Tenmile Range

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View of the Fletcher Group of the Tenmile Range off of Colorado State Highway 91 North of Leadville. The mountain that looks largest is "Unnamed Peak 13,900'". Fletcher Mountain is the next largest peak to the left, although it is taller than "Unnamed Peak 13,900'" with an elevation of 13,951. It is only smaller than Quandary Peak in the Tenmile Range. Clinton Reservoir is in the foreground.
View of the Fletcher Group of the Tenmile Range off of Colorado State Highway 91 North of Leadville. The mountain that looks largest is "Unnamed Peak 13,900'". Fletcher Mountain is the next largest peak to the left, although it is taller than "Unnamed Peak 13,900'" with an elevation of 13,951. It is only smaller than Quandary Peak in the Tenmile Range. Clinton Reservoir is in the foreground.

The Tenmile Range is a Mountain Range in Colorado. The range is an extension of the Mosquito Range. The two ranges are effectively the same range. They are split only by the Continental Divide and name. The Tenmile Range is on the west side of the divide, and the Mosquito on the east. The range is often referred to as the Tenmile-Mosquito Range.

The range is famous for its skiing, both backcountry and resort areas. There are ten peaks in the range named Peak 1 through Peak 10. Peaks 7 through 10 have are serviced by lifts within the Breckenridge Ski Area in Breckenridge, Colorado.

The highest point in the range is Quandary Peak with an elevation of 14,265 feet.

The Tenmile Range includes Pacific Tarn, believed to be the highest named lake in the United States.

[edit] Points over 13,500 ft in Elevation

  • Quandary Peak 14,265
  • Fletcher Mountain 13,951
  • Pacific Peak
  • Unnamed Peak 13,900
  • Crystal Peak 13,852
  • Atlantic Peak 13,841
  • Wheeler Mountain 13,690
  • Peak 10 13,633
  • Father Dyer Peak 13,615
  • North Star Mountain 13,614
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