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The following sortable table comprises the 117 highest mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Colorado with at least 3000 meters (9843 feet) of elevation and at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.
Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America. With an elevation of 14,440 feet (4401.2 m), it is also the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado and the second-highest summit in the contiguous United States after Mount Whitney, which is slightly taller.
Learn more about the 20 tallest mountains in Colorado, from the gentle class 1 Pikes Peak, to the challenging class 4 Capitol Peak, I cover them all.
Pikes Peak, peak in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in El Paso county, Colorado, U.S., 10 miles (16 km) west of Colorado Springs. It ranks 32nd in elevation (14,115 feet [4,302 metres]) among Colorado peaks and is widely known because of its commanding location and easy accessibility.
Mount Blanca is the highest peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range which also has Crestone Peak. Grays Peak is the tallest in Front Range which also has Mount Evans, Longs Peak, and Pikes Peak. Elk Mountains' highest peak is Castle Peak, then come Maroon Peak, and Capitol Peak.
From Long’s Peak’s flat football-field summit block to Sunlight’s craggy, jagged peak, you can find the best-of-the-best mountains in the country within the Centennial State. Plus, they’re some of the tallest. Colorado is home to 58 14ers (14-thousand-foot peaks) scattered across 7 different mountain ranges: Sawatch Range (15)
1. Mount Elbert (14,440 feet / 4,401 meters) Hogs555, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Reaching an imposing 14,440 feet (4,401 meters), Mount Elbert isn’t just Colorado’s highest peak; it’s a personal odyssey etched in my mountaineering journey.
Mount Elbert is the highest mountain in Colorado but is an easy climb for a Fourteener. Learn more about how it ranks among peaks and fun facts.
Mount Elbert, mountain in Lake county, west-central Colorado, U.S., whose peak is the highest point (14,440 feet [4,401 metres]) in Colorado and in the American Rocky Mountains. Mount Elbert lies 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Leadville, in the Sawatch Range and White River National Forest.
Longs Peak is the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park and northern Colorado. Impressive Mount Sneffels in southwestern Colorado is often said to be the most beautiful mountain in the state. Pikes Peak is the second most topographically prominent mountain summit of Colorado and the easternmost fourteener.