Southern Rocky Mountains

Southern Rocky Mountains
Range
Mount Elbert is the highest peak of the Southern Rocky Mountains
Country	United States
States	Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming

Part of	Rocky Mountains

Highest point	Mount Elbert
- elevation	14,440 ft (4,401 m)
- coordinates

Main article: Rocky Mountains

The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Wyoming, the central and western portions of Colorado, the northern portion of New Mexico, and extreme eastern portions of Utah. The Southern Rockies include the highest mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains and include all 30 of the highest peaks of the Rockies. The Southern Rocky Mountains are also commonly known as the Southern Rockies, and since the highest peaks are located in the State of Colorado, they are sometimes known as the Colorado Rockies, although many important ranges and peaks rise in the other three states.

The Southern Rocky Mountains are generally divided from the Western Rocky Mountains by the Green River and the Colorado River below the Green River. The Southern Rockies are divided from the Central Rocky Mountains by South Pass in Wyoming and the drainage running east from the pass down the Sweetwater River and the North Platte River; and the drainage running southwest from the pass down Pacific Creek and Sandy Creek to the Green River. This divide between the Southern Rockies and the Central Rockies provided the lowest elevation traverse of the Rocky Mountain region for the historic Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the California Trail.

1 Mountain ranges
2 Mountain peaks
3 Mountain passes
4 Southern Rockies Gallery
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Mountain ranges

The following table lists the mountain ranges and subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains with their highest summit.

Mountain Ranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains
Mountain Range				Highest Summit
primary	secondary	tertiary	states	summit name	elevation	prominence	isolation
Sawatch Range^[1] PB	Central Sawatch Range	Elbert Massif PB	Colorado	Mount Elbert^[2] NGS	14,440 feet 4401 m	9,093 feet 2772 m	670.6 miles 1079.2 km
		Massive Massif PB	Colorado	Mount Massive^[3]	14,428 feet 4398 m	1,941 feet 592 m	5.1 miles 8.2 km
		Collegiate Peaks PB	Colorado	Mount Harvard NGS	14,421 feet 4396 m	2,327 feet 709 m	14.9 miles 24.0 km
		Williams Mountains PB	Colorado	Mount Bill PB	13,389 feet 4081 m	1,682 feet 513 m	3.7 miles 6.0 km
	Southern Sawatch Range PB		Colorado	Mount Antero NGS	14,276 feet 4351 m	2,503 feet 763 m	17.7 miles 28.6 km
	Southern Sawatch Range PB	Far Southern Sawatch Range PB	Colorado	Mount Ouray NGS	13,961 feet 4255 m	2,659 feet 810 m	13.6 miles 21.9 km
	Northern Sawatch Range PB		Colorado	Mount of the Holy Cross NGS	14,009 feet 4270 m	2,111 feet 643 m	18.5 miles 29.8 km
Sangre de Cristo Mountains PB	Sierra Blanca Massif PB		Colorado	Blanca Peak^[3]	14,351 feet 4374 m	5,326 feet 1623 m	103.4 miles 166.4 km
	Northern Sangre de Cristo Range PB	Crestones PB	Colorado	Crestone Peak^[3]	14,300 feet 4359 m	4,554 feet 1388 m	27.4 miles 44.1 km
	Northern Sangre de Cristo Range PB		Colorado	Rito Alto Peak^[3] PB	13,800 feet 4206 m	1,134 feet 346 m	7.3 miles 11.7 km
	Culebra Range PB		Colorado New Mexico	Culebra Peak^[3]	14,053 feet 4283 m	4,827 feet 1471 m	35.5 miles 57.1 km
	Culebra Range PB	Spanish Peaks PB	Colorado	West Spanish Peak^[3]	13,631 feet 4155 m	3,685 feet 1123 m	20.4 miles 32.9 km
	Taos Mountains PB		New Mexico	Wheeler Peak^[4] NGS	13,167 feet 4013 m	3,409 feet 1039 m	37.4 miles 60.1 km
	Santa Fe Mountains PB		New Mexico	Truchas Peak NGS	13,107 feet 3995 m	4,001 feet 1220 m	42.4 miles 68.2 km
	Cimarron Range PB		New Mexico	Baldy Mountain NGS	12,445 feet 3793 m	2,701 feet 823 m	11.3 miles 18.2 km
	Wet Mountains PB		Colorado	Greenhorn Mountain NGS	12,352 feet 3765 m	3,777 feet 1151 m	26.4 miles 42.5 km
	Southern Sangre de Cristo Range PB		New Mexico	Cerro Vista NGS PB	11,937 feet 3638 m	2,519 feet 768 m	14.2 miles 22.8 km
San Juan Mountains PB	North Central San Juan Mountains PB		Colorado	Uncompahgre Peak NGS	14,321 feet 4365 m	4,277 feet 1304 m	85.1 miles 136.9 km
	San Miguel Mountains PB		Colorado	Mount Wilson^[3]	14,252 feet 4344 m	4,024 feet 1227 m	33.1 miles 53.2 km
	Sneffels Range PB		Colorado	Mount Sneffels NGS	14,158 feet 4315 m	3,050 feet 930 m	15.7 miles 25.3 km
	Needle Mountains PB		Colorado	Mount Eolus^[3]	14,089 feet 4294 m	2,183 feet 665 m	25.2 miles 40.5 km
		Grenadier Range PB	Colorado	Vestal Peak^[3] PB	13,870 feet 4228 m	1,104 feet 336 m	4.3 miles 6.9 km
		West Needle Mountains PB	Colorado	Twilight Peak^[3] PB	13,163 feet 4012 m	2,338 feet 713 m	4.9 miles 7.9 km
	La Garita Mountains PB		Colorado	San Luis Peak NGS	14,022 feet 4274 m	3,113 feet 949 m	27.0 miles 43.4 km
	La Garita Mountains PB	Cochetopa Hills	Colorado	Long Branch Baldy NGS	11,982 feet 3652 m	1,474 feet 449 m	13.7 miles 22.0 km
	East Central San Juan Mountains PB		Colorado	Half Peak^[3] PB	13,848 feet 4221 m	1,481 feet 451 m	3.9 miles 6.3 km
	Southern San Juan Mountains PB		Colorado New Mexico	Summit Peak NGS PB	13,308 feet 4056 m	2,760 feet 841 m	39.9 miles 64.2 km
	La Plata Mountains PB		Colorado	Lavender Peak^[3] PB	13,245 feet 4037 m	2,860 feet 872 m	24.8 miles 39.9 km
Mosquito Range PB			Colorado	Mount Lincoln NGS	14,293 feet 4357 m	3,862 feet 1177 m	22.6 miles 36.3 km
Mosquito Range PB	Tenmile Range PB		Colorado	Quandary Peak NGS	14,271 feet 4350 m	1,105 feet 337 m	3.2 miles 5.1 km
Front Range PB	Central Front Range PB		Colorado	Grays Peak^[5] NGS	14,278 feet 4352 m	2,770 feet 844 m	25.0 miles 40.3 km
	Central Front Range PB	Mount Evans Massif	Colorado	Mount Evans NGS	14,265 feet 4347 m	2,769 feet 844 m	10.07 miles 16 km
	Northern Front Range PB	Longs Peak Massif PB	Colorado	Longs Peak NGS	14,259 feet 4346 m	2,940 feet 896 m	43.6 miles 70.2 km
		Mummy Range PB	Colorado	Hagues Peak NGS PB	13,573 feet 4137 m	2,420 feet 738 m	15.9 miles 25.6 km
		Indian Peaks PB	Colorado	North Arapaho Peak^[3] PB	13,508 feet 4117 m	1,665 feet 507 m	15.4 miles 24.8 km
		Never Summer Mountains PB	Colorado	Mount Richthofen^[3] PB	12,945 feet 3946 m	2,680 feet 817 m	9.7 miles 15.5 km
	Southern Front Range	Pikes Peak Massif	Colorado	Pikes Peak NGS	14,115 feet 4302 m	5,530 feet 1686 m	60.8 miles 97.8 km
		South Park Hills PB	Colorado	Waugh Mountain^[3] PB	11,716 feet 3571 m	2,330 feet 710 m	20.0 miles 32.2 km
		Rampart Range PB	Colorado	Devils Head NGS PB	9,749 feet 2972 m	1,248 feet 380 m	8.0 miles 12.9 km
		South Williams Fork Mountains PB	Colorado	Ptarmigan Peak^[3] PB	12,504 feet 3811 m	721 feet 220 m	4.3 miles 6.9 km
		Tarryall Mountains PB	Colorado	Bison Peak NGS PB	12,432 feet 3789 m	2,451 feet 747 m	19.1 miles 30.8 km
		Kenosha Mountains PB	Colorado	Windy Peak NGS PB	11,970 feet 3649 m	1,510 feet 460 m	5.4 miles 8.7 km
Elk Mountains PB			Colorado	Castle Peak NGS	14,279 feet 4352 m	2,365 feet 721 m	20.9 miles 33.7 km
	Ruby Range		Colorado	Mount Owen NGS PB	13,070 feet 3984 m	1,358 feet 414 m	8.0 miles 12.8 km
	West Elk Mountains PB		Colorado	West Elk Peak NGS PB	13,042 feet 3975 m	3,095 feet 943 m	13.8 miles 22.2 km
Gore Range PB			Colorado	Mount Powell^[3] PB	13,566 feet 4135 m	3,000 feet 914 m	21.5 miles 34.6 km
Medicine Bow Mountains PB			Colorado Wyoming	Clark Peak NGS PB	12,954 feet 3948 m	2,771 feet 845 m	73.2 miles 26.8 km
La Sal Mountains PB			Utah Colorado	Mount Peale NGS	12,726 feet 3879 m	6,181 feet 1883 m	73.2 miles 117.8 km
Flat Tops PB			Colorado	Flat Top Mountain NGS PB	12,361 feet 3768 m	4,054 feet 1236 m	42.8 miles 68.9 km
Rabbit Ears Range PB			Colorado	Parkview Mountain NGS PB	12,301 feet 3749 m	2,676 feet 816 m	10.9 miles 17.6 km
Park Range PB	Central Park Range PB		Colorado	Mount Zirkel^[3] PB	12,185 feet 3714 m	3,470 feet 1058 m	41.5 miles 66.8 km
Park Range PB	Elkhead Mountains PB		Colorado	Sand Mountain North^[3] PB	10,884 feet 3317 m	2,179 feet 664 m	18.2 miles 29.3 km
White River Plateau PB			Colorado	Blair Mountain^[3] PB	11,445 feet 3488 m	1,736 feet 529 m	17.5 miles 28.2 km
Grand Mesa PB			Colorado	Crater Peak NGS PB	11,333 feet 3454 m	2,307 feet 703 m	18.0 miles 29.0 km
Laramie Mountains PB			Colorado Wyoming	Laramie Mountains High Point NGS PB	11,025 feet 3360 m	1,880 feet 573 m	15.5 miles 24.9 km
Uncompaghre Plateau PB			Colorado Utah	Horsefly Peak NGS PB	10,353 feet 3156 m	1,437 feet 438 m	14.6 miles 23.5 km
Ute Mountain PB			Colorado	Ute Peak NGS	9,984 feet 3043 m	4,039 feet 1231 m	39.1 miles 62.9 km
Raton Mesa PB			Colorado New Mexico	Fishers Peak^[3] PB	9,633 feet 2936 m	1,847 feet 563 m	32.4 miles 52.2 km

Mountain peaks

Highest summits

The following sortable table lists the 57 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4,000 meters (13,123 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. Topographic elevation is defined as the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit.

The 57 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4000 meters of
topographic elevation and 500 meters of topographic prominence
Rank	Mountain Peak	State	Mountain Range	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
1	Mount Elbert^[2] NGS	Colorado	Sawatch Range	!B9916103674900 14,440 ft 4401 m	!B9920728394337 9,093 ft 2772 m	!B9861082508840 671 mi 1,079 km
2	Mount Massive^[3]	Colorado	Sawatch Range	!B9916111841916 14,428 ft 4398 m	!B9936171405339 1,941 ft 592 m	!B9909942267937 5.1 mi 8.2 km
3	Mount Harvard NGS	Colorado	Collegiate Peaks	!B9916112246690 14,427 ft 4397 m	!B9934357637279 2,327 ft 709 m	!B9899137743107 15 mi 24 km
4	La Plata Peak^[3]	Colorado	Collegiate Peaks	!B9916153750080 14,368 ft 4379 m	!B9936700349175 1,841 ft 561 m	!B9907797092971 6 mi 10 km
5	Blanca Peak^[3]	Colorado	Sierra Blanca	!B9916165414218 14,351 ft 4374 m	!B9926077435655 5,326 ft 1623 m	!B9879776699204 103 mi 166 km
6	Uncompahgre Peak NGS	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	!B9916186265317 14,321 ft 4365 m	!B9928270920401 4,277 ft 1304 m	!B9881730670374 85 mi 137 km
7	Crestone Peak^[3]	Colorado	Crestones	!B9916201002402 14,300 ft 4359 m	!B9927643383526 4,554 ft 1388 m	!B9893064654421 27 mi 44 km
8	Mount Lincoln NGS	Colorado	Mosquito Range	!B9916205757383 14,293 ft 4357 m	!B9929291586523 3,862 ft 1177 m	!B9895001515355 23 mi 36 km
9	Castle Peak NGS	Colorado	Elk Mountains	!B9916215632566 14,279 ft 4352 m	!B9934195661542 2,365 ft 721 m	!B9895744501917 21 mi 34 km
10	Grays Peak^[5] NGS	Colorado	Front Range	!B9916216092114 14,278 ft 4352 m	!B9932614968559 2,770 ft 844 m	!B9893966379461 25 mi 40 km
11	Mount Antero NGS	Colorado	Sawatch Range	!B9916217470886 14,276 ft 4351 m	!B9933628546880 2,503 ft 763 m	!B9897402375835 18 mi 29 km
12	Mount Evans NGS	Colorado	Front Range	!B9916225287517 14,265 ft 4348 m	!B9932618581689 2,769 ft 844 m	!B9903347696365 10 mi 16 km
13	Longs Peak NGS	Colorado	Front Range	!B9916229888391 14,259 ft 4346 m	!B9932019345948 2,940 ft 896 m	!B9888410388702 44 mi 70 km
14	Mount Wilson^[3]	Colorado	San Miguel Mountains PB	!B9916234307223 14,252 ft 4344 m	!B9928880679064 4,024 ft 1227 m	!B9891179983724 33 mi 53 km
15	Mount Princeton NGS	Colorado	Collegiate Peaks	!B9916268388548 14,204 ft 4329 m	!B9935023957911 2,177 ft 664 m	!B9909687862939 5.2 mi 8.4 km
16	Mount Yale NGS	Colorado	Collegiate Peaks	!B9916269520435 14,202 ft 4329 m	!B9936512019758 1,876 ft 572 m	!B9909028283261 5.5 mi 8.9 km
17	Maroon Peak NGS	Colorado	Elk Mountains	!B9916296840044 14,163 ft 4317 m	!B9934319038303 2,336 ft 712 m	!B9905296057226 8 mi 13 km
18	Mount Sneffels NGS	Colorado	Sneffels Range PB	!B9916300547008 14,158 ft 4315 m	!B9931652025855 3,050 ft 930 m	!B9898606501237 16 mi 25 km
19	Capitol Peak^[3]	Colorado	Elk Mountains	!B9916315815646 14,137 ft 4309 m	!B9937322227676 1,730 ft 527 m	!B9906090061283 7 mi 12 km
20	Pikes Peak NGS	Colorado	Pikes Peak Massif	!B9916330926332 14,115 ft 4302 m	!B9925701563606 5,530 ft 1686 m	!B9885091156659 61 mi 98 km
21	Mount Eolus^[3]	Colorado	Needle Mountains	!B9916349666381 14,089 ft 4294 m	!B9934996446997 2,183 ft 665 m	!B9893914366960 25 mi 40 km
22	Handies Peak NGS	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	!B9916371708445 14,058 ft 4285 m	!B9936448268035 1,888 ft 575 m	!B9902018729631 11 mi 18 km
23	Culebra Peak^[3]	Colorado	Culebra Range	!B9916375289183 14,053 ft 4283 m	!B9927061187476 4,827 ft 1471 m	!B9890479661364 35 mi 57 km
24	San Luis Peak NGS	Colorado	La Garita Mountains PB	!B9916397413597 14,022 ft 4274 m	!B9931447577062 3,113 ft 949 m	!B9893215548917 27 mi 43 km
25	Mount of the Holy Cross NGS	Colorado	Sawatch Range	!B9916405114629 14,011 ft 4271 m	!B9935331820964 2,111 ft 643 m	!B9896974008133 19 mi 30 km
26	Grizzly Peak NGS	Colorado	Collegiate Peaks	!B9916416618700 13,995 ft 4266 m	!B9936342892909 1,908 ft 582 m	!B9907043997840 7 mi 11 km
27	Mount Ouray NGS	Colorado	Sawatch Range	!B9916440559563 13,961 ft 4255 m	!B9933023943106 2,659 ft 810 m	!B9900075862382 14 mi 22 km
28	Vermilion Peak^[3] PB	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	!B9916484555720 13,900 ft 4237 m	!B9935360287090 2,105 ft 642 m	!B9904112231923 9 mi 15 km
29	Mount Silverheels NGS PB	Colorado	Front Range	!B9916535951295 13,829 ft 4215 m	!B9934548543834 2,283 ft 696 m	!B9909152228509 5.5 mi 8.8 km
30	Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	!B9916537374884 13,827 ft 4214 m	!B9936592298459 1,861 ft 567 m	!B9902409603518 11 mi 17 km
31	Bald Mountain^[3] PB	Colorado	Front Range	!B9916636562494 13,690 ft 4173 m	!B9935388834479 2,099 ft 640 m	!B9905998660563 8 mi 12 km
32	Mount Oso^[3]	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	!B9916636912385 13,690 ft 4173 m	!B9937711202281 1,664 ft 507 m	!B9909163572810 5.5 mi 8.8 km
33	Mount Jackson^[3] PB	Colorado	Sawatch Range	!B9916646793462 13,676 ft 4169 m	!B9936870173309 1,810 ft 552 m	!B9914513081415 3.2 mi 5.2 km
34	Bard Peak^[3] PB	Colorado	Front Range	!B9916668536928 13,647 ft 4159 m	!B9937491274770 1,701 ft 518 m	!B9909243345313 5.4 mi 8.7 km
35	Peak 10^[3] PB	Colorado	Tenmile Range	!B9916673659068 13,640 ft 4157 m	!B9937155990834 1,759 ft 536 m	!B9927557724843 0.9 mi 1.4 km
36	West Spanish Peak^[3]	Colorado	Spanish Peaks	!B9916680109961 13,631 ft 4155 m	!B9929760736505 3,685 ft 1123 m	!B9895993801508 20 mi 33 km
37	Hagues Peak NGS PB	Colorado	Mummy Range	!B9916722738335 13,573 ft 4137 m	!B9933965766360 2,420 ft 738 m	!B9898488714245 16 mi 26 km
38	Mount Powell^[3] PB	Colorado	Gore Range	!B9916727914922 13,566 ft 4135 m	!B9931817318875 3,000 ft 914 m	!B9895492584670 21 mi 35 km
39	Tower Mountain^[3] PB	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	!B9916733752375 13,558 ft 4132 m	!B9937783567066 1,652 ft 504 m	!B9909381596363 5.4 mi 8.6 km
40	Treasure Mountain^[3] PB	Colorado	Elk Mountains	!B9916750957955 13,535 ft 4125 m	!B9932432525115 2,821 ft 860 m	!B9906826005557 7 mi 11 km
41	North Arapaho Peak^[3] PB	Colorado	Indian Peaks PB	!B9916770782011 13,508 ft 4117 m	!B9937705190527 1,665 ft 507 m	!B9898822078448 15 mi 25 km
42	Parry Peak^[3]	Colorado	Front Range	!B9916853294400 13,397 ft 4083 m	!B9937316445209 1,731 ft 528 m	!B9903696343685 9 mi 15 km
43	Mount Bill^[3] PB	Colorado	Williams Mountains PB	!B9916859325596 13,389 ft 4081 m	!B9937603598344 1,682 ft 513 m	!B9912189052647 4.0 mi 6.5 km
44	Sultan Mountain^[3] PB	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	!B9916870758592 13,373 ft 4076 m	!B9936554765389 1,868 ft 569 m	!B9910921169860 4.6 mi 7.4 km
45	West Buffalo Peak^[3] PB	Colorado	Mosquito Range	!B9916901751946 13,332 ft 4064 m	!B9935942212801 1,986 ft 605 m	!B9902961836425 10 mi 16 km
46	Mount Herard^[3] PB	Colorado	Sangre de Cristo Range	!B9916906736453 13,325 ft 4062 m	!B9935673943683 2,040 ft 622 m	!B9910813497218 4.6 mi 7.5 km
47	Summit Peak NGS PB	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	!B9916920356204 13,307 ft 4056 m	!B9932651134964 2,760 ft 841 m	!B9889297743297 40 mi 64 km
48	Dolores Peak^[3] PB	Colorado	San Miguel Mountains PB	!B9916928880446 13,296 ft 4053 m	!B9936125148036 1,950 ft 594 m	!B9910103062991 5.0 mi 8.0 km
49	Antora Peak^[3] PB	Colorado	Sawatch Range	!B9916944482633 13,275 ft 4046 m	!B9934011327249 2,409 ft 734 m	!B9907071584065 7 mi 11 km
50	Henry Mountain^[3] PB	Colorado	Sawatch Range	!B9916954959481 13,261 ft 4042 m	!B9937651285960 1,674 ft 510 m	!B9901717749319 12 mi 19 km
51	Lavender Peak^[3] PB	Colorado	La Plata Mountains	!B9916966938340 13,245 ft 4037 m	!B9932295225513 2,860 ft 872 m	!B9894056178019 25 mi 40 km
52	Jacque Peak^[3] PB	Colorado	Gore Range	!B9916992851220 13,211 ft 4027 m	!B9935552139497 2,065 ft 629 m	!B9911071138588 4.5 mi 7.3 km
53	Bennett Peak^[3] PB	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	!B9916994572359 13,209 ft 4026 m	!B9937247371625 1,743 ft 531 m	!B9897773317079 17 mi 28 km
54	Conejos Peak NGS PB	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	!B9917017093656 13,179 ft 4017 m	!B9936321936751 1,912 ft 583 m	!B9905181069375 8 mi 13 km
55	Wheeler Peak^[4] NGS	New Mexico	Taos Mountains	!B9917026308754 13,167 ft 4013 m	!B9930539253755 3,409 ft 1039 m	!B9889959021561 37 mi 60 km
56	Twilight Peak^[3]	Colorado	West Needle Mountains PB	!B9917029309229 13,163 ft 4012 m	!B9934310488744 2,338 ft 713 m	!B9910304581145 4.9 mi 7.9 km
57	South River Peak^[3] PB	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	!B9917036056109 13,154 ft 4009 m	!B9933850733476 2,448 ft 746 m	!B9895272292541 22 mi 35 km

Most prominent summits

The following sortable table lists the three ultra prominent mountain peaks (summits with at least 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) of topographic prominence) of the Southern Rocky Mountains.

The three ultra-prominent mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains
Rank	Mountain Peak	State	Mountain Range	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
1	Mount Elbert^[2] NGS	Colorado	Sawatch Range	4401.200=4401 m 14,440 feet	2771.546=2772 m 9,093 feet	01079.22=1079.2 km 670.6 miles
2	Pikes Peak NGS	Colorado	Pikes Peak Massif	4302.310=4302 m 14,115 feet	1685.544=1686 m 5,530 feet	00097.82=97.8 km 60.8 miles
3	Blanca Peak^[3]	Colorado	Sierra Blanca Massif	4374.111=4374 m 14,351 feet	1623.365=1623 m 5,326 feet	00166.43=166.4 km 103.4 miles

Blanca Peak on the Sierra Blanca Massif in south-central Colorado

Most isolated summits

The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically isolated peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with a topographic isolation of at least 50 kilometers (31.1 mi) and a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640 ft). Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.

The 15 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 50 kilometers of
topographic isolation and 500 meters of topographic prominence
Rank	Mountain Peak	State	Mountain Range	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
1	Mount Elbert^[2] NGS	Colorado	Sawatch Range	4401.200=4401 m 14,440 feet	2771.546=2772 m 9,093 feet	01079.22=1079.2 km 670.6 miles
2	Blanca Peak^[3]	Colorado	Sierra Blanca Massif	4374.111=4374 m 14,351 feet	1623.365=1623 m 5,326 feet	00166.43=166.4 km 103.4 miles
3	Uncompahgre Peak NGS	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4365.000=4365 m 14,321 feet	1303.630=1304 m 4,277 feet	00136.89=136.9 km 85.1 miles
4	Mount Peale NGS	Utah	La Sal Mountains	3879.000=3879 m 12,726 feet	1883.969=1883 m 6,181 feet	00117.77=117.8 km 73.2 miles
5	Pikes Peak NGS	Colorado	Pikes Peak Massif	4302.310=4302 m 14,115 feet	1685.544=1686 m 5,530 feet	00097.82=97.8 km 60.8 miles
6	Longs Peak NGS	Colorado	Front Range	4346.000=4346 m 14,259 feet	0896.112=896 m 2,940 feet	00070.19=70.2 km 43.6 miles
7	Flat Top Mountain NGS PB	Colorado	Flat Tops PB	3767.700=3768 m 12,361 feet	1235.659=1236 m 4,054 feet	00068.91=68.9 km 42.8 miles
8	Truchas Peak NGS	New Mexico	Santa Fe Mountains PB	3995.048=3995 m 13,107 feet	1219.505=1220 m 4,001 feet	00068.17=68.2 km 42.4 miles
9	Mount Zirkel^[3] PB	Colorado	Park Range	3714.096=3714 m 12,185 feet	1057.656=1058 m 3,470 feet	00066.77=66.8 km 41.5 miles
10	Medicine Bow Peak NGS	Wyoming	Snowy Range PB	3662.400=3662 m 12,016 feet	0988.466=988 m 3,243 feet	00065.53=65.5 km 40.7 miles
11	Summit Peak NGS PB	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4056.048=4056 m 13,307 feet	0841.248=841 m 2,760 feet	00064.23=64.2 km 39.9 miles
12	Wheeler Peak^[4] NGS	New Mexico	Taos Mountains	4013.300=4013 m 13,167 feet	1039.063=1039 m 3,409 feet	00060.12=60.1 km 37.4 miles
13	Culebra Peak^[3]	Colorado	Culebra Range	4283.266=4283 m 14,053 feet	1471.270=1471 m 4,827 feet	00057.07=57.1 km 35.5 miles
14	Mount Wilson^[3]	Colorado	San Miguel Mountains PB	4344.080=4344 m 14,252 feet	1226.515=1227 m 4,024 feet	00053.21=53.2 km 33.1 miles
15	Fishers Peak NGS PB	Colorado	Raton Mesa PB	2936.200=2936 m 9,633 feet	0562.966=563 m 1,847 feet	00052.16=52.2 km 32.4 miles

Mountain passes

The following sortable table lists the mountain passes of the Southern Rocky Mountains which are crossed by a paved highway.

Paved mountain passes of the Southern Rocky Mountains
Rank	Mountain Pass	State	Elevation	Route
1	Mount Evans Scenic Byway^[6]^[7]	Colorado	14,160 feet 4316 m	005
2	Trail Ridge Road^[7]^[8]	Colorado	12,183 feet 3713 m	034
3	Independence Pass^[7]^[9]	Colorado	12,095 feet 3687 m	082
4	Loveland Pass^[9]	Colorado	11,992 feet 3655 m	006
5	Hoosier Pass^[9]	Colorado	11,541 feet 3518 m	009
6	Slumgullion Pass	Colorado	11,361 feet 3463 m	149
7	Fremont Pass^[9]	Colorado	11,318 feet 3450 m	091
8	Berthoud Pass^[9]	Colorado	11,315 feet 3449 m	040
9	Monarch Pass^[9]	Colorado	11,312 feet 3448 m	050
10	Eisenhower Tunnel^[10]	Colorado	11,158 feet 3401 m	070
11	Warrior Mountain Summit^[11]	Colorado	11,140 feet 3395 m	103
12	Red Mountain Pass	Colorado	11,018 feet 3358 m	550
13	Molas Divide	Colorado	10,910 feet 3325 m	550
14	Spring Creek Pass^[9]	Colorado	10,901 feet 3323 m	149
15	Wolf Creek Pass^[9]	Colorado	10,850 feet 3307 m	160
16	Snowy Range Pass^[7]	Wyoming	10,847 feet 3306 m	130
17	Grand Mesa Summit	Colorado	10,839 feet 3304 m	065
18	Milner Pass^[8]^[9]	Colorado	10,758 feet 3279 m	034
19	Vail Pass	Colorado	10,666 feet 3251 m	070
20	Coal Bank Pass	Colorado	10,640 feet 3243 m	550
21	Tennessee Pass^[9]	Colorado	10,424 feet 3177 m	024
22	Cameron Pass	Colorado	10,276 feet 3132 m	014
23	La Manga Pass	Colorado	10,230 feet 3118 m	017
24	Lizard Head Pass	Colorado	10,222 feet 3116 m	145
25	North Pass^[9]	Colorado	10,149 feet 3093 m	114
26	Cumbres Pass	Colorado	10,022 feet 3055 m	017
27	Kenosha Pass	Colorado	10,001 feet 3048 m	285
28	Red Hill Pass	Colorado	09,993 feet 3046 m	285
29	Cucharas Pass	Colorado	09,941 feet 3030 m	012
30	Battle Pass^[7]^[9]	Wyoming	09,915 feet 3022 m	070
31	Bobcat Pass	New Mexico	09,833 feet 2997 m	038NM-38
32	Squaw Pass^[12]	Colorado	09,807 feet 2989 m	103
33	Willow Creek Pass^[9]	Colorado	09,621 feet 2932 m	125
34	Gore Pass	Colorado	09,527 feet 2904 m	134
35	Wilkerson Pass	Colorado	09,507 feet 2898 m	024
36	Currant Creek Pass	Colorado	09,482 feet 2890 m	009
37	Rabbit Ears Pass^[9]	Colorado	09,426 feet 2873 m	040
38	North La Veta Pass	Colorado	09,413 feet 2869 m	160
39	Trout Creek Pass	Colorado	09,346 feet 2849 m	024.285
40	Battle Mountain Summit	Colorado	09,267 feet 2825 m	024
41	Ute Pass	Colorado	09,165 feet 2793 m	024
42	Wind River Pass	Colorado	09,148 feet 2788 m	007
43	Black Mesa Summit	Colorado	09,121 feet 2780 m	092
44	Palo Flechado Pass	New Mexico	09,109 feet 2776 m	064
45	Poncha Pass	Colorado	09,010 feet 2746 m	285
46	Dallas Divide	Colorado	08,970 feet 2734 m	062
47	Muddy Pass^[9]	Colorado	08,772 feet 2674 m	040
48	McClure Pass	Colorado	08,755 feet 2669 m	133
49	Blue Mesa Summit	Colorado	08,704 feet 2653 m	050
50	Wondervu Hill	Colorado	08,660 feet 2640 m	072
51	Happy Jack Summit^[13]	Wyoming	08,640 feet 2633 m	080
52	U.S. Hill	New Mexico	08,562 feet 2610 m	518NM-518
53	Douglas Pass	Colorado	08,268 feet 2520 m	139
54	Cerro Summit	Colorado	07,950 feet 2423 m	050
55	Raton Pass^[14]	New Mexico	07,834 feet 2388 m	025
56	Yellowjacket Pass	Colorado	07,783 feet 2372 m	160
57	Glorieta Pass	New Mexico	07,557 feet 2303 m	025
58	South Pass^[15]	Wyoming	07,550 feet 2301 m	028
59	Monument Hill	Colorado	07,343 feet 2238 m	025
60	Morton Pass	Wyoming	07,173 feet 2186 m	034.1
61	Unaweep Divide	Colorado	07,048 feet 2148 m	141
62	Separation Summit	Wyoming	07,005 feet 2135 m	080
63	Robinson Summit^[9]	Wyoming	06,927 feet 2111 m	080

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References

^ Sawatch is /səˈwætʃ/. This name comes from a Ute language word meaning "blue earth" or "water at blue earth". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled Saguache, while the English language version is usually spelled Sawatch.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf The elevation of this summit has been converted from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). National Geodetic Survey
^ ^a ^b ^c The summit of Wheeler Peak is the highest point of the State of New Mexico.
^ ^a ^b The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
^ The state highway up Mount Evans ends about a quarter mile (400 m) from the summit. The Mount Evans Scenic Byway is the highest paved highway in North America.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e This highway is closed during the winter.
^ ^a ^b Trail Ridge Road (U.S. Highway Route 34) crosses the Continental Divide at Milner Pass but reaches its highest point several miles northeast of the pass. Trail Ridge Road is the highest paved through highway in North America.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p This pass crosses the Continental Divide.
^ The highest elevation in the Eisenhower Tunnel is a short distance inside the West Portal. The tunnel passes under the Continental Divide a few miles west of Loveland Pass. The Eisenhower Tunnel is the highest elevation on the Interstate Highway System of the United States.
^ The high point near Warrior Mountain is the highest point on Colorado State Highway 103.
^ Colorado State Highway 103 passes by, but not through, Squaw Pass.
^ Happy Jack Summit is the highest point on I-80.
^ Raton Pass was the highest point on the historic Santa Fe Trail, and now is the highest point on I-25.
^ South Pass was the highest point on the historic Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the California Trail.

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