Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
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Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
of North America
North America
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Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid
Geoid
The geoid is that equipotential surface which would coincide exactly with the mean ocean surface of the Earth, if the oceans were in equilibrium, at rest , and extended through the continents . According to C.F...
, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
as an equipotential
Equipotential
Equipotential or isopotential in mathematics and physics refers to a region in space where every point in it is at the same potential. This usually refers to a scalar potential , although it can also be applied to vector potentials...
gravitational surface
Surface
In mathematics, specifically in topology, a surface is a two-dimensional topological manifold. The most familiar examples are those that arise as the boundaries of solid objects in ordinary three-dimensional Euclidean space R3 — for example, the surface of a ball...
. Topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
is the elevation difference between the summit
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation
Topographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
is the minimum great circle
Great circle
A great circle, also known as a Riemannian circle, of a sphere is the intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere, as opposed to a general circle of a sphere where the plane is not required to pass through the center...
distance to a point of higher elevation.
This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence.
Highest major summits
The following sortable table lists the 100 highest major mountain peaksSummit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
with a topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
of at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet). Topographic elevation is defined as the vertical distance above the reference geoid
Geoid
The geoid is that equipotential surface which would coincide exactly with the mean ocean surface of the Earth, if the oceans were in equilibrium, at rest , and extended through the continents . According to C.F...
, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
as an equipotential
Equipotential
Equipotential or isopotential in mathematics and physics refers to a region in space where every point in it is at the same potential. This usually refers to a scalar potential , although it can also be applied to vector potentials...
gravitational surface
Surface
In mathematics, specifically in topology, a surface is a two-dimensional topological manifold. The most familiar examples are those that arise as the boundaries of solid objects in ordinary three-dimensional Euclidean space R3 — for example, the surface of a ball...
. A total of 78 of these highest peaks are located in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, 10 in Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, 5 in New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, 3 in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, 2 in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, and 1 each in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
and Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
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The first 64 of these Rocky Mountain summits have at least 4000 meters (13123.4 feet) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence.
| Rank Ranking A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either 'ranked higher than', 'ranked lower than' or 'ranked equal to' the second.... |
Mountain Peak Summit (topography) In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation... |
Region | Mountain Range Mountain range A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain... |
Elevation | Prominence Topographic prominence In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit... |
Isolation Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for... |
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| 1 | Mount Elbert Mount Elbert Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America, at , the highest of the fourteeners in Colorado, and the high point of the Sawatch Range. It is located in Lake County, approximately southwest of Leadville... |
 Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 2 | Mount Massive Mount Massive Mount Massive is a fourteener in the Sawatch Range of the US State of Colorado. It is the second tallest peak in Colorado, edging out the third highest, Mount Harvard, by seven feet, and lower than Mount Elbert by . It is the third highest peak in the contiguous United States... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 3 | Mount Harvard Mount Harvard Mount Harvard is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the third highest mountain in Colorado, and also the fourth highest mountain in the Contiguous United States... |
Colorado |
Collegiate Peaks Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. The Collegiate Peaks include some of the highest mountains in the Rockies... |
| 4 | La Plata Peak La Plata Peak La Plata Peak is over fourteen thousand feet in elevation and the fifth highest mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Sawatch Range in northwestern Chaffee County, approximately southwest of Leadville, Colorado, just south of Twin Lakes and State Highway 82 on the east side... |
Colorado |
Collegiate Peaks Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. The Collegiate Peaks include some of the highest mountains in the Rockies... |
| 5 | Blanca Peak Blanca Peak Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sierra Blanca Massif at the southern tip of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. It is the fourth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and the eighth highest peak in the contiguous United States.... |
Colorado |
Sierra Blanca |
| 6 | Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak is the sixth highest mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado and is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains. It is located in the Uncompahgre Wilderness in the northern San Juans, in northern Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles west of the town of Lake City.Uncompahgre... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 7 | Crestone Peak Crestone Peak Crestone Peak is the seventh highest peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the second highest peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range after Blanca Peak. It rises in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness above the east side of the San Luis Valley along the boundary between Saguache and Custer counties,... |
Colorado |
Crestones Crestones The Crestones are a group of four 14,000 foot peaks in the Sangre de Cristo Range above Crestone, Colorado, comprising:*Crestone Peak *Crestone Needle *Kit Carson Mountain... |
| 8 | Mount Lincoln Mount Lincoln (Colorado) Mount Lincoln is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the eighth highest peak in the state, and the 11th highest in the contiguous United States. It is located in the Mosquito Range, just west of Hoosier Pass, and is the highest peak in that range... |
Colorado |
Mosquito Range Mosquito Range The Mosquito Range is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The peaks of the range form a ridge running north-south for approximately 40 miles from southern Summit County on the north end, then along the boundary between Lake and Park counties... |
| 9 | Castle Peak Castle Peak (Colorado) Castle Peak is a fourteener in the Elk Mountains in the US state of Colorado. It is the highest peak in the Elks and the twelfth highest in Colorado. The peak is in Pitkin County near the Gunnison County line and about south of Aspen. The best climbing months are June, July, August, September... |
Colorado |
Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
| 10 | Grays Peak Grays Peak Grays Peak is the highest mountain in the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado. Its nearest major city is Denver. The first man to ascend Grays Peak, botanist Charles C. Parry, named the peak for his botanist... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 11 | Mount Antero Mount Antero Mount Antero is the eleventh highest peak in Colorado, with an elevation of . Also known as Antero Peak, it is named for Chief Antero of the Uintah band of Utes. It is located in the central Sawatch Range in Chaffee County between the towns of Buena Vista and Salida... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 12 | Mount Evans Mount Evans Mount Evans is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains, in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado, and the closest fourteener to Denver... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 13 | Longs Peak Longs Peak Longs Peak is one of the 53 mountains with summits over 14,000 feet in Colorado. It can be prominently seen from Longmont, Colorado, as well as from the rest of the Colorado Front Range. It is named after Major Stephen Long, who explored the area in the 1820s... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 14 | Mount Wilson Mount Wilson (Colorado) Mount Wilson is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness in Dolores County approximately 10 miles north of Rico and 10 miles southwest of Telluride. It is the highest peak in the San Miguel Mountains, a subrange of the San... |
Colorado |
San Miguel Mountains |
| 15 | Mount Princeton Mount Princeton Mount Princeton is one of the fourteeners of the US state of Colorado. It lies in the Collegiate Peaks, in the central part of the Sawatch Range, just west of the Arkansas River. While not one of the highest peaks of the Sawatch, it is one of the most dramatic, as it rises over 6,500 feet from the... |
Colorado |
Collegiate Peaks Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. The Collegiate Peaks include some of the highest mountains in the Rockies... |
| 16 | Mount Yale Mount Yale Mount Yale is one of nine fourteeners in the Collegiate Peaks, in the central part of the Sawatch Range near Buena Vista, Colorado. It is the 21st tallest peak in Colorado and the 5th highest in the Collegiate Peaks.-Geography:... |
Colorado |
Collegiate Peaks Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. The Collegiate Peaks include some of the highest mountains in the Rockies... |
| 17 | Maroon Peak | Colorado |
Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
| 18 | Mount Sneffels Mount Sneffels Mount Sneffels is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of the northern San Juan Mountains, in Ouray County approximately 5 miles west of the town of Ouray. The summit of Mount Sneffels is the highest point in Ouray... |
Colorado |
Sneffels Range Sneffels Range The Sneffels Range, regionally conterminous with San Juans, is the name of a young, prominent, rocky, range of mountains in southwestern Colorado of the San Juan Mountains. The Sneffels Range is often compared with the Grand Tetons because they both have a similar rugged appearance... |
| 19 | Capitol Peak Capitol Peak (Colorado) Capitol Peak is the thirty-second highest mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Elk Mountains in southern Pitkin County west of Aspen, within the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. It lies on the long ridge connecting the heart of the Elk Mountains with Mount Sopris to the... |
Colorado |
Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
| 20 | Pikes Peak Pikes Peak Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America.... |
Colorado |
Pikes Peak Massif |
| 21 | Mount Eolus Mount Eolus Mount Eolus is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado, the highest of the Needle Mountains . It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness in La Plata County approximately south of Silverton.Mount Eolus is one of three fourteeners in the Needle Mountains; the others are Sunlight Peak and Windom... |
Colorado |
Needle Mountains Needle Mountains (Colorado) The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest. The range is notable for having some of the most rugged... |
| 22 | Handies Peak Handies Peak Handies Peak is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County approximately south west of Lake City.-See also:* List of Colorado fourteeners* Mountain peaks of Colorado... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 23 | Culebra Peak Culebra Peak Culebra Peak is the highest peak of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the United States. It is the southernmost fourteener in Colorado. It is also the only fourteener on private land. Access is limited, and a fee is charged to climb the peak... |
Colorado |
Culebra Range |
| 24 | San Luis Peak San Luis Peak San Luis Peak is a fourteen thousand foot peak in the San Juan Mountains of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the La Garita Wilderness in Saguache County approximately north of Creede... |
Colorado |
La Garita Mountains La Garita Mountains During the Oligocene epoch, a series of caldera building eruptions of titanic proportions, some as large as VEI-8, devastated what is now Colorado and raised up the mountain chain, part of the San Juan Mountains. The La Garita supervolcano's mega-colossal eruption created 5000 km3 of tephra,... |
| 25 | Mount of the Holy Cross Mount of the Holy Cross Mount of the Holy Cross is the northernmost 14,000-foot mountain in the Sawatch Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness near the ghost town of Holy Cross City and in Eagle County. It was named for the distinctive cross-shaped snowfield on the... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 26 | Grizzly Peak Grizzly Peak (Colorado) Grizzly Peak is a mountain in Colorado, the highest thirteener in the state. The mountain is composed of andesite lava flows and breccias of Oligocene age. It is located in the Sawatch Range on the Continental Divide, on the border between Pitkin County and Chaffee County... |
Colorado |
Collegiate Peaks Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. The Collegiate Peaks include some of the highest mountains in the Rockies... |
| 27 | Mount Ouray Mount Ouray Mount Ouray is a peak located in the central part of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is 18 miles southwest of the town of Salida, in northern Saguache County, the northern base of the peak stretches into to southern Chaffee County. The peak makes up the southern tip of Sawatch Mountains... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 28 | Vermilion Peak Vermilion Peak Vermilion Peak is a mountain in Colorado. It is one of 637 Colorado peaks above 13,000 feet . It is located in the San Juan Range, and is the 74th highest mountain in Colorado. It is named Vermilion Peak because of the red-orange color it takes on when the sun shines on it. It is 9.7 miles ESE of... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 29 | Mount Silverheels Mount Silverheels Mount Silverheels is a mountain in Colorado, one of the 637 peaks above in elevation in the state . It is located in the Front Range in Park County, Colorado between Breckenridge and Fairplay, within the Pike National Forest... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 30 | Rio Grande Pyramid Rio Grande Pyramid Rio Grande Pyramid, elevation , is a mountain in Hinsdale County, Colorado. The summit is located 10.8 miles ENE of Jagged Mountain, Colorado.... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 31 | Gannett Peak Gannett Peak Gannett Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming and straddles the boundary between Fremont and Sublette Counties along the Continental Divide.- Overview :... |
 Wyoming |
Wind River Range Wind River Range The Wind River Range , is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. The range runs roughly NW-SE for approximately 100 miles . The Continental Divide follows the crest of the range and includes Gannett Peak, which at 13,804 feet , is the highest peak... |
| 32 | Grand Teton Grand Teton Grand Teton is the highest mountain in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, and a classic destination in American mountaineering.- Geography :... |
Wyoming |
Teton Range Teton Range The Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. A north-south range, it is on the Wyoming side of the state's border with Idaho, just south of Yellowstone National Park. Most of the range is in Grand Teton National Park.... |
| 33 | Bald Mountain Bald Mountain (Colorado) Bald Mountain, elevation , is a summit in the Arapahoe National Forest southeast of Breckenridge, Colorado.... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 34 | Mount Oso Mount Oso Mount Oso is a mountain in Western Stanislaus County, located on theDiablo Range. At 3,360 feet in elevation, it is the third highest point in Stanislaus County. There are many radio stations and an unused forest fire lookout tower on the mountain... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 35 | Mount Jackson Mount Jackson (Colorado) Mount Jackson, elevation , is a summit in Eagle County, Colorado. The peak was named after photographer William Henry Jackson, who accompanied the Hayden Survey in the 1870s.-See also:* Colorado 4000 meter peaks* Mountain peaks of Colorado... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 36 | Bard Peak | Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 37 | Peak 10 | Colorado |
Tenmile Range Tenmile Range The Tenmile Range is a mountain range in U.S. state of Colorado. The range is an extension of the Mosquito Range which is part of the Rocky Mountains. 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... |
| 38 | West Spanish Peak West Spanish Peak West Spanish Peak is a high mountain peak in the US state of Colorado. It is the higher of the two Spanish Peaks, two large igneous stocks which form an eastern outlier of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains... |
Colorado |
Spanish Peaks Spanish Peaks The Spanish Peaks are a pair of volcanic mountains located in southwestern Huerfano County, Colorado. The Ute indians named them Huajatolla , meaning "two breasts". The Spanish name translates as "Breasts of the Earth". The two peaks, West Spanish Peak and East Spanish Peak, are the easternmost... |
| 39 | Mount Powell | Colorado |
Gore Range Gore Range The Gore Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado in the United States. The range runs for approximately 60 miles northwest-to-southeast, through western Grand and Summit counties, and eastern Routt and Eagle counties... |
| 40 | Hagues Peak Hagues Peak Hagues Peak, elevation , is the highest summit of the Mummy Range of Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado.... |
Colorado |
Mummy Range Mummy Range The Mummy Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The range is a short subrange of the Front Range located in southwestern Larimer County northwest of the town of Estes Park... |
| 41 | Tower Mountain | Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 42 | Treasure Mountain | Colorado |
Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
| 43 | Kings Peak Kings Peak For the mountain in Idaho, see Kings Peak .Kings Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. state of Utah,with an elevation of . It lies just south of the spine of the central Uinta Mountains, in the Ashley National Forest in northeastern Utah, in north-central Duchesne County. It is also located in the... |
 Utah |
Uinta Range |
| 44 | North Arapaho Peak North Arapaho Peak North Arapaho Peak is a mountain on the Continental Divide in Colorado, one of the 637 peaks above in elevation in the state . It is located in the Indian Peaks area of the Front Range in Boulder County and Grand County, Colorado, within the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area of Arapaho and Roosevelt... |
Colorado |
Indian Peaks |
| 45 | Parry Peak Parry Peak Parry Peak is a mountain in the Rocky Mountains, about west of Denver, Colorado. The name honors Charles Christopher Parry, a botanist who made extensive studies of the Colorado mountain flora in the 1860s... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 46 | Williams Mountains High Point | Colorado |
Williams Mountains |
| 47 | Sultan Mountain | Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 48 | Mount Herard | Colorado |
Sangre de Cristo Range Sangre de Cristo Range The Sangre de Cristo Range, called the East Range locally in the San Luis Valley, is a narrow mountain range of the Rocky Mountains running north and south along the east side of the Rio Grande Rift in southern Colorado in the United States... |
| 49 | West Buffalo Peak | Colorado |
Mosquito Range Mosquito Range The Mosquito Range is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The peaks of the range form a ridge running north-south for approximately 40 miles from southern Summit County on the north end, then along the boundary between Lake and Park counties... |
| 50 | Summit Peak Summit Peak Summit Peak, elevation , sits on the Continental Divide in southern Colorado. The mountain is the highest point in the South San Juan Wilderness.... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 51 | Dolores Peak | Colorado |
San Miguel Mountains |
| 52 | Antora Peak | Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 53 | Henry Mountain | Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 54 | Lavender Peak | Colorado |
La Plata Mountains La Plata Mountains The La Plata Mountains are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado, United States. They are located on the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties, about northwest of Durango. Their name is Spanish for silver.The peaks of the range are easily visible... |
| 55 | Hesperus Mountain | Colorado |
La Plata Mountains La Plata Mountains The La Plata Mountains are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado, United States. They are located on the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties, about northwest of Durango. Their name is Spanish for silver.The peaks of the range are easily visible... |
| 56 | Jacque Peak | Colorado |
Gore Range Gore Range The Gore Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado in the United States. The range runs for approximately 60 miles northwest-to-southeast, through western Grand and Summit counties, and eastern Routt and Eagle counties... |
| 57 | Bennett Peak | Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 58 | Wind River Peak Wind River Peak Wind River Peak is the highest point in the southern end of the Wind River Range that is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak straddles the Continental Divide and is surrounded by National Forest lands... |
Wyoming |
Wind River Range Wind River Range The Wind River Range , is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. The range runs roughly NW-SE for approximately 100 miles . The Continental Divide follows the crest of the range and includes Gannett Peak, which at 13,804 feet , is the highest peak... |
| 59 | Conejos Peak Conejos Peak Conejos Peak is a mountain peak in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado.... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 60 | Cloud Peak Cloud Peak Cloud Peak is the highest peak within the Big Horn Mountains in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It rises to an elevation of and provides onlookers with dramatic views and vistas. The mountain can be climbed most easily from the western side. The peak is located in the 189,000 acre Cloud Peak... |
Wyoming |
Bighorn Mountains |
| 61 | Wheeler Peak Wheeler Peak (New Mexico) Wheeler Peak is, at 13,161 ft, the highest peak in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is located northeast of Taos in the northern part of the state, and just 2 miles southeast of the ski slopes of Taos Ski Valley... |
 New Mexico |
Taos Mountains |
| 62 | Francs Peak Francs Peak Francs Peak is the highest point in the Absaroka Range which extends from north central Wyoming into south central Montana, in the United States. Located in the Washakie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest, the peak is a relatively easy climb which can be achieved in less than a day... |
Wyoming |
Absaroka Range Absaroka Range The Absaroka Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The range stretches about 150 mi across the Montana-Wyoming border, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and the western side of the Bighorn Basin. The range borders the Beartooth Mountains... |
| 63 | Twilight Peak Twilight Peak Twilight Peak is in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States, south of Silverton. Twilight peak is in the West Needle Mountains, a sub-range of the San Juans. The standard approach is via a trail from Molas Pass to the north... |
Colorado |
West Needle Mountains |
| 64 | South River Peak | Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 65 | Bushnell Peak | Colorado |
Sangre de Cristo Range Sangre de Cristo Range The Sangre de Cristo Range, called the East Range locally in the San Luis Valley, is a narrow mountain range of the Rocky Mountains running north and south along the east side of the Rio Grande Rift in southern Colorado in the United States... |
| 66 | Truchas Peak Truchas Peak Truchas Peak is the second highest independent peak in the US State of New Mexico. It is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 26 mi northeast of Santa Fe. It lies within the Pecos Wilderness, part of the Santa Fe National Forest... |
New Mexico |
Santa Fe Mountains |
| 67 | West Elk Peak | Colorado |
West Elk Mountains West Elk Mountains The West Elk Mountains are a mountain range in the west-central part of the US state of Colorado. They lie primarily within the Gunnison National Forest, and part of the range is protected as the West Elk Wilderness... |
| 68 | Peak 13,010 | Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 69 | Mount Robson Mount Robson Mount Robson is the most prominent mountain in North America's Rocky Mountain range; it is also the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain is located entirely within Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, and is part of the Rainbow Range. It is commonly thought to be the... |
 British Columbia |
Northern Continental Ranges |
| 70 | Clark Peak Clark Peak (Medicine Bow Mountains) Clark Peak, with a summit elevation of , is the highest peak of the Medicine Bow Mountains. It is situated in the Rawah Wilderness along the border between Larimer and Jackson counties in northern Colorado... |
Colorado |
Medicine Bow Mountains Medicine Bow Mountains The Medicine Bow Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains that extend for from northern Colorado into southern Wyoming. The northern extent of this range is the sub-range the Snowy Range... |
| 71 | Mount Richthofen Mount Richthofen Mount Richthofen is a mountain located on the north end of the Never Summer Mountains in Colorado. At 12,940 feet it is the highest mountain of the range. Richthofen rises on the North Western corner of Rocky Mountain National Park.... |
Colorado |
Never Summer Mountains Never Summer Mountains The Never Summer Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States. The range is located along the northwest border of Rocky Mountain National Park, forming the continental divide between the headwaters of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain... |
| 72 | Lizard Head Peak | Wyoming |
Wind River Range Wind River Range The Wind River Range , is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. The range runs roughly NW-SE for approximately 100 miles . The Continental Divide follows the crest of the range and includes Gannett Peak, which at 13,804 feet , is the highest peak... |
| 73 | Granite Peak Granite Peak (Montana) Granite Peak, at an elevation of above sea level, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the tenth highest state high point in the nation. It lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, in Park County very near the borders of Stillwater County and Carbon County... |
 Montana |
Beartooth Mountains Beartooth Mountains The Beartooth Mountains are located in south central Montana and northwest Wyoming, U.S. and are part of the 900,000 acre Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, within Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests. The Beartooths are the location of Granite Peak, which at 12,807 feet is the highest... |
| 74 | Venado Peak Venado Peak Venado Peak is one of the major peaks of the Taos Mountains group of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is located in Taos County, New Mexico, about northeast of the town of Questa. It lies in the Latir Peak Wilderness, part of Carson National Forest... |
New Mexico |
Taos Mountains |
| 75 | Chair Mountain | Colorado |
Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
| 76 | Mount Peale Mount Peale Mount Peale is the highest point in the La Sal Mountains of San Juan County, in the southeastern part of the US state of Utah. It is also the highest point in Utah outside the Uinta Mountains. It is located about southeast of Moab... |
Utah |
La Sal Mountains |
| 77 | Mount Gunnison | Colorado |
West Elk Mountains West Elk Mountains The West Elk Mountains are a mountain range in the west-central part of the US state of Colorado. They lie primarily within the Gunnison National Forest, and part of the range is protected as the West Elk Wilderness... |
| 78 | East Spanish Peak East Spanish Peak East Spanish Peak is a high mountain peak in the US state of Colorado. It is the lower of the two Spanish Peaks, two large igneous stocks which form an eastern outlier of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.- Geology :... |
Colorado |
Spanish Peaks Spanish Peaks The Spanish Peaks are a pair of volcanic mountains located in southwestern Huerfano County, Colorado. The Ute indians named them Huajatolla , meaning "two breasts". The Spanish name translates as "Breasts of the Earth". The two peaks, West Spanish Peak and East Spanish Peak, are the easternmost... |
| 79 | Borah Peak Borah Peak Borah Peak is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is located in the central section of the Lost River Range, within the Challis National Forest in eastern Custer County. The peak is named for William Borah , a prominent U.S... |
 Idaho |
Lost River Range Lost River Range The Lost River Range is a group of high mountains located in central Idaho, in the northwestern United States. It runs southeast for approximately 75 miles from the Salmon River near the community of Challis to the Snake River Valley near Arco... |
| 80 | Mount Wood Mount Wood (Montana) Mount Wood is the highest summit in the Granite Range, a subrange of the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. It is located within the Custer National Forest.... |
Montana |
Granite Range Granite Range (Montana) The Granite Range, el. , is a mountain range southwest of Absarokee, Montana in Stillwater County, Montana.... |
| 81 | Santa Fe Baldy Santa Fe Baldy Santa Fe Baldy is a prominent summit in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico, United States, located 15 mi northeast of Santa Fe. There are no higher mountains in New Mexico south of Santa Fe Baldy... |
New Mexico |
Santa Fe Mountains |
| 82 | Gothic Mountain | Colorado |
Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
| 83 | Lone Cone | Colorado |
San Miguel Mountains |
| 84 | Castle Mountain | Montana |
Beartooth Mountains Beartooth Mountains The Beartooth Mountains are located in south central Montana and northwest Wyoming, U.S. and are part of the 900,000 acre Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, within Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests. The Beartooths are the location of Granite Peak, which at 12,807 feet is the highest... |
| 85 | Mount Moran Mount Moran Mount Moran is a mountain in Grand Teton National Park of western Wyoming, USA. The mountain is named for Thomas Moran, an American western frontier landscape artist. Mount Moran dominates the northern section of the Teton Range rising above Jackson Lake. Several active glaciers exist on the... |
Wyoming |
Teton Range Teton Range The Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. A north-south range, it is on the Wyoming side of the state's border with Idaho, just south of Yellowstone National Park. Most of the range is in Grand Teton National Park.... |
| 86 | Graham Peak Graham Peak Graham Peak is a peak about 7 nautical miles east of Mount Riiser-Larsen in the northwest part of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land. It was plotted from air photos taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for N. Graham, a cook at Wilkes... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 87 | Whetstone Mountain | Colorado |
West Elk Mountains West Elk Mountains The West Elk Mountains are a mountain range in the west-central part of the US state of Colorado. They lie primarily within the Gunnison National Forest, and part of the range is protected as the West Elk Wilderness... |
| 88 | Specimen Mountain | Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 89 | Baldy Mountain | New Mexico |
Cimarron Range |
| 90 | East Beckwith Mountain | Colorado |
West Elk Mountains West Elk Mountains The West Elk Mountains are a mountain range in the west-central part of the US state of Colorado. They lie primarily within the Gunnison National Forest, and part of the range is protected as the West Elk Wilderness... |
| 91 | Atlantic Peak | Wyoming |
Wind River Range Wind River Range The Wind River Range , is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. The range runs roughly NW-SE for approximately 100 miles . The Continental Divide follows the crest of the range and includes Gannett Peak, which at 13,804 feet , is the highest peak... |
| 92 | Bison Peak | Colorado |
Tarryall Mountains |
| 93 | Anthracite Peak | Colorado |
West Elk Mountains West Elk Mountains The West Elk Mountains are a mountain range in the west-central part of the US state of Colorado. They lie primarily within the Gunnison National Forest, and part of the range is protected as the West Elk Wilderness... |
| 94 | Matchless Mountain Matchless Mountain Matchless Mountain is a mountain which rises to 1,140 m on the south margin of the Fry Glacier, at the juncture of Atka Glacier, in Convoy Range, Victoria Land. The name was suggested by New Zealand geologist Christopher J... |
Colorado |
Elk Mountains Elk Mountains (Colorado) The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring... |
| 95 | Flat Top Mountain Flat Top Mountain (Colorado) Flat Top Mountain, elevation , is the highest point in the Flat Tops Range of Garfield County, Colorado. Its prominence is 4,034 feet.... |
Colorado |
Flat Tops Flat Tops (Colorado) Flat Tops is a mountain range located in Colorado within the Routt and White River National Forests. The area is home to 110 Ponds and Lakes.Much of the range is within the boundary of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area.... |
| 96 | Mount Nystrom | Wyoming |
Wind River Range Wind River Range The Wind River Range , is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. The range runs roughly NW-SE for approximately 100 miles . The Continental Divide follows the crest of the range and includes Gannett Peak, which at 13,804 feet , is the highest peak... |
| 97 | Greenhorn Mountain Greenhorn mountain Greenhorn Mountain is the highest point in the Wet Mountains of southern Colorado and at elevation is just high enough to pass tree line which is about in this part of Colorado. The massive mountain can be seen from Pueblo and all along Interstate 25 rising 6,000 feet above the surrounding area... |
Colorado |
Wet Mountains Wet Mountains The Wet Mountains are a small range of mountains in southern Colorado named for the amount of snow they receive in the winter. There are three variant names of this range: Cuerno Verde, Greenhorn Mountains, and Sierra Mojadas... |
| 98 | Elliott Mountain | Colorado |
San Miguel Mountains |
| 99 | Carter Mountain | Wyoming |
Absaroka Range Absaroka Range The Absaroka Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The range stretches about 150 mi across the Montana-Wyoming border, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and the western side of the Bighorn Basin. The range borders the Beartooth Mountains... |
| 100 | Parkview Mountain Parkview Mountain Parkview Mountain, elevation , is the highest summit of the Rabbit Ears Range in northern Colorado. The mountain is on the Continental Divide in Routt National Forest about southwest of Willow Creek Pass.... |
Colorado |
Rabbit Ears Range Rabbit Ears Range The Rabbit Ears Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States. The range stretches east-west along the continental divide forming the border between Grand and Jackson Counties, separating Middle Park from North Park... |
Most prominent summits
The following sortable table lists the 100 most topographically prominentTopographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
mountain peaks
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
. Topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
is defined as the elevation difference between the summit
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
and the highest or key col to a higher summit. A total of 32 of these 100 most prominent peaks are located in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, 15 in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, 15 in Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, 13 in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, 10 in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, 10 in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, 6 in Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, and 2 in New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
.
The first 37 of these Rocky Mountain summits qualify as ultra-prominent peaks, summits with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence.
| Rank Ranking A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either 'ranked higher than', 'ranked lower than' or 'ranked equal to' the second.... |
Mountain Peak Summit (topography) In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation... |
Region | Mountain Range Mountain range A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain... |
Elevation | Prominence Topographic prominence In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit... |
Isolation Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for... |
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| 1 | Mount Robson Mount Robson Mount Robson is the most prominent mountain in North America's Rocky Mountain range; it is also the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain is located entirely within Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, and is part of the Rainbow Range. It is commonly thought to be the... |
British Columbia |
Northern Continental Ranges |
| 2 | Mount Elbert Mount Elbert Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America, at , the highest of the fourteeners in Colorado, and the high point of the Sawatch Range. It is located in Lake County, approximately southwest of Leadville... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 3 | Mount Columbia Mount Columbia (Alberta) Mount Columbia is the highest point in Alberta, Canada and the second highest peak in the Canadian Rockies after Mount Robson. It is located on the border between Alberta and British Columbia on the northern edge of the Columbia Icefield. Its highest point, however, lies within Jasper National Park... |
 Alberta British Columbia |
Columbia Icefield Columbia Icefield The Columbia Icefield is an icefield located in the Canadian Rockies, astride the Continental Divide of North America. The icefield lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff National Park and the southern end of Jasper National Park. It is about 325 km² in area, 100 to 365 metres in depth and... |
| 4 | Ulysses Mountain | British Columbia |
Muskwa Ranges Muskwa Ranges The Muskwa Ranges are a group of mountain ranges in northern British Columbia, Canada. They are part of the Northern Rockies section of the Rocky Mountains and are bounded on their west by the Rocky Mountain Trench and on their east by the Rocky Mountain Foothills... |
| 5 | Cloud Peak Cloud Peak Cloud Peak is the highest peak within the Big Horn Mountains in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It rises to an elevation of and provides onlookers with dramatic views and vistas. The mountain can be climbed most easily from the western side. The peak is located in the 189,000 acre Cloud Peak... |
Wyoming |
Bighorn Mountains |
| 6 | Gannett Peak Gannett Peak Gannett Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming and straddles the boundary between Fremont and Sublette Counties along the Continental Divide.- Overview :... |
Wyoming |
Wind River Range Wind River Range The Wind River Range , is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. The range runs roughly NW-SE for approximately 100 miles . The Continental Divide follows the crest of the range and includes Gannett Peak, which at 13,804 feet , is the highest peak... |
| 7 | Mount Assiniboine Mount Assiniboine Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a mountain located on the Great Divide, on the British Columbia/Alberta border in Canada.... |
Alberta British Columbia |
Southern Continental Ranges |
| 8 | Mount Edith Cavell Mount Edith Cavell Mount Edith Cavell is a mountain located in the Athabasca River and Astoria River valleys of Jasper National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1916 for Edith Cavell, an English nurse and spy executed by the Germans during World War I for having helped allied soldiers escape from occupied... |
Alberta |
South Jasper Ranges |
| 9 | Grand Teton Grand Teton Grand Teton is the highest mountain in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, and a classic destination in American mountaineering.- Geography :... |
Wyoming |
Teton Range Teton Range The Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. A north-south range, it is on the Wyoming side of the state's border with Idaho, just south of Yellowstone National Park. Most of the range is in Grand Teton National Park.... |
| 10 | Kings Peak Kings Peak For the mountain in Idaho, see Kings Peak .Kings Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. state of Utah,with an elevation of . It lies just south of the spine of the central Uinta Mountains, in the Ashley National Forest in northeastern Utah, in north-central Duchesne County. It is also located in the... |
Utah |
Uinta Range |
| 11 | Mount Goodsir Mount Goodsir Mount Goodsir is the highest mountain in the Ottertail Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. It is located in Yoho National Park, near its border with Kootenay National Park... |
British Columbia |
Ottertail Range |
| 12 | Mount Peale Mount Peale Mount Peale is the highest point in the La Sal Mountains of San Juan County, in the southeastern part of the US state of Utah. It is also the highest point in Utah outside the Uinta Mountains. It is located about southeast of Moab... |
Utah |
La Sal Mountains |
| 13 | Borah Peak Borah Peak Borah Peak is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is located in the central section of the Lost River Range, within the Challis National Forest in eastern Custer County. The peak is named for William Borah , a prominent U.S... |
Idaho |
Lost River Range Lost River Range The Lost River Range is a group of high mountains located in central Idaho, in the northwestern United States. It runs southeast for approximately 75 miles from the Salmon River near the community of Challis to the Snake River Valley near Arco... |
| 14 | Mount Harrison Mount Harrison Mount Harrison is a large mountain which dominates the ridge separating the Robilliard and Svendsen Glaciers, in the Usarp Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Louis J... |
British Columbia |
Southern Continental Ranges |
| 15 | Mount Sir Alexander | British Columbia |
Northern Continental Ranges |
| 16 | Mount Hector Mount Hector (Alberta) Mount Hector is a mountain in Banff National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1884 by George M. Dawson after James Hector, a geologist on the Palliser Expedition. The mountain is located beside the Icefields Parkway, north of Lake Louise.... |
Alberta |
Central Front Ranges |
| 17 | Whitehorn Mountain | British Columbia |
Northern Continental Ranges |
| 18 | Mount Chown Mount Chown Mount Chown is Alberta's 36th highest peak. It was named by Chown, Reverend Samuel Dwight. It is located in the northwest corner of Jasper National Park on the border with the Willmore Wilderness Park. It lays between two glaciers the Chown Glacier and the Resthaven Glacier.... |
Alberta |
Northern Continental Ranges |
| 19 | Crazy Peak Crazy Peak Crazy Peak is the highest peak in the Crazy Mountains, an isolated range of the Montana Rockies, in the United States. Crazy Peak dominates the surroundings, rising over 7,000 feet above the Yellowstone River Valley, and is the highest peak in Montana north of the Beartooth Mountains, which are 50... |
Montana |
Crazy Mountains Crazy Mountains The Crazy Mountains, often called the Crazies, are a mountain range in the northern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana.-Geography:... |
| 20 | McDonald Peak McDonald Peak McDonald Peak is located in the U.S. state of Montana and is the highest peak in the Mission Mountains. McDonald Peak is situated within the Flathead Indian Reservation. The peak has the second greatest topographic prominence of all summits within Montana and is almost away from the next highest... |
Montana |
Mission Range |
| 21 | Pikes Peak Pikes Peak Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America.... |
Colorado |
Pikes Peak Massif |
| 22 | Mount Nebo Mount Nebo (Utah) Mount Nebo is the southernmost and highest mountain in the Wasatch Range of Utah, in the United States. Named after the biblical Mount Nebo overlooking Israel, which is said to be the place of Moses' death, it is the centerpiece of the Mount Nebo Wilderness, inside the Uinta National Forest.Mount... |
Utah |
Wasatch Range Wasatch Range The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region... |
| 23 | Snowshoe Peak Snowshoe Peak Snowshoe Peak is the highest peak in the Cabinet Mountains of Northwestern Montana and Idaho.... |
Montana |
Cabinet Mountains Cabinet Mountains The Cabinet Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains, located in northwest Montana and the Idaho panhandle, in the United States. The mountains cover an area of 2,134 square miles... |
| 24 | Jeanette Peak | British Columbia |
Selwyn Range Selwyn Range (Canada) The Selwyn Range is a mountain range in the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. A subrange of the Park Ranges of the Continental Ranges, it is located west of Jasper National Park, east of Valemount and south of Mount Robson Provincial Park.... |
| 25 | Mount Forbes Mount Forbes Mount Forbes, the eighth tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies, is located southwest of the Saskatchewan River Crossing in Banff National Park. The mountain was named by James Hector in 1859 after Edward Forbes, Hector's natural history professor at the University of Edinburgh during the... |
Alberta |
Central Icefields |
| 26 | Diamond Peak | Idaho |
Lemhi Range |
| 27 | Blanca Peak Blanca Peak Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sierra Blanca Massif at the southern tip of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. It is the fourth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and the eighth highest peak in the contiguous United States.... |
Colorado |
Sierra Blanca |
| 28 | Mount Timpanogos Mount Timpanogos Mount Timpanogos, sometimes informally referred to as Timp, is the second highest mountain in Utah's Wasatch Range. Timpanogos rises to an elevation of 11,749 feet above sea level in the Uinta National Forest... |
Utah |
Wasatch Range Wasatch Range The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region... |
| 29 | Mount Fryatt Mount Fryatt Mount Fryatt is Alberta's 26th highest peak. It was named in 1920, after Captain Charles Fryatt, a British merchant seaman who was executed by the Germans during World War I. It lies within peaks that are between the Athabasca and Whirlpool Rivers in Jasper National Park.... |
Alberta |
Hooker Icefield |
| 30 | Mount Ovington | British Columbia |
Hart Ranges Hart Ranges The Hart Ranges are one of the main geographic subdivisions of the Canadian Rockies and are the main part of the area that is meant by the Northern Rockies, although the much larger Muskwa Ranges to the north are more deserving of that term — but also much more inaccessible and much less... |
| 31 | Mount Cleveland Mount Cleveland (Montana) Mount Cleveland is the highest mountain in Glacier National Park, located in Montana, United States. It is also the highest point in the Lewis Range, which spans part of the northern portion of the Park and extends into Canada... |
Montana |
Lewis Range Lewis Range The Lewis Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Montana, U.S. and extreme southern Alberta, Canada. Formed by the Lewis Overthrust beginning 170 million years ago, an enormous slab of Precambrian rocks 3 miles thick, wide and long faulted and slid over newer... |
| 32 | Mount Sylvia | British Columbia |
Muskwa Ranges Muskwa Ranges The Muskwa Ranges are a group of mountain ranges in northern British Columbia, Canada. They are part of the Northern Rockies section of the Rocky Mountains and are bounded on their west by the Rocky Mountain Trench and on their east by the Rocky Mountain Foothills... |
| 33 | Mount Crysdale | British Columbia |
Misinchinka Ranges |
| 34 | Mount Temple | Alberta |
Bow Range Bow Range Bow Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The range is named in associated with the Bow River and was officially adopted on March 31, 1917 by the Geographic Board of Canada.... |
| 35 | Mount Ida | British Columbia |
Northern Continental Ranges |
| 36 | Gataga Peak | British Columbia |
Muskwa Ranges Muskwa Ranges The Muskwa Ranges are a group of mountain ranges in northern British Columbia, Canada. They are part of the Northern Rockies section of the Rocky Mountains and are bounded on their west by the Rocky Mountain Trench and on their east by the Rocky Mountain Foothills... |
| 37 | Mount Joffre Mount Joffre Mount Joffre is a mountain located on the Continental Divide, in the extreme southern tip of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alberta. The mountain was named in 1918 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after Marshal Joseph Joffre, commander-in-chief of the French Army during World War I.The... |
Alberta British Columbia |
Southern Continental Ranges |
| 38 | Mount Clémenceau Mount Clémenceau Mount Clemenceau is the fourth highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. The peak was originally named "Pyramid" in 1892 by Arthur Coleman. The mountain was renamed by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey in 1919 to its present name, which is for Georges Clemenceau, premier of France during World... |
British Columbia |
Clémenceau Icefield |
| 39 | Mount Brazeau Mount Brazeau Mount Brazeau is a mountain in Alberta, Canada.The mountain is located in the upper Coronet Creek Valley of Jasper National Park, and stands west of the Coronet Glacier and south of Maligne Lake. The mountain was named in 1902 by Arthur P... |
Alberta |
Queen Elizabeth Ranges Queen Elizabeth Ranges The Queen Elizabeth Ranges is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the southeastern side of Jasper National Park, Canada. The northern end of the ranges begins east of Medicine Lake and extends in a southeasterly direction past the southern shore of Maligne Lake... |
| 40 | Hyndman Peak | Idaho |
Pioneer Mountains Pioneer Mountains (Idaho) The Pioneer Mountains is a mountain range in the U.S. state of Idaho, spanning Blaine, Butte and Custer counties. The range is bounded on the west by the Big Wood River, Trail Creek and Summit Creek, and the North Fork Big Lost River, on the north and east by the East Fork Big Lost River, Left Fork... |
| 41 | Culebra Peak Culebra Peak Culebra Peak is the highest peak of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the United States. It is the southernmost fourteener in Colorado. It is also the only fourteener on private land. Access is limited, and a fee is charged to climb the peak... |
Colorado |
Culebra Range |
| 42 | Granite Peak Granite Peak (Montana) Granite Peak, at an elevation of above sea level, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the tenth highest state high point in the nation. It lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, in Park County very near the borders of Stillwater County and Carbon County... |
Montana |
Beartooth Mountains Beartooth Mountains The Beartooth Mountains are located in south central Montana and northwest Wyoming, U.S. and are part of the 900,000 acre Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, within Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests. The Beartooths are the location of Granite Peak, which at 12,807 feet is the highest... |
| 43 | Scotchman Peak | Idaho |
Cabinet Mountains Cabinet Mountains The Cabinet Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains, located in northwest Montana and the Idaho panhandle, in the United States. The mountains cover an area of 2,134 square miles... |
| 44 | Crestone Peak Crestone Peak Crestone Peak is the seventh highest peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the second highest peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range after Blanca Peak. It rises in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness above the east side of the San Luis Valley along the boundary between Saguache and Custer counties,... |
Colorado |
Crestones Crestones The Crestones are a group of four 14,000 foot peaks in the Sangre de Cristo Range above Crestone, Colorado, comprising:*Crestone Peak *Crestone Needle *Kit Carson Mountain... |
| 45 | Table Mountain | Montana |
Highland Mountains Highland Mountains The Highland Mountains, highest point Table Mountain, el. , are a small mountain range southwest of Whitehall, Montana in Silver Bow and Madison County, Montana.... |
| 46 | Mount Stimson Mount Stimson Mount Stimson is the second highest peak in Glacier National Park, located in Montana, United States. It is part of the Lewis Range, which spans much of the park. It is located in the remote southwestern portion of the park, approximately west of the Continental Divide and southeast of Lake... |
Montana |
Lewis Range Lewis Range The Lewis Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Montana, U.S. and extreme southern Alberta, Canada. Formed by the Lewis Overthrust beginning 170 million years ago, an enormous slab of Precambrian rocks 3 miles thick, wide and long faulted and slid over newer... |
| 47 | Kintla Peak Kintla Peak Kintla Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Kintla Peak is the tallest mountain in the Livingston Range and the third tallest in Glacier National Park. The mountain is in the remote northwest corner of the park and requires a hike of almost ... |
Montana |
Livingston Range Livingston Range The Livingston Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is long and wide. Over 15 summits exceed above sea level, and the highest point is... |
| 48 | Big Pryor Mountain | Montana |
Pryor Mountains Pryor Mountains The Pryor Mountains are a mountain range in Carbon County, Montana and Big Horn County, Montana. They are located on the Crow Indian Reservation and the Custer National Forest, and portions of them are on private land... |
| 49 | Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak is the sixth highest mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado and is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains. It is located in the Uncompahgre Wilderness in the northern San Juans, in northern Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles west of the town of Lake City.Uncompahgre... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 50 | Scott Peak | Idaho |
Beaverhead Mountains Beaverhead Mountains The Beaverhead Mountains, highest point Scott Peak, el. , are a mountain range straddling the Continental Divide in Montana and Idaho. They are a sub-range of the Bitterroot Range, and divide Beaverhead County, Montana from Lemhi County, Idaho and Clark County, Idaho.The Beaverheads encompass an... |
| 51 | Baldy Mountain | Montana |
Bearpaw Mountains |
| 52 | Mount Edith Mount Edith Mount Edith was named in 1886 for Edith Orde who worked as an assistant to Lady Agnes Macdonald, the wife of Canada's first prime minister. It is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta.... |
Montana |
Big Belt Mountains Big Belt Mountains The Big Belt Mountains are a section of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. Situated mainly in the Helena National Forest, the mountains are used for logging and recreation for the surrounding residents. Nearby is Helena, Montana, Canyon Ferry Lake, the Missouri River, Townsend,... |
| 53 | Black Pine Mountains High Point | Idaho |
Black Pine Mountains |
| 54 | Baldy Mountain | Montana |
Salish Mountains Salish Mountains The Salish Mountains are located in the northwest corner of the U.S. State of Montana.... |
| 55 | Greathouse Peak | Montana |
Big Snowy Mountains Big Snowy Mountains The Big Snowy Mountains, el. , are a mountain range south of Lewistown, Montana in Fergus County, Montana. One of the few points of significant elevation in the area, this is considered one of Montana's island ranges.,... |
| 56 | Hilgard Peak Hilgard Peak Hilgard Peak is the tallest mountain in the Madison Range in the U.S. state of Montana. The summit is located in a remote section of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. The peak was first climbed in 1948. The peak was named for E. W. Hilgard, a geology... |
Montana |
Madison Range Madison Range The Madison Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Idaho, U.S. The range was named in honor of future President of the United States, then U.S. Secretary of State James Madison by Meriwether Lewis as the Lewis and Clark Expedition travelled through Montana in 1805... |
| 57 | Francs Peak Francs Peak Francs Peak is the highest point in the Absaroka Range which extends from north central Wyoming into south central Montana, in the United States. Located in the Washakie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest, the peak is a relatively easy climb which can be achieved in less than a day... |
Wyoming |
Absaroka Range Absaroka Range The Absaroka Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The range stretches about 150 mi across the Montana-Wyoming border, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and the western side of the Bighorn Basin. The range borders the Beartooth Mountains... |
| 58 | Flat Top Mountain Flat Top Mountain (Colorado) Flat Top Mountain, elevation , is the highest point in the Flat Tops Range of Garfield County, Colorado. Its prominence is 4,034 feet.... |
Colorado |
Flat Tops Flat Tops (Colorado) Flat Tops is a mountain range located in Colorado within the Routt and White River National Forests. The area is home to 110 Ponds and Lakes.Much of the range is within the boundary of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area.... |
| 59 | Ute Peak | Colorado |
Ute Mountain Ute Mountain Ute Mountain , is a peak within the Ute Mountains, a small mountain range in the southwestern corner of Colorado. It is on the northern edge of the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation. The Reservation forms the southwestern corner of the state and of Montezuma County.Nomenclature for this peak and its... |
| 60 | Castle Peak Castle Peak (Idaho) Castle Peak, at high is the highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. Castle Peak is the 25th highest peak in Idaho, and the 9th most prominent peak in the state.... |
Idaho |
White Cloud Mountains White Cloud Mountains The White Cloud Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountainsof the western United States,located in central Idaho, southeast of Stanley in Custer County. The range is located within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the area that is the proposed "White Cloud - Boulder Wilderness Area." The... |
| 61 | Mount Wilson Mount Wilson (Colorado) Mount Wilson is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness in Dolores County approximately 10 miles north of Rico and 10 miles southwest of Telluride. It is the highest peak in the San Miguel Mountains, a subrange of the San... |
Colorado |
San Miguel Mountains |
| 62 | Holland Peak | Montana |
Swan Range Swan Range The Swan Range is a mountain range in western Montana in the United States . Its peaks typically rise to around . The range is bounded by the South Fork Flathead River to the east, the Flathead River to the north and northwest, the Swan River to the west, and lie to the southwest of Glacier... |
| 63 | Squaw Peak | Montana |
Reservation Divide |
| 64 | Oxford Peak | Idaho |
Bannock Range |
| 65 | Truchas Peak Truchas Peak Truchas Peak is the second highest independent peak in the US State of New Mexico. It is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 26 mi northeast of Santa Fe. It lies within the Pecos Wilderness, part of the Santa Fe National Forest... |
New Mexico |
Santa Fe Mountains |
| 66 | West Goat Peak | Montana |
Anaconda Range Anaconda Range The Anaconda Range, informally known as the "Pintlars", is a group of high mountains located in southwestern Montana, in the northwestern United States. The mountain range takes its name from the nearby town of Anaconda, founded by Marcus Daly in 1883... |
| 67 | Sacagawea Peak | Montana |
Bridger Range Bridger Mountains (Montana) The Bridger Range is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, in southern Montana in the United States. The range runs mostly in a north - south direction between Bozeman and Maudlow and is separated from the Gallatin Range to the south by Bozeman Pass... |
| 68 | Hollowtop Mountain | Montana |
Tobacco Root Mountains Tobacco Root Mountains The Tobacco Root Mountains lie in the northern Rocky Mountains, between the Jefferson and Madison Rivers in southwest Montana. The highest peak is Hollowtop at... |
| 69 | Mount Lincoln Mount Lincoln (Colorado) Mount Lincoln is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the eighth highest peak in the state, and the 11th highest in the contiguous United States. It is located in the Mosquito Range, just west of Hoosier Pass, and is the highest peak in that range... |
Colorado |
Mosquito Range Mosquito Range The Mosquito Range is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The peaks of the range form a ridge running north-south for approximately 40 miles from southern Summit County on the north end, then along the boundary between Lake and Park counties... |
| 70 | Northwest Peak | Montana |
Buckhorn Mountains |
| 71 | Mount Ogden Mount Ogden Mount Ogden is a peak in Weber County, Utah, in the northern Wasatch Range.Mount Ogden has an elevation of 9570 feet . The peak is popular with hikers, particularly in its three main canyons: Beus, Waterfall, and Taylor Canyons. The mountain’s east face has some good technical crack and face... |
Utah |
Wasatch Range Wasatch Range The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region... |
| 72 | Tweedy Mountain | Montana |
Pioneer Mountains Pioneer Mountains (Montana) The Pioneer Mountains cover in Beaverhead County in southwestern Montana, USA.The highest peaks in this range include:# Tweedy Mountain # Torrey Mountain # Baldy Mountain # Mount Fleecer # Odell Mountain... |
| 73 | Red Mountain | Montana |
Flathead Range Flathead Range The Flathead Range is a mountain range of the Border Ranges located south-east of Fernie on the British Columbia-Alberta border in Canada. It is east of the Swan Range and southeast of the Whitefish Range... |
| 74 | Greenhorn Mountain Greenhorn mountain Greenhorn Mountain is the highest point in the Wet Mountains of southern Colorado and at elevation is just high enough to pass tree line which is about in this part of Colorado. The massive mountain can be seen from Pueblo and all along Interstate 25 rising 6,000 feet above the surrounding area... |
Colorado |
Wet Mountains Wet Mountains The Wet Mountains are a small range of mountains in southern Colorado named for the amount of snow they receive in the winter. There are three variant names of this range: Cuerno Verde, Greenhorn Mountains, and Sierra Mojadas... |
| 75 | White Mountain West | Idaho |
Salmon River Mountains Salmon River Mountains The Salmon River Mountains are a major mountain range covering most of the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho. The range is over long and its boundaries are usually defined by the Salmon River and its large tributary forks. Part of the central Rocky Mountains, the entire range lies west of... |
| 76 | Sunset Peak | Montana |
Snowcrest Range Snowcrest Range The Snowcrest Range, el. , is a small mountain range southeast of Dillon, Montana in Madison County, Montana. The Snowcrest and adjacent Gravelly Range is one of Montana's most popular hunting grounds. The two mountain ranges are home to nearly 10,000 elk and a growing population of grizzly bears... |
| 77 | McLeod Peak | Montana |
Rattlesnake Mountains |
| 78 | Crow Peak | Montana |
Elkhorn Mountains Elkhorn Mountains The Elkhorn Mountains are a mountain range in southwestern Montana, part of the Rocky Mountains and are roughly 300,000 acres in size. It is an inactive volcanic mountain range with the highest point being Crow Peak at , right next to Elkhorn Peak,... |
| 79 | Mount Powell | Montana |
Flint Creek Range Flint Creek Range The Flint Creek Range, el. , is a mountain range northeast of Philipsburg, Montana in Granite County, Montana. The highest point in the range is Mount Powell, at 10,168 ft. in elevation.... |
| 80 | Dunn Benchmark | Utah |
Raft River Mountains Raft River Mountains The Raft River Mountains are a mountain range in northern Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The ghost town of Yost is on the north central slopes. Tributaries of the Raft River drain the northern slopes of the range.-Geography:... |
| 81 | Mount Headley | Montana |
Cabinet Mountains Cabinet Mountains The Cabinet Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains, located in northwest Montana and the Idaho panhandle, in the United States. The mountains cover an area of 2,134 square miles... |
| 82 | Trout Peak | Wyoming |
Absaroka Range Absaroka Range The Absaroka Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The range stretches about 150 mi across the Montana-Wyoming border, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and the western side of the Bighorn Basin. The range borders the Beartooth Mountains... |
| 83 | Salt Benchmark | Utah |
San Pitch Mountains |
| 84 | West Spanish Peak West Spanish Peak West Spanish Peak is a high mountain peak in the US state of Colorado. It is the higher of the two Spanish Peaks, two large igneous stocks which form an eastern outlier of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains... |
Colorado |
Spanish Peaks Spanish Peaks The Spanish Peaks are a pair of volcanic mountains located in southwestern Huerfano County, Colorado. The Ute indians named them Huajatolla , meaning "two breasts". The Spanish name translates as "Breasts of the Earth". The two peaks, West Spanish Peak and East Spanish Peak, are the easternmost... |
| 85 | South Sheep Mountain | Montana |
Lionhead Range |
| 86 | Twin Peaks Twin Peaks (Utah) There are actually two sets of well-known Twin Peaks of the Wasatch Front in Utah. "Broad's Fork" Twin Peaks, overlooking the Salt Lake Valley, and "American Fork" Twin Peaks which is located less than five miles to the southeast. "American Fork" Twin Peaks is actually the higher of the two, at ,... |
Utah |
Wasatch Range Wasatch Range The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region... |
| 87 | Sedgwick Peak | Idaho |
Portneuf Range |
| 88 | West Butte | Montana |
Sweetgrass Hills |
| 89 | Rainbow Peak Rainbow Peak Rainbow Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The namesake Rainbow Glacier is immediately east and northeast of Rainbow Peak. Rainbow Peak is the ninth tallest mountain in Glacier National Park and rises over above Bowman Lake.... |
Montana |
Livingston Range Livingston Range The Livingston Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is long and wide. Over 15 summits exceed above sea level, and the highest point is... |
| 90 | Trapper Peak Trapper Peak (Montana) Trapper Peak is the highest point in the Bitterroot Mountains, part of the larger Bitterroot Range in western Montana. The peak is located within the Central Bitterroot subrange of the Bitterroot Mountains and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area. It rises over above the nearby Bitterroot... |
Montana |
Bitterroot Range Bitterroot Range The Bitterroot Range runs along the border of Montana and Idaho in the northwestern United States. The range spans an area of 62,736 square kilometers and is named after the bitterroot , a small pink flower that is the state flower of Montana.- History :In 1805, the Corps of Discovery,... |
| 91 | Big Baldy Mountain | Montana |
Little Belt Mountains Little Belt Mountains The Little Belt Mountains are a section of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. Situated mainly in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, the mountains are used for logging and recreation for the residents of Great Falls, Montana... |
| 92 | Wyoming Peak | Wyoming |
Wyoming Range Wyoming Range The Wyoming Range is a mountain range located in west-central Wyoming. It is a range of the Rocky Mountains that runs north-south near the western edge of the state. Its highest peak is Wyoming Peak, which stands at above sea-level. The range is sometimes referred to as The Wyomings.The vast... |
| 93 | Mount McGuire | Idaho |
Salmon River Mountains Salmon River Mountains The Salmon River Mountains are a major mountain range covering most of the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho. The range is over long and its boundaries are usually defined by the Salmon River and its large tributary forks. Part of the central Rocky Mountains, the entire range lies west of... |
| 94 | Mount Gunnison | Colorado |
West Elk Mountains West Elk Mountains The West Elk Mountains are a mountain range in the west-central part of the US state of Colorado. They lie primarily within the Gunnison National Forest, and part of the range is protected as the West Elk Wilderness... |
| 95 | Elkhorn Peak | Idaho |
Bannock Range |
| 96 | Box Elder Peak | Utah |
Wasatch Range Wasatch Range The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region... |
| 97 | Mount Zirkel Mount Zirkel Mount Zirkel, elevation , is the highest summit of the Park Range in northern Colorado. The mountain in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness northeast of Steamboat Springs was named after German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.... |
Colorado |
Park Range Park Range (Colorado) The Park Range, elevation approximately , is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Colorado in the United States. The range forms a relatively isolated part of the continental divide, extending north-to-south for approximately along the boundary between Jackson and Routt counties... |
| 98 | Provo Peak | Utah |
Wasatch Range Wasatch Range The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region... |
| 99 | South Lost River High Point | Idaho |
Lost River Range Lost River Range The Lost River Range is a group of high mountains located in central Idaho, in the northwestern United States. It runs southeast for approximately 75 miles from the Salmon River near the community of Challis to the Snake River Valley near Arco... |
| 100 | Buffalo Hump | Idaho |
Clearwater Mountains Clearwater Mountains The Clearwater Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains, located in the panhandle of Idaho in the Western United States. The mountains lie between the Salmon River and the Bitterroot Range and encompass an area of .- North Clearwater Mountains :... |
Most isolated major summits
The following sortable table lists the 100 most topographically isolatedTopographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
major mountain peaks
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
with a topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
of at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet). Topographic isolation
Topographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
is the minimum great circle
Great circle
A great circle, also known as a Riemannian circle, of a sphere is the intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere, as opposed to a general circle of a sphere where the plane is not required to pass through the center...
distance to a point of higher elevation. A total of 29 of these most isolated peaks are located in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, 23 in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, 13 in Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, 12 in Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, 11 in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, 8 in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, 5 in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, and 2 in New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
.
The first 25 of these Rocky Mountain summits have at least 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) of topographic isolation and at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence.
| Rank Ranking A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either 'ranked higher than', 'ranked lower than' or 'ranked equal to' the second.... |
Mountain Peak Summit (topography) In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation... |
Region | Mountain Range Mountain range A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain... |
Elevation | Prominence Topographic prominence In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit... |
Isolation Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for... |
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| 1 | Mount Elbert Mount Elbert Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America, at , the highest of the fourteeners in Colorado, and the high point of the Sawatch Range. It is located in Lake County, approximately southwest of Leadville... |
Colorado |
Sawatch Range Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range is a mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.... |
| 2 | Gannett Peak Gannett Peak Gannett Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming and straddles the boundary between Fremont and Sublette Counties along the Continental Divide.- Overview :... |
Wyoming |
Wind River Range Wind River Range The Wind River Range , is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. The range runs roughly NW-SE for approximately 100 miles . The Continental Divide follows the crest of the range and includes Gannett Peak, which at 13,804 feet , is the highest peak... |
| 3 | Mount Robson Mount Robson Mount Robson is the most prominent mountain in North America's Rocky Mountain range; it is also the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain is located entirely within Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, and is part of the Rainbow Range. It is commonly thought to be the... |
British Columbia |
Northern Continental Ranges |
| 4 | Ulysses Mountain | British Columbia |
Muskwa Ranges Muskwa Ranges The Muskwa Ranges are a group of mountain ranges in northern British Columbia, Canada. They are part of the Northern Rockies section of the Rocky Mountains and are bounded on their west by the Rocky Mountain Trench and on their east by the Rocky Mountain Foothills... |
| 5 | Kings Peak Kings Peak For the mountain in Idaho, see Kings Peak .Kings Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. state of Utah,with an elevation of . It lies just south of the spine of the central Uinta Mountains, in the Ashley National Forest in northeastern Utah, in north-central Duchesne County. It is also located in the... |
Utah |
Uinta Range |
| 6 | Borah Peak Borah Peak Borah Peak is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is located in the central section of the Lost River Range, within the Challis National Forest in eastern Custer County. The peak is named for William Borah , a prominent U.S... |
Idaho |
Lost River Range Lost River Range The Lost River Range is a group of high mountains located in central Idaho, in the northwestern United States. It runs southeast for approximately 75 miles from the Salmon River near the community of Challis to the Snake River Valley near Arco... |
| 7 | Cloud Peak Cloud Peak Cloud Peak is the highest peak within the Big Horn Mountains in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It rises to an elevation of and provides onlookers with dramatic views and vistas. The mountain can be climbed most easily from the western side. The peak is located in the 189,000 acre Cloud Peak... |
Wyoming |
Bighorn Mountains |
| 8 | Blanca Peak Blanca Peak Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sierra Blanca Massif at the southern tip of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. It is the fourth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains, and the eighth highest peak in the contiguous United States.... |
Colorado |
Sierra Blanca |
| 9 | Mount Cleveland Mount Cleveland (Montana) Mount Cleveland is the highest mountain in Glacier National Park, located in Montana, United States. It is also the highest point in the Lewis Range, which spans part of the northern portion of the Park and extends into Canada... |
Montana |
Lewis Range Lewis Range The Lewis Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Montana, U.S. and extreme southern Alberta, Canada. Formed by the Lewis Overthrust beginning 170 million years ago, an enormous slab of Precambrian rocks 3 miles thick, wide and long faulted and slid over newer... |
| 10 | Mount Columbia Mount Columbia (Alberta) Mount Columbia is the highest point in Alberta, Canada and the second highest peak in the Canadian Rockies after Mount Robson. It is located on the border between Alberta and British Columbia on the northern edge of the Columbia Icefield. Its highest point, however, lies within Jasper National Park... |
Alberta British Columbia |
Columbia Icefield Columbia Icefield The Columbia Icefield is an icefield located in the Canadian Rockies, astride the Continental Divide of North America. The icefield lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff National Park and the southern end of Jasper National Park. It is about 325 km² in area, 100 to 365 metres in depth and... |
| 11 | Mount Crysdale | British Columbia |
Misinchinka Ranges |
| 12 | Mount Assiniboine Mount Assiniboine Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a mountain located on the Great Divide, on the British Columbia/Alberta border in Canada.... |
Alberta British Columbia |
Southern Continental Ranges |
| 13 | Granite Peak Granite Peak (Montana) Granite Peak, at an elevation of above sea level, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the tenth highest state high point in the nation. It lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, in Park County very near the borders of Stillwater County and Carbon County... |
Montana |
Beartooth Mountains Beartooth Mountains The Beartooth Mountains are located in south central Montana and northwest Wyoming, U.S. and are part of the 900,000 acre Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, within Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests. The Beartooths are the location of Granite Peak, which at 12,807 feet is the highest... |
| 14 | Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak Uncompahgre Peak is the sixth highest mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado and is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains. It is located in the Uncompahgre Wilderness in the northern San Juans, in northern Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles west of the town of Lake City.Uncompahgre... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 15 | West Butte | Montana |
Sweetgrass Hills |
| 16 | Snowshoe Peak Snowshoe Peak Snowshoe Peak is the highest peak in the Cabinet Mountains of Northwestern Montana and Idaho.... |
Montana |
Cabinet Mountains Cabinet Mountains The Cabinet Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains, located in northwest Montana and the Idaho panhandle, in the United States. The mountains cover an area of 2,134 square miles... |
| 17 | McDonald Peak McDonald Peak McDonald Peak is located in the U.S. state of Montana and is the highest peak in the Mission Mountains. McDonald Peak is situated within the Flathead Indian Reservation. The peak has the second greatest topographic prominence of all summits within Montana and is almost away from the next highest... |
Montana |
Mission Range |
| 18 | Hilgard Peak Hilgard Peak Hilgard Peak is the tallest mountain in the Madison Range in the U.S. state of Montana. The summit is located in a remote section of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. The peak was first climbed in 1948. The peak was named for E. W. Hilgard, a geology... |
Montana |
Madison Range Madison Range The Madison Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Idaho, U.S. The range was named in honor of future President of the United States, then U.S. Secretary of State James Madison by Meriwether Lewis as the Lewis and Clark Expedition travelled through Montana in 1805... |
| 19 | Mount Nebo Mount Nebo (Utah) Mount Nebo is the southernmost and highest mountain in the Wasatch Range of Utah, in the United States. Named after the biblical Mount Nebo overlooking Israel, which is said to be the place of Moses' death, it is the centerpiece of the Mount Nebo Wilderness, inside the Uinta National Forest.Mount... |
Utah |
Wasatch Range Wasatch Range The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region... |
| 20 | Tweedy Mountain | Montana |
Pioneer Mountains Pioneer Mountains (Montana) The Pioneer Mountains cover in Beaverhead County in southwestern Montana, USA.The highest peaks in this range include:# Tweedy Mountain # Torrey Mountain # Baldy Mountain # Mount Fleecer # Odell Mountain... |
| 21 | Mount Peale Mount Peale Mount Peale is the highest point in the La Sal Mountains of San Juan County, in the southeastern part of the US state of Utah. It is also the highest point in Utah outside the Uinta Mountains. It is located about southeast of Moab... |
Utah |
La Sal Mountains |
| 22 | Laramie Peak Laramie Peak Laramie Peak Is the highest and most prominent peak in the Laramie Range of Wyoming. With a peak elevation of , it is the only peak in the Laramie Range to exceed an elevation of... |
Wyoming |
Laramie Mountains Laramie Mountains The Laramie Mountains are a range of moderately high peaks on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S states of Wyoming and Colorado. The range is the northernmost extension of the line of the ranges along the eastern side of the Rockies, and in particular of the higher peaks of the... |
| 23 | Grand Teton Grand Teton Grand Teton is the highest mountain in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, and a classic destination in American mountaineering.- Geography :... |
Wyoming |
Teton Range Teton Range The Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. A north-south range, it is on the Wyoming side of the state's border with Idaho, just south of Yellowstone National Park. Most of the range is in Grand Teton National Park.... |
| 24 | Baldy Mountain | Montana |
Bearpaw Mountains |
| 25 | Naomi Peak Naomi Peak Naomi Peak, or Mount Naomi, is the highest peak in the Bear River Mountains of northern Utah and southern Idaho. It is located northeast of Logan, Utah, in the Mount Naomi Wilderness area of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Several trails from the north, east, and south converge at Mount Naomi... |
Utah |
Bear River Mountains Bear River Mountains The Bear River Mountains are located in northeastern Utah and southeastern Idaho. One of the mountains' sinks recorded the lowest temperature in Utah on February 1, 1985, at , which is also the second-lowest temperature ever recorded in the contiguous United States. U.S... |
| 26 | Pikes Peak Pikes Peak Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America.... |
Colorado |
Pikes Peak Massif |
| 27 | Ferris Mountain | Wyoming |
Ferris Mountains |
| 28 | Greathouse Peak | Montana |
Big Snowy Mountains Big Snowy Mountains The Big Snowy Mountains, el. , are a mountain range south of Lewistown, Montana in Fergus County, Montana. One of the few points of significant elevation in the area, this is considered one of Montana's island ranges.,... |
| 29 | Mount Sir Alexander | British Columbia |
Northern Continental Ranges |
| 30 | Red Mountain | Montana |
Flathead Range Flathead Range The Flathead Range is a mountain range of the Border Ranges located south-east of Fernie on the British Columbia-Alberta border in Canada. It is east of the Swan Range and southeast of the Whitefish Range... |
| 31 | Wyoming Peak | Wyoming |
Wyoming Range Wyoming Range The Wyoming Range is a mountain range located in west-central Wyoming. It is a range of the Rocky Mountains that runs north-south near the western edge of the state. Its highest peak is Wyoming Peak, which stands at above sea-level. The range is sometimes referred to as The Wyomings.The vast... |
| 32 | Mount Sylvia | British Columbia |
Muskwa Ranges Muskwa Ranges The Muskwa Ranges are a group of mountain ranges in northern British Columbia, Canada. They are part of the Northern Rockies section of the Rocky Mountains and are bounded on their west by the Rocky Mountain Trench and on their east by the Rocky Mountain Foothills... |
| 33 | Rocky Mountain | Montana |
Rocky Mountain Front Rocky Mountain Front The Rocky Mountain Front is an area extending over 100 miles from the central regions of the U.S. state of Montana to southern Alberta, Canada. Here, the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains and Canadian Prairie in an abrupt elevation rise of between 4,000 to 5,000 feet... |
| 34 | Francs Peak Francs Peak Francs Peak is the highest point in the Absaroka Range which extends from north central Wyoming into south central Montana, in the United States. Located in the Washakie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest, the peak is a relatively easy climb which can be achieved in less than a day... |
Wyoming |
Absaroka Range Absaroka Range The Absaroka Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The range stretches about 150 mi across the Montana-Wyoming border, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and the western side of the Bighorn Basin. The range borders the Beartooth Mountains... |
| 35 | Big Baldy Mountain | Montana |
Little Belt Mountains Little Belt Mountains The Little Belt Mountains are a section of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. Situated mainly in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, the mountains are used for logging and recreation for the residents of Great Falls, Montana... |
| 36 | Crazy Peak Crazy Peak Crazy Peak is the highest peak in the Crazy Mountains, an isolated range of the Montana Rockies, in the United States. Crazy Peak dominates the surroundings, rising over 7,000 feet above the Yellowstone River Valley, and is the highest peak in Montana north of the Beartooth Mountains, which are 50... |
Montana |
Crazy Mountains Crazy Mountains The Crazy Mountains, often called the Crazies, are a mountain range in the northern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana.-Geography:... |
| 37 | Longs Peak Longs Peak Longs Peak is one of the 53 mountains with summits over 14,000 feet in Colorado. It can be prominently seen from Longmont, Colorado, as well as from the rest of the Colorado Front Range. It is named after Major Stephen Long, who explored the area in the 1820s... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 38 | Flat Top Mountain Flat Top Mountain (Colorado) Flat Top Mountain, elevation , is the highest point in the Flat Tops Range of Garfield County, Colorado. Its prominence is 4,034 feet.... |
Colorado |
Flat Tops Flat Tops (Colorado) Flat Tops is a mountain range located in Colorado within the Routt and White River National Forests. The area is home to 110 Ponds and Lakes.Much of the range is within the boundary of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area.... |
| 39 | Truchas Peak Truchas Peak Truchas Peak is the second highest independent peak in the US State of New Mexico. It is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 26 mi northeast of Santa Fe. It lies within the Pecos Wilderness, part of the Santa Fe National Forest... |
New Mexico |
Santa Fe Mountains |
| 40 | Saint Joseph Peak | Montana |
Bitterroot Range Bitterroot Range The Bitterroot Range runs along the border of Montana and Idaho in the northwestern United States. The range spans an area of 62,736 square kilometers and is named after the bitterroot , a small pink flower that is the state flower of Montana.- History :In 1805, the Corps of Discovery,... |
| 41 | Mount Zirkel Mount Zirkel Mount Zirkel, elevation , is the highest summit of the Park Range in northern Colorado. The mountain in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness northeast of Steamboat Springs was named after German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.... |
Colorado |
Park Range Park Range (Colorado) The Park Range, elevation approximately , is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Colorado in the United States. The range forms a relatively isolated part of the continental divide, extending north-to-south for approximately along the boundary between Jackson and Routt counties... |
| 42 | Trapper Peak Trapper Peak (Montana) Trapper Peak is the highest point in the Bitterroot Mountains, part of the larger Bitterroot Range in western Montana. The peak is located within the Central Bitterroot subrange of the Bitterroot Mountains and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area. It rises over above the nearby Bitterroot... |
Montana |
Bitterroot Range Bitterroot Range The Bitterroot Range runs along the border of Montana and Idaho in the northwestern United States. The range spans an area of 62,736 square kilometers and is named after the bitterroot , a small pink flower that is the state flower of Montana.- History :In 1805, the Corps of Discovery,... |
| 43 | Medicine Bow Peak Medicine Bow Peak Medicine Bow Peak is the highest peak in the Snowy Range, a part of the Medicine Bow Mountains, about 35 miles west of Laramie, Wyoming. It lies within Medicine Bow National Forest. The summit lies in extreme western Albany County, but the mountain's lower reaches stretch westward into eastern... |
Wyoming |
Snowy Range |
| 44 | Summit Peak Summit Peak Summit Peak, elevation , sits on the Continental Divide in southern Colorado. The mountain is the highest point in the South San Juan Wilderness.... |
Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 45 | Mount Goodsir Mount Goodsir Mount Goodsir is the highest mountain in the Ottertail Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. It is located in Yoho National Park, near its border with Kootenay National Park... |
British Columbia |
Ottertail Range |
| 46 | Mount McGuire | Idaho |
Salmon River Mountains Salmon River Mountains The Salmon River Mountains are a major mountain range covering most of the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho. The range is over long and its boundaries are usually defined by the Salmon River and its large tributary forks. Part of the central Rocky Mountains, the entire range lies west of... |
| 47 | Mount Timpanogos Mount Timpanogos Mount Timpanogos, sometimes informally referred to as Timp, is the second highest mountain in Utah's Wasatch Range. Timpanogos rises to an elevation of 11,749 feet above sea level in the Uinta National Forest... |
Utah |
Wasatch Range Wasatch Range The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region... |
| 48 | Willard Peak | Utah |
Wasatch Range Wasatch Range The Wasatch Range is a mountain range that stretches approximately from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the Great Basin region... |
| 49 | West Goat Peak | Montana |
Anaconda Range Anaconda Range The Anaconda Range, informally known as the "Pintlars", is a group of high mountains located in southwestern Montana, in the northwestern United States. The mountain range takes its name from the nearby town of Anaconda, founded by Marcus Daly in 1883... |
| 50 | Baldy Mountain | Montana |
Salish Mountains Salish Mountains The Salish Mountains are located in the northwest corner of the U.S. State of Montana.... |
| 51 | Mount Edith Mount Edith Mount Edith was named in 1886 for Edith Orde who worked as an assistant to Lady Agnes Macdonald, the wife of Canada's first prime minister. It is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta.... |
Montana |
Big Belt Mountains Big Belt Mountains The Big Belt Mountains are a section of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. Situated mainly in the Helena National Forest, the mountains are used for logging and recreation for the surrounding residents. Nearby is Helena, Montana, Canyon Ferry Lake, the Missouri River, Townsend,... |
| 52 | Wheeler Peak Wheeler Peak (New Mexico) Wheeler Peak is, at 13,161 ft, the highest peak in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is located northeast of Taos in the northern part of the state, and just 2 miles southeast of the ski slopes of Taos Ski Valley... |
New Mexico |
Taos Mountains |
| 53 | South Tent Mountain | Utah |
Wasatch Plateau |
| 54 | Buffalo Hump | Idaho |
Clearwater Mountains Clearwater Mountains The Clearwater Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains, located in the panhandle of Idaho in the Western United States. The mountains lie between the Salmon River and the Bitterroot Range and encompass an area of .- North Clearwater Mountains :... |
| 55 | Big Baldy | Idaho |
Salmon River Mountains Salmon River Mountains The Salmon River Mountains are a major mountain range covering most of the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho. The range is over long and its boundaries are usually defined by the Salmon River and its large tributary forks. Part of the central Rocky Mountains, the entire range lies west of... |
| 56 | Homer Youngs Peak | Montana |
Beaverhead Mountains Beaverhead Mountains The Beaverhead Mountains, highest point Scott Peak, el. , are a mountain range straddling the Continental Divide in Montana and Idaho. They are a sub-range of the Bitterroot Range, and divide Beaverhead County, Montana from Lemhi County, Idaho and Clark County, Idaho.The Beaverheads encompass an... |
| 57 | Culebra Peak Culebra Peak Culebra Peak is the highest peak of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the United States. It is the southernmost fourteener in Colorado. It is also the only fourteener on private land. Access is limited, and a fee is charged to climb the peak... |
Colorado |
Culebra Range |
| 58 | Hollowtop Mountain | Montana |
Tobacco Root Mountains Tobacco Root Mountains The Tobacco Root Mountains lie in the northern Rocky Mountains, between the Jefferson and Madison Rivers in southwest Montana. The highest peak is Hollowtop at... |
| 59 | Wind River Peak Wind River Peak Wind River Peak is the highest point in the southern end of the Wind River Range that is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak straddles the Continental Divide and is surrounded by National Forest lands... |
Wyoming |
Wind River Range Wind River Range The Wind River Range , is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. The range runs roughly NW-SE for approximately 100 miles . The Continental Divide follows the crest of the range and includes Gannett Peak, which at 13,804 feet , is the highest peak... |
| 60 | Bonneville Peak | Idaho |
Portneuf Range |
| 61 | Mount Wilson Mount Wilson (Colorado) Mount Wilson is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness in Dolores County approximately 10 miles north of Rico and 10 miles southwest of Telluride. It is the highest peak in the San Miguel Mountains, a subrange of the San... |
Colorado |
San Miguel Mountains |
| 62 | Crow Peak | Montana |
Elkhorn Mountains Elkhorn Mountains The Elkhorn Mountains are a mountain range in southwestern Montana, part of the Rocky Mountains and are roughly 300,000 acres in size. It is an inactive volcanic mountain range with the highest point being Crow Peak at , right next to Elkhorn Peak,... |
| 63 | Sunset Peak | Montana |
Snowcrest Range Snowcrest Range The Snowcrest Range, el. , is a small mountain range southeast of Dillon, Montana in Madison County, Montana. The Snowcrest and adjacent Gravelly Range is one of Montana's most popular hunting grounds. The two mountain ranges are home to nearly 10,000 elk and a growing population of grizzly bears... |
| 64 | Highwood Baldy | Montana |
Highwood Mountains Highwood Mountains The Highwood Mountains cover approximately 4,659 km² in north central Montana in the U.S., east of Great Falls and Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, at the northern end of the Lewis and Clark National Forest... |
| 65 | Fishers Peak | Colorado |
Raton Mesa |
| 66 | Mount Harrison Mount Harrison Mount Harrison is a large mountain which dominates the ridge separating the Robilliard and Svendsen Glaciers, in the Usarp Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Louis J... |
British Columbia |
Southern Continental Ranges |
| 67 | Diamond Peak | Idaho |
Lemhi Range |
| 68 | North Loon Mountain | Idaho |
Lick Creek Range |
| 69 | White Mountain West | Idaho |
Salmon River Mountains Salmon River Mountains The Salmon River Mountains are a major mountain range covering most of the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho. The range is over long and its boundaries are usually defined by the Salmon River and its large tributary forks. Part of the central Rocky Mountains, the entire range lies west of... |
| 70 | Sacagawea Peak | Montana |
Bridger Range Bridger Mountains (Montana) The Bridger Range is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, in southern Montana in the United States. The range runs mostly in a north - south direction between Bozeman and Maudlow and is separated from the Gallatin Range to the south by Bozeman Pass... |
| 71 | Piñon Mesa High Point | Colorado |
Uncompahgre Plateau Uncompahgre Plateau The Uncompahgre Plateau in western Colorado is a distinctive large uplift part of the Colorado Plateau. Uncompahgre is a Ute Indian word that describes the water: "Dirty Water" or "Rocks that make Water Red".... |
| 72 | Mount Joffre Mount Joffre Mount Joffre is a mountain located on the Continental Divide, in the extreme southern tip of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alberta. The mountain was named in 1918 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after Marshal Joseph Joffre, commander-in-chief of the French Army during World War I.The... |
Alberta British Columbia |
Southern Continental Ranges |
| 73 | Mount Stimson Mount Stimson Mount Stimson is the second highest peak in Glacier National Park, located in Montana, United States. It is part of the Lewis Range, which spans much of the park. It is located in the remote southwestern portion of the park, approximately west of the Continental Divide and southeast of Lake... |
Montana |
Lewis Range Lewis Range The Lewis Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Montana, U.S. and extreme southern Alberta, Canada. Formed by the Lewis Overthrust beginning 170 million years ago, an enormous slab of Precambrian rocks 3 miles thick, wide and long faulted and slid over newer... |
| 74 | Electric Peak Electric Peak Electric Peak is the tallest mountain in the Gallatin Range of southern Montana, close to the Wyoming border and rises to an altitude of . The peak has some of the greatest physical relief in Yellowstone National Park, rising above its base.... |
Montana |
Gallatin Range Gallatin Range The Gallatin Range is located in the U.S. states of Montana and Wyoming and includes more than 10 mountains over . The highest peak in the range is Electric Peak at . The Gallatin Range was named after Albert Gallatin, the longest-serving US Secretary of the Treasury and one of the negotiators of... |
| 75 | Diamond Peak | Colorado |
Diamond Plateau |
| 76 | Hyndman Peak | Idaho |
Pioneer Mountains Pioneer Mountains (Idaho) The Pioneer Mountains is a mountain range in the U.S. state of Idaho, spanning Blaine, Butte and Custer counties. The range is bounded on the west by the Big Wood River, Trail Creek and Summit Creek, and the North Fork Big Lost River, on the north and east by the East Fork Big Lost River, Left Fork... |
| 77 | Mount Forbes Mount Forbes Mount Forbes, the eighth tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies, is located southwest of the Saskatchewan River Crossing in Banff National Park. The mountain was named by James Hector in 1859 after Edward Forbes, Hector's natural history professor at the University of Edinburgh during the... |
Alberta |
Central Icefields |
| 78 | Big Pryor Mountain | Montana |
Pryor Mountains Pryor Mountains The Pryor Mountains are a mountain range in Carbon County, Montana and Big Horn County, Montana. They are located on the Crow Indian Reservation and the Custer National Forest, and portions of them are on private land... |
| 79 | Mount Edith Cavell Mount Edith Cavell Mount Edith Cavell is a mountain located in the Athabasca River and Astoria River valleys of Jasper National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1916 for Edith Cavell, an English nurse and spy executed by the Germans during World War I for having helped allied soldiers escape from occupied... |
Alberta |
South Jasper Ranges |
| 80 | Oxford Peak | Idaho |
Bannock Range |
| 81 | Trout Peak | Wyoming |
Absaroka Range Absaroka Range The Absaroka Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The range stretches about 150 mi across the Montana-Wyoming border, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and the western side of the Bighorn Basin. The range borders the Beartooth Mountains... |
| 82 | Northwest Peak | Montana |
Buckhorn Mountains |
| 83 | Crestone Peak Crestone Peak Crestone Peak is the seventh highest peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the second highest peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range after Blanca Peak. It rises in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness above the east side of the San Luis Valley along the boundary between Saguache and Custer counties,... |
Colorado |
Crestones Crestones The Crestones are a group of four 14,000 foot peaks in the Sangre de Cristo Range above Crestone, Colorado, comprising:*Crestone Peak *Crestone Needle *Kit Carson Mountain... |
| 84 | Castle Peak Castle Peak (Idaho) Castle Peak, at high is the highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. Castle Peak is the 25th highest peak in Idaho, and the 9th most prominent peak in the state.... |
Idaho |
White Cloud Mountains White Cloud Mountains The White Cloud Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountainsof the western United States,located in central Idaho, southeast of Stanley in Custer County. The range is located within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the area that is the proposed "White Cloud - Boulder Wilderness Area." The... |
| 85 | San Luis Peak San Luis Peak San Luis Peak is a fourteen thousand foot peak in the San Juan Mountains of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the La Garita Wilderness in Saguache County approximately north of Creede... |
Colorado |
La Garita Mountains La Garita Mountains During the Oligocene epoch, a series of caldera building eruptions of titanic proportions, some as large as VEI-8, devastated what is now Colorado and raised up the mountain chain, part of the San Juan Mountains. The La Garita supervolcano's mega-colossal eruption created 5000 km3 of tephra,... |
| 86 | Greenhorn Mountain Greenhorn mountain Greenhorn Mountain is the highest point in the Wet Mountains of southern Colorado and at elevation is just high enough to pass tree line which is about in this part of Colorado. The massive mountain can be seen from Pueblo and all along Interstate 25 rising 6,000 feet above the surrounding area... |
Colorado |
Wet Mountains Wet Mountains The Wet Mountains are a small range of mountains in southern Colorado named for the amount of snow they receive in the winter. There are three variant names of this range: Cuerno Verde, Greenhorn Mountains, and Sierra Mojadas... |
| 87 | Doubletop Peak Doubletop Peak Doubletop Peak is in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is the tallest in the Gros Ventre Range. Doubletop Peak is within the Gros Ventre Wilderness region of Bridger-Teton National Forest.... |
Wyoming |
Gros Ventre Range |
| 88 | Mount Eolus Mount Eolus Mount Eolus is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado, the highest of the Needle Mountains . It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness in La Plata County approximately south of Silverton.Mount Eolus is one of three fourteeners in the Needle Mountains; the others are Sunlight Peak and Windom... |
Colorado |
Needle Mountains Needle Mountains (Colorado) The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest. The range is notable for having some of the most rugged... |
| 89 | Grays Peak Grays Peak Grays Peak is the highest mountain in the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. State of Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado. Its nearest major city is Denver. The first man to ascend Grays Peak, botanist Charles C. Parry, named the peak for his botanist... |
Colorado |
Front Range Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across... |
| 90 | Younts Peak Younts Peak Younts Peak is a peak in the Absaroka Range in northwestern Wyoming in the United States and the highest point in the Teton Wilderness. The Yellowstone River is formed near the peak from two streams that rise on the northern and southern ridges of the peak and join at the base of the western ridge... |
Wyoming |
Absaroka Range Absaroka Range The Absaroka Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The range stretches about 150 mi across the Montana-Wyoming border, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and the western side of the Bighorn Basin. The range borders the Beartooth Mountains... |
| 91 | Lavender Peak | Colorado |
La Plata Mountains La Plata Mountains The La Plata Mountains are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado, United States. They are located on the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties, about northwest of Durango. Their name is Spanish for silver.The peaks of the range are easily visible... |
| 92 | Dunn Benchmark | Utah |
Raft River Mountains Raft River Mountains The Raft River Mountains are a mountain range in northern Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The ghost town of Yost is on the north central slopes. Tributaries of the Raft River drain the northern slopes of the range.-Geography:... |
| 93 | Table Mountain | Montana |
Highland Mountains Highland Mountains The Highland Mountains, highest point Table Mountain, el. , are a small mountain range southwest of Whitehall, Montana in Silver Bow and Madison County, Montana.... |
| 94 | Zenobia Peak | Colorado |
Uinta Range |
| 95 | Meade Peak | Idaho |
Preuss Range |
| 96 | Mount Lincoln Mount Lincoln (Colorado) Mount Lincoln is a fourteener in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the eighth highest peak in the state, and the 11th highest in the contiguous United States. It is located in the Mosquito Range, just west of Hoosier Pass, and is the highest peak in that range... |
Colorado |
Mosquito Range Mosquito Range The Mosquito Range is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The peaks of the range form a ridge running north-south for approximately 40 miles from southern Summit County on the north end, then along the boundary between Lake and Park counties... |
| 97 | Mount Clémenceau Mount Clémenceau Mount Clemenceau is the fourth highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. The peak was originally named "Pyramid" in 1892 by Arthur Coleman. The mountain was renamed by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey in 1919 to its present name, which is for Georges Clemenceau, premier of France during World... |
British Columbia |
Clémenceau Icefield |
| 98 | South River Peak | Colorado |
San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and... |
| 99 | Gataga Peak | British Columbia |
Muskwa Ranges Muskwa Ranges The Muskwa Ranges are a group of mountain ranges in northern British Columbia, Canada. They are part of the Northern Rockies section of the Rocky Mountains and are bounded on their west by the Rocky Mountain Trench and on their east by the Rocky Mountain Foothills... |
| 100 | Elk Mountain Elk Mountain (Carbon County, Wyoming) Elk Mountain is a northern most of the Medicine Bow Mountains. It is southwest of the town of Elk Mountain, Wyoming and roughly from Rawlins, Wyoming. The mountain is the area's most visible feature. It is located south of Interstate 80 in Carbon County. Elk Mountain is the 8th most prominent... |
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Medicine Bow Mountains Medicine Bow Mountains The Medicine Bow Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains that extend for from northern Colorado into southern Wyoming. The northern extent of this range is the sub-range the Snowy Range... |
See also
- Rocky MountainsRocky MountainsThe Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
- Canadian RockiesCanadian RockiesThe Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
- Central Rocky Mountains
- Southern Rocky MountainsSouthern Rocky MountainsThe 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...
- Western Rocky Mountains
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- Canadian Rockies
- Physical geographyPhysical geographyPhysical geography is one of the two major subfields of geography. Physical geography is that branch of natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere, as opposed to the cultural or built environment, the...
- TopographyTopographyTopography is the study of Earth's surface shape and features or those ofplanets, moons, and asteroids...
- Topographic elevation
- Topographic isolationTopographic isolationThe topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
- Topographic prominenceTopographic prominenceIn topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
- Topographic summit
- Topography
- Lists of mountains
- Mountain peaks of greater North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountain peaks of GreenlandMountain peaks of GreenlandThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of Greenland. For this article, Greenland includes all of Kalaallit Nunaat including the Island of Greenland and surrounding islands....
- Mountain peaks of CanadaMountain peaks of CanadaThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of Canada.Topographic elevation is 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...
- Mountain peaks of the United StatesMountain peaks of the United StatesThis article comprises three sortable tables of the major mountain peaks of the United States of America.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface...
- List of mountains in the United States
- Mountain peaks of AlaskaMountain peaks of AlaskaThis article comprises three sortable tables of mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Alaska.Topographic elevation is 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...
- Mountain peaks of CaliforniaMountain peaks of CaliforniaThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of California.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface...
- Mountain peaks of ColoradoMountain peaks of ColoradoThis article comprises three sortable tables of the major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Colorado.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface...
- Mountain peaks of MéxicoMountain peaks of MexicoThis article comprises three sortable tables of the major mountain peaks of Mexico.Topographic elevation is 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...
- Mountain peaks of Central AmericaMountain peaks of Central AmericaThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of Central America. This article defines Central America as the seven nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama....
- Mountain peaks of the CaribbeanMountain peaks of the CaribbeanThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the islands of the Caribbean Sea.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface...
- Mountain peaks of greater North America