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Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains and the highest point in Colorado. The following sortable table comprises the 100 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Colorado.
Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains and the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado.. 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.
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [a] in Colorado. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [b] [c] The first table below ranks the 55 highest major summits of Colorado by elevation.
For a list by height, see the list of mountains of the Alps. By descending to 1,500 m of prominence, this list includes all the Ultras of the Alps. Some famous peaks, such as the Matterhorn and Eiger, are not Ultras because they are connected to higher mountains by high cols and therefore do not achieve enough topographic prominence.
Spanish Peaks [33] West Spanish Peak [34] [w] [x] [y] 13,631 ft 4155 m: 3,686 ft 1123 m: 20.5 mi 33 km Wet Mountains [35] Greenhorn Mountain [36] [37] [z] [aa] 12,352 ft 3765 m: 3,777 ft 1151 m: 25.2 mi 40.6 km San Juan Mountains [38] North Central San Juan Mountains [39] Uncompahgre Peak [40] [41] [ab] [ac] 14,321 ft 4365 m: 4,277 ft 1304 m ...
World top 100 most prominent peaks, from the same authors as the top 50. Map of the top 50 by Ken Jones; Lists and/or maps covering all peaks in the world with 1500 m+ prominence. Compiled by Aaron Maizlish. The latest estimate is that there are 1,516.
Departing 20 January 2024. Crested Butte Known as “the last great Colorado ski town”, Crested Butte sits three miles from the 1,500-acre ski area of the same name.
Of the 100 highest major summits of the Rocky Mountains, 62 peaks exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet) elevation, and all 100 peaks exceed 3746 meters (12,290 feet) elevation. Of these 100 peaks, 78 (including the 30 highest) are located in Colorado, ten in Wyoming, six in New Mexico, three in Montana, and one each in Utah, British Columbia, and Idaho.