List of mountain ranges of Colorado facts for kids

An enlargeable satellite photograph of the portion of the Rocky Mountains within the State of Colorado

The following table lists the major mountain ranges of the U.S. State of Colorado. All of these ranges can be considered subranges of the Rocky Mountains.

As given in the table, topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. The topographic prominence of a summit is the elevation difference between that summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum great-circle distance to a point of equal elevation.

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. If an elevation or prominence is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.

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Mountain ranges

Mountain ranges of the U.S. State of Colorado
Mountain range			Highest summit
Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Summit name	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
Sawatch Range	Central Sawatch Range	Elbert Massif	Mount Elbert	&1000000000000440119999914,440 ft 4401 m	&100000000000027715500009,093 ft 2772 m	&10000000001079160000000671 mi 1,079 km
		Massive Massif	Mount Massive	&1000000000000439760999914,428 ft 4398 m	&100000000000005977100001,961 ft 598 m	&100000000000081400000005.06 mi 8.14 km
		Collegiate Peaks	Mount Harvard	&1000000000000439560000014,421 ft 4396 m	&100000000000007193300002,360 ft 719 m	&1000000000002401000000014.92 mi 24.0 km
		Williams Mountains	Bill Williams Peak	&1000000000000408088000013,389 ft 4081 m	&100000000000005126699991,682 ft 513 m	&100000000000060000000003.73 mi 6.00 km
	Southern Sawatch Range		Mount Antero	&1000000000000435139999914,276 ft 4351 m	&100000000000007629099992,503 ft 763 m	&1000000000002844000000017.67 mi 28.4 km
	Southern Sawatch Range	Far Southern Sawatch Range	Mount Ouray	&1000000000000425539999913,961 ft 4255 m	&100000000000008104600002,659 ft 810 m	&1000000000002186000000013.58 mi 21.9 km
	Northern Sawatch Range		Mount of the Holy Cross	&1000000000000427051000014,011 ft 4271 m	&100000000000006434299992,111 ft 643 m	&1000000000002963000000018.41 mi 29.6 km
Sangre de Cristo Mountains	Sierra Blanca Massif		Blanca Peak	&1000000000000437410999914,351 ft 4374 m	&100000000000016233599995,326 ft 1623 m	&10000000000166360000000103.4 mi 166.4 km
	Northern Sangre de Cristo Range	Crestones	Crestone Peak	&1000000000000435856999914,300 ft 4359 m	&100000000000013880599994,554 ft 1388 m	&1000000000004404000000027.4 mi 44.0 km
	Northern Sangre de Cristo Range		Rito Alto Peak	&1000000000000420730000013,803 ft 4207 m	&100000000000003456399991,134 ft 346 m	&100000000000117100000007.28 mi 11.71 km
	Culebra Range		Culebra Peak	&1000000000000428327000014,053 ft 4283 m	&100000000000014712699994,827 ft 1471 m	&1000000000005694000000035.4 mi 56.9 km
	Culebra Range	Spanish Peaks	West Spanish Peak	&1000000000000415467000013,631 ft 4155 m	&100000000000011234900003,686 ft 1123 m	&1000000000003298000000020.5 mi 33.0 km
	Wet Mountains		Greenhorn Mountain	&1000000000000376500000012,352 ft 3765 m	&100000000000011512300003,777 ft 1151 m	&1000000000004062000000025.2 mi 40.6 km
San Juan Mountains	North Central San Juan Mountains		Uncompahgre Peak	&1000000000000436500000014,321 ft 4365 m	&100000000000013036300004,277 ft 1304 m	&1000000000013689000000085.1 mi 136.9 km
	San Miguel Mountains		Mount Wilson	&1000000000000434407999914,252 ft 4344 m	&100000000000012265199994,024 ft 1227 m	&1000000000005313000000033.0 mi 53.1 km
	Sneffels Range		Mount Sneffels	&1000000000000431539999914,158 ft 4315 m	&100000000000009296399993,050 ft 930 m	&1000000000002528000000015.71 mi 25.3 km
	Needle Mountains		Windom Peak	&1000000000000429550299914,093 ft 4296 m	&100000000000006666000002,187 ft 667 m	&1000000000004240000000026.3 mi 42.4 km
		Grenadier Range	Vestal Peak	&1000000000000422752999913,870 ft 4228 m	&100000000000003426000001,124 ft 343 m	&100000000000069100000004.29 mi 6.91 km
		West Needle Mountains	Twilight Peak	&1000000000000401209999913,163 ft 4012 m	&100000000000007126200002,338 ft 713 m	&100000000000078600000004.88 mi 7.86 km
	La Garita Mountains		San Luis Peak	&1000000000000427380000014,022 ft 4274 m	&100000000000009488400003,113 ft 949 m	&1000000000004337000000026.9 mi 43.4 km
	La Garita Mountains	Cochetopa Hills	Long Branch Baldy	&1000000000000365219999911,982 ft 3652 m	&100000000000004431800001,454 ft 443 m	Template:Number table sorting/negativeNA
	East Central San Juan Mountains		Half Peak	&1000000000000422072999913,848 ft 4221 m	&100000000000004575000001,501 ft 458 m	&100000000000062600000003.89 mi 6.26 km
	Southern San Juan Mountains		Summit Peak	&1000000000000405605000013,307 ft 4056 m	&100000000000008412500002,760 ft 841 m	&1000000000006366000000039.6 mi 63.7 km
	La Plata Mountains		Hesperus Mountain	&1000000000000403476000013,237 ft 4035 m	&100000000000008692899992,852 ft 869 m	&1000000000003947000000024.5 mi 39.5 km
Mosquito Range			Mount Lincoln	&1000000000000435650000014,293 ft 4357 m	&100000000000011771400003,862 ft 1177 m	&1000000000003622000000022.5 mi 36.2 km
Mosquito Range	Tenmile Range		Quandary Peak	&1000000000000434989999914,271 ft 4350 m	&100000000000003428999991,125 ft 343 m	&100000000000050900000003.16 mi 5.09 km
Front Range	Central Front Range		Grays Peak	&1000000000000435200000014,278 ft 4352 m	&100000000000008442999992,770 ft 844 m	&1000000000004024000000025.0 mi 40.2 km
	Central Front Range	Chicago Peaks	Mount Evans	&1000000000000434980000014,271 ft 4350 m	&100000000000008439900002,769 ft 844 m	&100000000000157600000009.79 mi 15.76 km
	Northern Front Range	Twin Peaks Massif	Longs Peak	&1000000000000434600000014,259 ft 4346 m	&100000000000008961100002,940 ft 896 m	&1000000000007018000000043.6 mi 70.2 km
		Mummy Range	Hagues Peak	&1000000000000413700000013,573 ft 4137 m	&100000000000007376200002,420 ft 738 m	&1000000000002526000000015.70 mi 25.3 km
		Indian Peaks	North Arapaho Peak	&1000000000000411717000013,508 ft 4117 m	&100000000000005074900001,665 ft 507 m	&1000000000002475000000015.38 mi 24.8 km
		Never Summer Mountains	Mount Richthofen	&1000000000000394576999912,945 ft 3946 m	&100000000000008168600002,680 ft 817 m	&100000000000155400000009.66 mi 15.54 km
	Southern Front Range	Pikes Peak Massif	Pikes Peak	&1000000000000430231000014,115 ft 4302 m	&100000000000016855399995,530 ft 1686 m	&1000000000009756000000060.6 mi 97.6 km
		South Williams Fork Mountains	Ptarmigan Peak	&1000000000000381117999912,504 ft 3811 m	&10000000000000219759999721 ft 220 m	&100000000000069200000004.30 mi 6.92 km
		Kenosha Mountains	Knobby Crest	&1000000000000378994999912,434 ft 3790 m	&100000000000005361399991,759 ft 536 m	&100000000000133100000008.27 mi 13.31 km
		Tarryall Mountains	Bison Peak	&1000000000000378940000012,432 ft 3789 m	&100000000000007470599992,451 ft 747 m	&1000000000002934000000018.23 mi 29.3 km
		South Park Hills	Waugh Mountain	&1000000000000357090999911,716 ft 3571 m	&100000000000007101799992,330 ft 710 m	&1000000000003036000000018.86 mi 30.4 km
		Rampart Range	Thunder Butte	&100000000000029981999999,837 ft 2998 m	&100000000000004193999991,376 ft 419 m	&1000000000001654000000010.28 mi 16.54 km
Elk Mountains			Castle Peak	&1000000000000435219999914,279 ft 4352 m	&100000000000007208500002,365 ft 721 m	&1000000000003357000000020.9 mi 33.6 km
	Ruby Range		Mount Owen	&1000000000000398380000013,070 ft 3984 m	&100000000000004139200001,358 ft 414 m	&100000000000119000000007.39 mi 11.90 km
	West Elk Mountains		West Elk Peak	&1000000000000397519999913,042 ft 3975 m	&100000000000009433600003,095 ft 943 m	&1000000000002218000000013.78 mi 22.2 km
Gore Range			Mount Powell	&1000000000000414096000013,586 ft 4141 m	&100000000000009143999993,000 ft 914 m	&1000000000003460000000021.5 mi 34.6 km
Medicine Bow Mountains			Clark Peak	&1000000000000395023000012,960 ft 3950 m	&100000000000008446000002,771 ft 845 m	&1000000000002640000000016.40 mi 26.4 km
Flat Tops			Flat Top Mountain	&1000000000000376769999912,361 ft 3768 m	&100000000000012356600004,054 ft 1236 m	&1000000000006562000000040.8 mi 65.6 km
Rabbit Ears Range			Parkview Mountain	&1000000000000374940000012,301 ft 3749 m	&100000000000008156399992,676 ft 816 m	&1000000000001756000000010.91 mi 17.56 km
Park Range	Central Park Range		Mount Zirkel	&1000000000000371409999912,185 ft 3714 m	&100000000000010576600003,470 ft 1058 m	&1000000000006060000000037.7 mi 60.6 km
Park Range	Elkhead Mountains		Sand Mountain North	&1000000000000331742000010,884 ft 3317 m	&100000000000006650700002,182 ft 665 m	&1000000000002848000000017.70 mi 28.5 km
White River Plateau			Blair Mountain	&1000000000000349457000011,465 ft 3495 m	&100000000000005291299991,736 ft 529 m	&1000000000001850000000011.50 mi 18.50 km
Grand Mesa			Crater Peak	&1000000000000345419999911,333 ft 3454 m	&100000000000007031699992,307 ft 703 m	&1000000000002893000000017.98 mi 28.9 km
Laramie Mountains			South Bald Mountain	&1000000000000335561000011,009 ft 3356 m	&100000000000005678400001,863 ft 568 m	&100000000000137400000008.54 mi 13.74 km
Uncompahgre Plateau			Horsefly Peak	&1000000000000315569999910,353 ft 3156 m	&100000000000004380000001,437 ft 438 m	&1000000000002099000000013.04 mi 21.0 km
Ute Mountain			Ute Peak	&100000000000030430000009,984 ft 3043 m	&100000000000012310899994,039 ft 1231 m	&1000000000005515000000034.3 mi 55.2 km

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Mount Elbert is the highest peak of the Sawatch Range and the entire Rocky Mountains.
Mount Harvard is the highest of the Collegiate Peaks and the third-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the fifth-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
Uncompahgre Peak is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains and the sixth-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
Crestone Peak is the highest peak of the Crestones and the seventh-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
Mount Lincoln is the highest peak of the Mosquito Range and the eighth-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
Castle Peak is the highest peak of the Elk Mountains and the ninth-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
Grays Peak is the highest peak of the Front Range and the tenth-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
Mount Antero is the highest peak of the Southern Sawatch Range.
Mount Evans is the highest peak of the Northern Front Range.
Mount Wilson is the highest peak of the San Miguel Mountains.
Mount Sneffels is the highest peak of the Sneffels Range.
Pikes Peak is the highest peak of the Southern Front Range. The mountain was the inspiration for "America the Beautiful".
Mount of the Holy Cross is the highest peak of the Northern Sawatch Range. This photograph was taken by William Henry Jackson in 1874.
Ute Peak is the highest peak of Ute Mountain.
Devils Head is the highest peak of the Rampart Range.

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