 ft 721 m	7004337100000000000♠20.9 mi 33.7 km
	Ruby Range			Mount Owen	7003398380000000000♠13,070 ft 3984 m	7002413920000000000♠1,358 ft 414 m	7004119000000000000♠7.39 mi 11.90 km
	West Elk Mountains			West Elk Peak	7003397520000000000♠13,042 ft 3975 m	7002943360000000000♠3,095 ft 943 m	7004221800000000000♠13.78 mi 22.2 km
Gore Range				Mount Powell	7003414096000000000♠13,586 ft 4141 m	7002914400000000000♠3,000 ft 914 m	7004347500000000000♠21.6 mi 34.8 km
Medicine Bow Mountains			Colorado & Wyoming	Clark Peak	7003394840000000000♠12,954 ft 3948 m	7002844600000000000♠2,771 ft 845 m	7004268400000000000♠16.68 mi 26.8 km
	Snowy Range		Wyoming	Medicine Bow Peak	7003366240000000000♠12,016 ft 3662 m	7002988470000000000♠3,243 ft 988 m	7004655300000000000♠40.7 mi 65.5 km
La Sal Mountains			Utah	Mount Peale	7003387900000000000♠12,726 ft 3879 m	7003188397000000000♠6,181 ft 1884 m	7005117770000000000♠73.2 mi 117.8 km
Flat Tops (Colorado)			Colorado	Flat Top Mountain	7003376770000000000♠12,361 ft 3768 m	7003123566000000000♠4,054 ft 1236 m	7004689100000000000♠42.8 mi 68.9 km
Rabbit Ears Range				Parkview Mountain	7003374940000000000♠12,301 ft 3749 m	7002815640000000000♠2,676 ft 816 m	7004175600000000000♠10.91 mi 17.56 km
Park Range	Central Park Range			Mount Zirkel	7003371410000000000♠12,185 ft 3714 m	7003105766000000000♠3,470 ft 1058 m	7004612500000000000♠38.1 mi 61.3 km
	Elkhead Mountains			Sand Mountain North	7003331743000000000♠10,884 ft 3317 m	7002665070000000000♠2,182 ft 665 m	7004181700000000000♠11.29 mi 18.17 km
White River Plateau				Blair Mountain	7003349457000000000♠11,465 ft 3495 m	7002529130000000000♠1,736 ft 529 m	7004281900000000000♠17.52 mi 28.2 km
Grand Mesa				Crater Peak	7003345420000000000♠11,333 ft 3454 m	7002703170000000000♠2,307 ft 703 m	7004289500000000000♠17.99 mi 29.0 km
Laramie Mountains			Colorado & Wyoming	South Bald Mountain	7003335500000000000♠11,007 ft 3355 m	7002567840000000000♠1,863 ft 568 m	7004219900000000000♠13.66 mi 22.0 km
Uncompahgre Plateau			Colorado & Utah	Horsefly Peak	7003315570000000000♠10,353 ft 3156 m	7002438000000000000♠1,437 ft 438 m	7004213500000000000♠13.27 mi 21.4 km
Ute Mountain			Colorado	Ute Peak	7003304300000000000♠9,984 ft 3043 m	7003123109000099999♠4,039 ft 1231 m	7004628500000000000♠39.1 mi 62.9 km
Raton Mesa			Colorado & New Mexico	Fishers Peak	7003293620000000000♠9,633 ft 2936 m	7002562970000000000♠1,847 ft 563 m	7004521600000000000♠32.4 mi 52.2 km

See also: Mountain ranges of Colorado

Mountain peaks

See also: Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains

Highest summits

The following sortable table lists the 57 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4,000 meters (13,123.4 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1,640.4 ft) of topographic prominence.

The 57 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4000 meters of
topographic elevation and 500 meters of topographic prominence

Rank	Mountain Peak	State	Mountain Range	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
1	Mount Elbert	Colorado	Sawatch Range	7003440120000000000♠14,440 ft 4401 m	7003277155000000000♠9,093 ft 2772 m	7006107916000000000♠671 mi 1,079 km
2	Mount Massive		Sawatch Range	7003439761000099999♠14,428 ft 4398 m	7002597710000000000♠1,961 ft 598 m	7003815000000000000♠5.06 mi 8.15 km
3	Mount Harvard		Collegiate Peaks	7003439560000000000♠14,421 ft 4396 m	7002709270000000000♠2,327 ft 709 m	7004240100000000000♠14.92 mi 24.0 km
4	Blanca Peak		Sierra Blanca	7003437594000099999♠14,357 ft 4376 m	7003162336000000000♠5,326 ft 1623 m	7005166360000000000♠103.4 mi 166.4 km
5	La Plata Peak		Collegiate Peaks	7003437170000000000♠14,343 ft 4372 m	7002561136999999999♠1,841 ft 561 m	7004101000000000000♠6.28 mi 10.10 km
6	Uncompahgre Peak		San Juan Mountains	7003436500000000000♠14,321 ft 4365 m	7003130363000000000♠4,277 ft 1304 m	7005136890000000000♠85.1 mi 136.9 km
7	Crestone Peak		Crestones	7003435857000000000♠14,300 ft 4359 m	7003138806000000000♠4,554 ft 1388 m	7004440700000000000♠27.4 mi 44.1 km
8	Mount Lincoln		Mosquito Range	7003435650000000000♠14,293 ft 4357 m	7003117714000000000♠3,862 ft 1177 m	7004363100000000000♠22.6 mi 36.3 km
9	Castle Peak		Elk Mountains	7003435220000000000♠14,279 ft 4352 m	7002720850000000000♠2,365 ft 721 m	7004337100000000000♠20.9 mi 33.7 km
10	Grays Peak		Front Range	7003435200000000000♠14,278 ft 4352 m	7002844300000000000♠2,770 ft 844 m	7004402700000000000♠25.0 mi 40.3 km
11	Mount Antero		Sawatch Range	7003435140000099999♠14,276 ft 4351 m	7002762910000000000♠2,503 ft 763 m	7004285600000000000♠17.75 mi 28.6 km
12	Mount Evans		Front Range	7003434980000000000♠14,271 ft 4350 m	7002843990000000000♠2,769 ft 844 m	7004157600000000000♠9.79 mi 15.76 km
13	Longs Peak		Front Range	7003434600000000000♠14,259 ft 4346 m	7002896110000000000♠2,940 ft 896 m	7004701900000000000♠43.6 mi 70.2 km
14	Mount Wilson		San Miguel Mountains PB	7003434408000000000♠14,252 ft 4344 m	7003122652000000000♠4,024 ft 1227 m	7004532100000000000♠33.1 mi 53.2 km
15	Mount Princeton NGS		Collegiate Peaks	7003432930000000000♠14,204 ft 4329 m	7002663550000000000♠2,177 ft 664 m	7003836000000000000♠5.19 mi 8.36 km
16	Mount Yale NGS		Collegiate Peaks	7003432881000000000♠14,202 ft 4329 m	7002571804999900000♠1,876 ft 572 m	7003893000000000000♠5.55 mi 8.93 km
17	Maroon Peak NGS		Elk Mountains	7003431700000000000♠14,163 ft 4317 m	7002712013000000000♠2,336 ft 712 m	7004129700000000000♠8.06 mi 12.97 km
18	Mount Sneffels		Sneffels Range PB	7003431540000099999♠14,158 ft 4315 m	7002929640000000000♠3,050 ft 930 m	7004253200000000000♠15.73 mi 25.3 km
19	Capitol Peak		Elk Mountains	7003430881600000000♠14,137 ft 4309 m	7002527304000000000♠1,730 ft 527 m	7004119800000000000♠7.44 mi 11.98 km
20	Pikes Peak		Pikes Peak Massif	7003430231000000000♠14,115 ft 4302 m	7003168554000000000♠5,530 ft 1686 m	7004978200000000000♠60.8 mi 97.8 km
21	Mount Eolus		Needle Mountains	7003429425000000000♠14,089 ft 4294 m	7002665380000000000♠2,183 ft 665 m	7004251600000000000♠15.63 mi 25.2 km
22	Handies Peak NGS		San Juan Mountains	7003428480000000000♠14,058 ft 4285 m	7002575462000000000♠1,888 ft 575 m	7004180000000000000♠11.18 mi 18.00 km
23	Culebra Peak		Culebra Range	7003428327000000000♠14,053 ft 4283 m	7003147127000000000♠4,827 ft 1471 m	7004570700000000000♠35.5 mi 57.1 km
24	San Luis Peak		La Garita Mountains PB	7003427380000000000♠14,022 ft 4274 m	7002948840000000000♠3,113 ft 949 m	7004434100000000000♠27.0 mi 43.4 km
25	Mount of the Holy Cross		Sawatch Range	7003427050000000000♠14,011 ft 4271 m	7002643429999900000♠2,111 ft 643 m	7004298100000000000♠18.52 mi 29.8 km
26	Grizzly Peak NGS		Collegiate Peaks	7003426560000000000♠13,995 ft 4266 m	7002581558000000000♠1,908 ft 582 m	7004108900000000000♠6.77 mi 10.89 km
27	Mount Ouray		Sawatch Range	7003425549999999999♠13,961 ft 4255 m	7002810460000000000♠2,659 ft 810 m	7004218600000000000♠13.58 mi 21.9 km
28	Vermilion Peak PB		San Juan Mountains	7003423671900000000♠13,900 ft 4237 m	7002641604000000000♠2,105 ft 642 m	7004146000000000000♠9.07 mi 14.60 km
29	Mount Silverheels NGS PB		Front Range	7003421500000000000♠13,829 ft 4215 m	7002695857999900000♠2,283 ft 696 m	7003882000000000000♠5.48 mi 8.82 km
30	Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB		San Juan Mountains	7003421449999999999♠13,827 ft 4214 m	7002567232999900000♠1,861 ft 567 m	7004173100000000000♠10.76 mi 17.31 km
31	Bald Mountain PB		Front Range	7003417280500000000♠13,690 ft 4173 m	7002639775000000000♠2,099 ft 640 m	7004120900000000000♠7.51 mi 12.09 km
32	Mount Oso		San Juan Mountains	7003417265899999999♠13,690 ft 4173 m	7002507187000000000♠1,664 ft 507 m	7003881000000000000♠5.47 mi 8.81 km
33	Mount Jackson PB		Sawatch Range	7003416853799999999♠13,676 ft 4169 m	7002551688000000000♠1,810 ft 552 m	7003516000000000000♠3.21 mi 5.16 km
34	Bard Peak PB		Front Range	7003415948400000000♠13,647 ft 4159 m	7002518465000000000♠1,701 ft 518 m	7003874000000000000♠5.43 mi 8.74 km
35	Peak 10 PB		Tenmile Range	7003415735400000000♠13,640 ft 4157 m	7002536143000000000♠1,759 ft 536 m	7003140000000000000♠0.87 mi 1.40 km
36	West Spanish Peak		Spanish Peaks	7003415467000000000♠13,631 ft 4155 m	7003112349000000000♠3,686 ft 1123 m	7004328800000000000♠20.4 mi 32.9 km
37	Mount Powell		Gore Range	7003414096000000000♠13,586 ft 4141 m	7002914400000000000♠3,000 ft 914 m	7004347500000000000♠21.6 mi 34.8 km
38	Hagues Peak		Mummy Range	7003413700000000000♠13,573 ft 4137 m	7002737620000000000♠2,420 ft 738 m	7004256200000000000♠15.92 mi 25.6 km
39	Tower Mountain PB		San Juan Mountains	7003413244600000000♠13,558 ft 4132 m	7002503530000000000♠1,652 ft 504 m	7003862000000000000♠5.36 mi 8.62 km
40	Treasure Mountain PB		Elk Mountains	7003412534199999999♠13,535 ft 4125 m	7002859841000000000♠2,821 ft 860 m	7004111300000000000♠6.92 mi 11.13 km
41	North Arapaho Peak		Indian Peaks PB	7003411717000000000♠13,508 ft 4117 m	7002507490000000000♠1,665 ft 507 m	7004247800000000000♠15.40 mi 24.8 km
42	Parry Peak		Front Range	7003408334000000000♠13,397 ft 4083 m	7002527609000000000♠1,731 ft 528 m	7004152200000000000♠9.46 mi 15.22 km
43	Bill Williams Peak		Williams Mountains PB	7003408088000000000♠13,389 ft 4081 m	7002512660000099999♠1,682 ft 513 m	7003600000000000000♠3.73 mi 6.00 km
44	Sultan Mountain PB		San Juan Mountains	7003407621500000000♠13,373 ft 4076 m	7002569366000000000♠1,868 ft 569 m	7003739000000000000♠4.59 mi 7.39 km
45	West Buffalo Peak PB		Mosquito Range	7003406360100000000♠13,332 ft 4064 m	7002605333000000000♠1,986 ft 605 m	7004163800000000000♠10.18 mi 16.38 km
46	Mount Herard PB		Sangre de Cristo Range	7003406157600000000♠13,325 ft 4062 m	7002621792000000000♠2,040 ft 622 m	7003747000000000000♠4.64 mi 7.47 km
47	Summit Peak		San Juan Mountains	7003405620000000000♠13,308 ft 4056 m	7002841250000000000♠2,760 ft 841 m	7004642300000000000♠39.9 mi 64.2 km
48	Dolores Peak PB		San Miguel Mountains PB	7003405259200000000♠13,296 ft 4053 m	7002594360000000000♠1,950 ft 594 m	7003802000000000000♠4.98 mi 8.02 km
49	Antora Peak PB		Sawatch Range	7003404627400000000♠13,275 ft 4046 m	7002734263000000000♠2,409 ft 734 m	7004108600000000000♠6.75 mi 10.86 km
50	Henry Mountain PB		Sawatch Range	7003404203700000000♠13,261 ft 4042 m	7002510235000000000♠1,674 ft 510 m	7004185500000000000♠11.53 mi 18.55 km
51	Lavender Peak PB		La Plata Mountains	7003403719800000000♠13,245 ft 4037 m	7002871728000000000♠2,860 ft 872 m	7004399100000000000♠24.8 mi 39.9 km
52	Jacque Peak PB		Gore Range	7003402675000000000♠13,211 ft 4027 m	7002629412000000000♠2,065 ft 629 m	7003728000000000000♠4.52 mi 7.28 km
53	Bennett Peak PB		San Juan Mountains	7003402605700000000♠13,209 ft 4026 m	7002531266000099999♠1,743 ft 531 m	7004275200000000000♠17.10 mi 27.5 km
54	Conejos Peak NGS PB		San Juan Mountains	7003401700000000000♠13,179 ft 4017 m	7002582778000000000♠1,912 ft 583 m	7004131200000000000♠8.15 mi 13.12 km
55	Wheeler Peak	New Mexico	Taos Mountains	7003401330000000000♠13,167 ft 4013 m	7003103906000000000♠3,409 ft 1039 m	7004601200000000000♠37.4 mi 60.1 km
56	Twilight Peak	Colorado	West Needle Mountains PB	7003401210000000000♠13,163 ft 4012 m	7002712620000000000♠2,338 ft 713 m	7003786000000000000♠4.88 mi 7.86 km
57	South River Peak PB		San Juan Mountains	7003400939000000000♠13,154 ft 4009 m	7002746150000000000♠2,448 ft 746 m	7004353400000000000♠22.0 mi 35.3 km

Most prominent summits

The following sortable table lists the three ultra prominent summits of the Southern Rocky Mountains (with at least 1,500 meters (4,921.3 ft) of topographic prominence.)

The three ultra-prominent mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains

Rank	Mountain Peak	State	Mountain Range	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
1	Mount Elbert	Colorado	Sawatch Range	7003440120000000000♠14,440 ft 4401 m	7003277155000000000♠9,093 ft 2772 m	7006107916000000000♠671 mi 1,079 km
2	Pikes Peak		Pikes Peak Massif	7003430231000000000♠14,115 ft 4302 m	7003168554000000000♠5,530 ft 1686 m	7004978200000000000♠60.8 mi 97.8 km
3	Blanca Peak		Sierra Blanca Massif	7003437594000099999♠14,357 ft 4376 m	7003162336000000000♠5,326 ft 1623 m	7005166360000000000♠103.4 mi 166.4 km

Blanca Peak on the Sierra Blanca Massif in south-central Colorado

Blanca Peak on the Sierra Blanca Massif in south-central Colorado

Most isolated summits

The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically isolated peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with a topographic isolation of at least 50 kilometers (31.07 mi) and a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640.4 ft).

The 15 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 50 kilometers of
topographic isolation and 500 meters of topographic prominence

Rank	Mountain Peak	State	Mountain Range	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
1	Mount Elbert	Colorado	Sawatch Range	7003440120000000000♠14,440 ft 4401 m	7003277155000000000♠9,093 ft 2772 m	7006107916000000000♠671 mi 1,079 km
2	Blanca Peak		Sierra Blanca Massif	7003437594000099999♠14,357 ft 4376 m	7003162336000000000♠5,326 ft 1623 m	7005166360000000000♠103.4 mi 166.4 km
3	Uncompahgre Peak		San Juan Mountains	7003436500000000000♠14,321 ft 4365 m	7003130363000000000♠4,277 ft 1304 m	7005136890000000000♠85.1 mi 136.9 km
4	Mount Peale	Utah	La Sal Mountains	7003387900000000000♠12,726 ft 3879 m	7003188397000000000♠6,181 ft 1884 m	7005117770000000000♠73.2 mi 117.8 km
5	Pikes Peak	Colorado	Pikes Peak Massif	7003430231000000000♠14,115 ft 4302 m	7003168554000000000♠5,530 ft 1686 m	7004978200000000000♠60.8 mi 97.8 km
6	Longs Peak		Front Range	7003434600000000000♠14,259 ft 4346 m	7002896110000000000♠2,940 ft 896 m	7004701900000000000♠43.6 mi 70.2 km
7	Flat Top Mountain		Flat Tops PB	7003376770000000000♠12,361 ft 3768 m	7003123566000000000♠4,054 ft 1236 m	7004689100000000000♠42.8 mi 68.9 km
8	Truchas Peak	New Mexico	Santa Fe Mountains PB	7003399520000000000♠13,108 ft 3995 m	7003121950000000000♠4,001 ft 1220 m	7004681700000000000♠42.4 mi 68.2 km
9	Mount Zirkel	Colorado	Park Range	7003371410000000000♠12,185 ft 3714 m	7003105766000000000♠3,470 ft 1058 m	7004612500000000000♠38.1 mi 61.3 km
10	Medicine Bow Peak	Wyoming	Snowy Range PB	7003366240000000000♠12,016 ft 3662 m	7002988470000000000♠3,243 ft 988 m	7004655300000000000♠40.7 mi 65.5 km
11	Summit Peak	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	7003405620000000000♠13,308 ft 4056 m	7002841250000000000♠2,760 ft 841 m	7004642300000000000♠39.9 mi 64.2 km
12	Wheeler Peak	New Mexico	Taos Mountains	7003401330000000000♠13,167 ft 4013 m	7003103906000000000♠3,409 ft 1039 m	7004601200000000000♠37.4 mi 60.1 km
13	Culebra Peak	Colorado	Culebra Range	7003428327000000000♠14,053 ft 4283 m	7003147127000000000♠4,827 ft 1471 m	7004570700000000000♠35.5 mi 57.1 km
14	Mount Wilson		San Miguel Mountains PB	7003434408000000000♠14,252 ft 4344 m	7003122652000000000♠4,024 ft 1227 m	7004532100000000000♠33.1 mi 53.2 km
15	Fishers Peak		Raton Mesa PB	7003293620000000000♠9,633 ft 2936 m	7002562970000000000♠1,847 ft 563 m	7004521600000000000♠32.4 mi 52.2 km

Easternmost summits

The following sortable table lists progressively the easternmost Rocky Mountain summits of their respective elevation.

The easternmost high summits of the Rocky Mountains

Rank	Mountain Peak	State	Mountain Range	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation	Location
1	Fishers Peak	Colorado	Raton Mesa	7003293620000000000♠9,633 ft 2936 m	7002562970000000000♠1,847 ft 563 m	7004521600000000000♠32.4 mi 52.2 km	37.0982°N 104.4628°W
2	East Spanish Peak		Spanish Peaks	7003386715000000000♠12,688 ft 3867 m	7002726340000000000♠2,383 ft 726 m	7003678000000000000♠4.21 mi 6.78 km	37.3934°N 104.9201°W
3	West Spanish Peak			7003415467000000000♠13,631 ft 4155 m	7003112349000000000♠3,686 ft 1123 m	7004328800000000000♠20.4 mi 32.9 km	37.3756°N 104.9934°W
4	Pikes Peak		Front Range	7003430231000000000♠14,115 ft 4302 m	7003168554000000000♠5,530 ft 1686 m	7004978200000000000♠60.8 mi 97.8 km	38.8405°N 105.0442°W
5	Blanca Peak		Sangre de Cristo Mountains	7003437594000099999♠14,357 ft 4376 m	7003162336000000000♠5,326 ft 1623 m	7005166360000000000♠103.4 mi 166.4 km	37.5775°N 105.4856°W
6	Mount Harvard		Sawatch Range	7003439560000000000♠14,421 ft 4396 m	7002709270000000000♠2,327 ft 709 m	7004240100000000000♠14.92 mi 24.0 km	38.9244°N 106.3207°W
7	Mount Elbert			7003440120000000000♠14,440 ft 4401 m	7003277155000000000♠9,093 ft 2772 m	7006107916000000000♠671 mi 1,079 km	39.1178°N 106.4454°W

Mountain passes

File:Independence Pass Summit View.JPG

View from Independence Pass in Colorado.

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View from Red Mountain Pass in Colorado.

The following sortable table lists the paved mountain passes and highway summits of the Southern Rocky Mountains.

Paved mountain passes and highway summits of the
Southern Rocky Mountains

Rank	Mountain Pass	State	Elevation	Route
1	Mount Evans Scenic Byway	Colorado	14,160 feet 4316 m	005
2	Pikes Peak Highway		14,115 feet 4302 m	999x36px
3	Trail Ridge Road		12,183 feet 3713 m	034
4	Independence Pass		12,095 feet 3687 m	082
5	Loveland Pass		11,992 feet 3655 m	006
6	Hoosier Pass		11,541 feet 3518 m	009
7	Slumgullion Pass		11,361 feet 3463 m	149
8	Fremont Pass		11,318 feet 3450 m	091
9	Berthoud Pass		11,315 feet 3449 m	040
10	Monarch Pass		11,312 feet 3448 m	050
11	Eisenhower Tunnel		11,158 feet 3401 m	070
12	Warrior Mountain Summit		11,140 feet 3395 m	103x36px
13	Juniper Pass		11,040 feet 3365 m	103x36px
14	Red Mountain Pass		11,018 feet 3358 m	550
15	Molas Divide		10,910 feet 3325 m	550
16	Spring Creek Pass		10,901 feet 3323 m	149
17	Wolf Creek Pass		10,850 feet 3307 m	160
18	Snowy Range Pass	Wyoming	10,847 feet 3306 m	130
19	Grand Mesa Summit	Colorado	10,839 feet 3304 m	065
20	Milner Pass		10,758 feet 3279 m	034
21	Vail Pass		10,666 feet 3251 m	070
22	Coal Bank Pass		10,640 feet 3243 m	550
23	Tennessee Pass		10,424 feet 3177 m	024
24	Cameron Pass		10,276 feet 3132 m	014
25	La Manga Pass		10,230 feet 3118 m	017
26	Lizard Head Pass		10,222 feet 3116 m	145
27	North Pass		10,149 feet 3093 m	114
28	Cumbres Pass		10,022 feet 3055 m	017
29	Kenosha Pass		10,001 feet 3048 m	285
30	Red Hill Pass		09,993 feet 3046 m	285
31	Cucharas Pass		09,941 feet 3030 m	012
32	Battle Pass	Wyoming	09,915 feet 3022 m	070
33	Bobcat Pass	New Mexico	09,833 feet 2997 m	038
34	Willow Creek Pass	Colorado	09,621 feet 2932 m	125
35	Gore Pass		09,527 feet 2904 m	134
36	Wilkerson Pass		09,507 feet 2898 m	024
37	Currant Creek Pass		09,482 feet 2890 m	009
38	Rabbit Ears Pass		09,426 feet 2873 m	040
39	North La Veta Pass		09,413 feet 2869 m	160
40	Trout Creek Pass		09,346 feet 2849 m	024.285
41	Battle Mountain Summit		09,267 feet 2825 m	024
42	Ute Pass		09,165 feet 2793 m	024
43	Wind River Pass		09,148 feet 2788 m	007
44	Black Mesa Summit		09,121 feet 2780 m	092
45	Palo Flechado Pass	New Mexico	09,109 feet 2776 m	064
46	Hardscrabble Pass	Colorado	09,085 feet 2769 m	096
47	Poncha Pass		09,010 feet 2746 m	285
48	Dallas Divide		08,970 feet 2734 m	062x36px
49	Muddy Pass		08,772 feet 2674 m	040
50	McClure Pass		08,755 feet 2669 m	133
51	Blue Mesa Summit		08,704 feet 2653 m	050
52	Wondervu Hill		08,660 feet 2640 m	072x36px
53	Happy Jack Summit	Wyoming	08,640 feet 2633 m	080
54	U.S. Hill	New Mexico	08,562 feet 2610 m	518
55	Douglas Pass	Colorado	08,268 feet 2520 m	139x36px
56	Cerro Summit		07,950 feet 2423 m	050
57	Raton Pass	New Mexico	07,834 feet 2388 m	025
58	Yellowjacket Pass	Colorado	07,783 feet 2372 m	160
59	Glorieta Pass	New Mexico	07,557 feet 2303 m	025
60	South Pass	Wyoming	07,550 feet 2301 m	028
61	Monument Hill	Colorado	07,343 feet 2238 m	025
62	Morton Pass	Wyoming	07,173 feet 2186 m	034.1x36px
63	Unaweep Divide	Colorado	07,048 feet 2148 m	141
64	Separation Summit	Wyoming	07,005 feet 2135 m	080
65	Robinson Summit		06,927 feet 2111 m	080

Gallery

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  Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range of Colorado is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.

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  Mount Massive in the Sawatch Range is the second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.

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  Mount Harvard is the highest of the Collegiate Peaks and the third highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.

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  La Plata Peak in the Collegiate Peaks is the fifth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.

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  Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the second most topographically isolated peak of the Southern Rocky Mountains.

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  Uncompahgre Peak is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains and the sixth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.

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  Crestone Peak is the highest peak of the Crestones and the seventh highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.

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  Mount Lincoln is the highest peak of the Mosquito Range and the eighth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.

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  Castle Peak is the highest peak of the Elk Mountains and the ninth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.

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  Grays Peak is the highest peak of the Front Range and the tenth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.

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  Pikes Peak is the second most topographically prominent mountain peak of the Southern Rocky Mountains.

• Mount of the Holy Cross.jpeg

  This photograph of the legendary Mount of the Holy Cross was taken by William Henry Jackson in 1874.

• Wheeler Peak from Eagle Nest, New Mexico.jpg

  Wheeler Peak in the Taos Mountains is the highest point of the State of New Mexico.

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  Mount Peale in the La Sal Mountains dominates east-central Utah.

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  Medicine Bow Peak in the Snowy Range is the highest point of both southern and eastern Wyoming.

See also

• Lists of mountains
• Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains

External links

• National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
  • NGS Datasheets
  • NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS
  • Geodetic Glossary @ NGS
• United States Geological Survey (USGS)
• Rocky Mountains @ peakbagger.com
  • Southern Rocky Mountains @ peakbagger.com
• World Mountain Encyclopedia @ peakware.com
• peaklist.org
• summitpost.org