The Cochetopa Hills are a ridge of uplands on the Continental Divide in southern Colorado. The ridge bridges the southern terminus of the Sawatch Range to the northern terminus of the La Garita Mountains. The Cochetopa Hills are characterized by rolling terrain with peaks between 11,000 and 12,000 feet and noteworthy volcanic geology. The Sawatch Range to the northeast and the La Garita Mountains to the south are characterized by higher peaks. On USGS topographic maps, the area labeled as the Cochetopa Hills is roughly bounded by 13,269 ft. Antora Peak, the town of Sargents, Colorado, the drainage of Cochetopa Creek, and the town of Saguache, Colorado. North Pass on Colorado State Highway 114 and the backcountry Cochetopa Pass allow passage from the upper Rio Grande River drainage on the east to the upper Gunnison River drainage to the west.[1]