Colorado’s Range Summits

Sorting this list by Prominence shakes our sense of what is a range and a sub range,
then shapes and sharpens our vision.
– Gerry Roach

– Sorted by Prominence

– To sort by Elevation, click here or the link at the top of the Elev column

Notes

Rank Rg	Elev feet	Prom feet	Summit Name	Range	Proximate Parent Line Parent (if diff)	Iso miles	Quadrangle	G	J
1	14,433	9,093	Elbert, Mt	Sawatch Range	Whitney, Mt, CA	669.95	Mt Elbert	5	17
2	14,345	5,326	Blanca Pk	Sangre de Cristo Rg	Harvard, Mt	103.61	Blanca Pk	5	3
3	14,047	4,827	Culebra Pk	Sangre de Cristo Rg Culebra Range	Blanca Pk	35.56	Culebra Pk	4	3
4	14,309	4,249	Uncompahgre Pk	San Juan Range	La Plata Pk Harvard, Mt	85.16 85.38	Uncompahgre Pk	3	2
5	12,354	4,054	Flat Top Mtn	The Flat Tops	Meridian Pk	40.80	Orno Pk	1	1
6	14,246	4,026	Wilson, Mt	San Juan Range San Miguel Mtns	Uncompahgre Pk	33.05	Mt Wilson	3	1
7	14,286	3,862	Lincoln A, Mt	Mosquito Range	Massive, Mt	22.57	Alma	5	5
8	12,347	3,768	Greenhorn Mtn	Wet Mtns	PT 12,925 PT 12,883	25.55	San Isabel	2	2
9	13,626	3,685	West Spanish Pk	Spanish Peaks	Culebra Pk	20.47	Spanish Pks	2	1
10	12,180	3,470	Zirkel, Mt	Central Park Range	North Rawah Pk Parkview Mtn	38.02	Mt Zirkel	1	1
11	14,014	3,114	San Luis Pk	San Juan Range La Garita Mtns	Redcloud Pk Handies Pk	26.93	San Luis Peak	2	2
12	13,035	3,055	West Elk Pk	Elk Range West Elk Mtns	Owen B, Mt	13.81	West Elk Pk	1	1
13	14,150	3,050	Sneffels, Mt	San Juan Range Sneffels Range	Wilson, Mt Uncompahgre Pk	15.75	Mount Sneffels	5	2
14	13,580	3,000	Powell, Mt (Pk B)	Gore Range	Holy Cross, Mt of the Clinton Pk	21.63	Mt Powell	1	1
End of Colorado’s P3+K Ranges
15	13,232	2,852	Hesperus Mtn	San Juan Range La Plata Mtns	Grizzly Pk B	24.86	La Plata	2	1
16	12,951	2,771	Clark Pk B	Medicine Bow Mtns	Ypsilon Mtn Taylor Pk	16.67	Clark Pk	2	3
17	14,270	2,770	Grays Pk	Front Range	Lincoln A, Mt	25.05	Grays Pk	10	12
18	13,300	2,760	Summit Pk	San Juan Range South San Juans	“Phoenix Pk”	41.56	Summit Peak	2	1
19	12,951	2,691	Richthofen, Mt	Front Range Never Summer Rg	Ypsilon Mtn Taylor Pk	11.28	Mt Richthofen	1	2
20	12,296	2,676	Parkview Mtn TR	Rabbit Ears Range	Cascade Mtn B	9.30	Parkview Mtn	1	3
21	12,721	2,467	Chair Mtn TR	Elk Range The Raggeds	Hawk BM PT 12,789	8.08	Chair Mtn	2	1
22	12,431	2,451	Bison Pk	Front Range Tarryall Mtns	Logan, Mt PT 12,567	19.18	McCurdy Mtn	6	20
23	13,560	2,420	Hagues Pk	Front Range Mummy Range	Longs Pk Chiefs Head Pkk	15.96	Trail Ridge	3	4
24	14,265	2,365	Castle Pk A	Elk Range	La Plata Pk	20.91	Hayden Pk	2	1
25	14,420	2,360	Harvard, Mt	Sawatch Range Collegiate Peaks	Elbert, Mt Massive, Mt	14.96 19.97	Mt Harvard	2	2
26	13,158	2,338	Twilight Pk	San Juan Range West Needle Mtns	Pigeon Pk Grand Turk	4.91	Snowdon Pk	1	1
27	11,327	2,307	Crater Pk	Grand Mesa	Lamborn, Mt PT 11,763	18.02	Chalk Mtn	1
28	11,570	2,260	“Puma Pk”	Front Range Puma Hills	“Tater Top” Little Baldy Mtn	6.80	Farnum Pk	1	1
29	12,340	2,240	Elliott Mtn	San Juan Range Rico Mtns	Blackhawk Mtn Wilson, Mt	5.14	Rico	1	1
30	14,087	2,187	Windom Pk	San Juan Range Needle Mtns	Wilson, Mt Uncompahgre Pk	26.55 31.86	Columbine Pass	4	2
31	10,879	2,182	“Sand Mtn North” aka Meaden Pk	Elkhead Mtns	Buck Mtn, South Buck Mtn, North	18.17	Meaden Pk
32	12,385	2,125	Anthracite Range HP	Elk Range Antharcite Range	East Beckwith Mtn West Elk Pk	4.79	Anthracite Range	1	1
End of Colorado’s P2K Ranges
33	12,031	1,971	Chalk BM	Chalk Mtns	Fets Pk PT 12,727	6.17	Elephant Head Rock
34	11,020	1,880	Laramie Mtns HP	Laramie Mtns	Crown Point Cameron Pk	9.90	South Bald Mtn
35	12,429	1,749	“Pk X” B	Front Range Kenosha Mtns	Logan, Mt	9.0	Topaz Mtn	1	12
36	13,382	1,682	Williams Mtn	Sawatch Range Williams Mtns	Twining Pk	4.06	Mt Champion	1	3
37	13,502	1,665	North Arapaho Pk	Front Range Indian Peaks	Chiefs Head Pk	15.45	Monarch Lake	6	2
38	11,396	1,576	Buck Mtn South	Sierra Madre Range	Little Agnes Mtn	3.0	Mt Zirkel
39	13,841	1,501	Half Pk	San Juan Range E-Central San Juans	Jones Mtn Handies Pk	3.92	Pole Creek Mountain	1	2
40	11,974	1,474	Long Branch Baldy	Sawatch Range Cochetopa Hills	Antora Pk	13.89	Sargents Mesa	1	1
41	10,347	1,437	Horsefly Peak	Uncompahgre Plateau	“S 10” “S 9”	11.60	Horsefly Peak	1	1
42	13,058	1,358	Owen B, Mt	Elk Range Ruby Range	Treasury Mtn	7.41	Oh Be Joyful	2	1
43	12,804	1,272	Byers Pk	San Juan Range Vasquez Mtns	Vasquez Pk	6.8	Byers Pk	1	2
44	9,748	1,168	Devils Head	San Juan Range Rampart Range	Thunder Butte	8.0	Devils Head	1	1
45	14,265	1,125	Quandary Pk	Tenmile Range	Lincoln A, Mt	3.18	Breckenridge	6	10
46	13,864	1,124	Vestal Pk	San Juan Range Grenadier Mtns	Sunlight Pk	4.3	Storm King Pk	3	2
47	11,056	1,076	Middle Chain Mtn	Chain Mtns	Browning Ridge	1.5	Minnesota Pass
48	12,060	1,000	Big Agnes Mtn	Sawtooth Mtns	Zirkel, Mt	1.5	Mt Zirkel		1
End of Colorado’s P1K Ranges
49	12,340	720	South Twin Cone Pk	Front Range Platte River Mtns	“Pk X” B	5.24	Mt Logan	2	6
50	12,757	577	Coon Hill	Front Range Williams Fork Mtns	“Golden Bear Pk”	1.4	Loveland Pass	1	2
51	10,530	440	PT 10,530	San Juan Range Twin Mtns	PT 10,610 Sawtooth Mtn	2.17	Twin Mountains

Notes by Gerry Roach

Our Colorado range summit climbs
Gerry Roach’s totals: 106 ascents; 44/51 overall
Jennifer Roach’s totals: 142 ascents; 44/51 overall
Gerry and Jennifer’s combined total as of 9/17/14: 248 ascents
There are 51 summits on this list.
The pass separating the Front Range from the Tenmile-Mosquito Range is 11,481-foot Boreas Pass. Many assume that Hoosier Pass separates these two ranges simply because CO 9 crosses this pass, and it is more familiar to most people. However, Hoosier Pass is 11,539 feet high, so the slightly lower Boreas Pass is the connecting pass.
The pass separating the Front Range from the Park Range is 8,710-foot Muddy Pass, which is crossed by US 40. This definition makes the Rabbit Ears Range a sub range of the Front Range. The pass separating the Rabbit Ears Range from the rest of the Front Range is 9,621-foot Willow Creek Pass.
The pass separating the Gore Range from the Tenmile-Mosquito Range is 10,580-foot Vail Pass, which is crossed by I 70. The peaks on or near the Continental Divide between 11,340-foot Fremont Pass and Vail Pass are in the Tenmile-Mosquito Range, not the Gore Range.
The pass separating the Tenmile-Mosquito Range and the Sawatch Range is 10,424-foot Tennessee Pass.
The pass separating the Sawatch Range and the Sangre de Cristo Range is 9,019-foot Poncha Pass.
The pass separating the Sawatch Range and the San Juan Range is 10,067-foot Cochetopa Pass. This makes the La Garitas a sub range of the San Juans. The pass separating the La Garitas and the rest of the San Juan Range is 10,898-foot Spring Creek Pass
The pass separating the Sawatch Range and the Elk Range is an 11,920-foot pass one mile northeast of 11,928-foot Taylor Pass.

Colorado’s Range Summits

– Sorted by Prominence

– To sort by Elevation, click here or the link at the top of the Elev column

Notes by Gerry Roach

Our Colorado range summit climbs

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