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Main article: Mountain peaks of Colorado

The following sortable table lists the 55 mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Colorado with at least 4000 meters (13,123 feet) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.

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 difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.

This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra prominent peak is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.

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[edit] 4000 meter peaks

The 55 Colorado Mountain Peaks with 4000 meters of Elevation and 500 meters of Prominence
Rank Mountain Peak Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Mount Elbert[1] NGS PB Sawatch Range 4401 m
14,440 feet		 2772 m
9,093 feet		 1079 km
671 miles
2 Mount Massive[2] PB Sawatch Range 4398 m
14,428 feet		 598 m
1,962 feet		 8 km
5 miles
3 Mount Harvard NGS PB Collegiate Peaks 4397 m
14,427 feet		 709 m
2,327 feet		 24 km
15 miles
4 La Plata Peak[2] PB Collegiate Peaks 4379 m
14,368 feet		 567 m
1,861 feet		 10 km
6 miles
5 Blanca Peak[2] PB Sierra Blanca 4374 m
14,351 feet		 1623 m
5,326 feet		 166 km
103 miles
6 Uncompahgre Peak NGS PB San Juan Mountains 4365 m
14,321 feet		 1304 m
4,277 feet		 137 km
85 miles
7 Crestone Peak[2] PB Crestones 4359 m
14,300 feet		 1388 m
4,554 feet		 44 km
27 miles
8 Mount Lincoln NGS PB Mosquito Range 4357 m
14,293 feet		 1177 m
3,862 feet		 36 km
23 miles
9 Castle Peak NGS PB Elk Mountains 4352 m
14,279 feet		 721 m
2,365 feet		 34 km
21 miles
10 Grays Peak[3] NGS PB Front Range 4352 m
14,278 feet		 844 m
2,770 feet		 40 km
25 miles
11 Mount Antero NGS PB Sawatch Range 4351 m
14,276 feet		 763 m
2,503 feet		 29 km
18 miles
12 Mount Evans NGS PB Front Range 4348 m
14,265 feet		 844 m
2,769 feet		 16 km
10 miles
13 Longs Peak NGS PB Front Range 4346 m
14,259 feet		 896 m
2,940 feet		 70 km
44 miles
14 Mount Wilson[2] PB San Miguel Mountains PB 4344 m
14,252 feet		 1227 m
4,024 feet		 53 km
33 miles
15 Mount Princeton NGS PB Collegiate Peaks 4329 m
14,204 feet		 664 m
2,177 feet		 8 km
5 miles
16 Mount Yale NGS PB Collegiate Peaks 4329 m
14,202 feet		 578 m
1,896 feet		 9 km
6 miles
17 Maroon Peak NGS PB Elk Mountains 4317 m
14,163 feet		 712 m
2,336 feet		 13 km
8 miles
18 Mount Sneffels NGS PB Sneffels Range PB 4315 m
14,158 feet		 930 m
3,050 feet		 25 km
16 miles
19 Capitol Peak[2] PB Elk Mountains 4309 m
14,137 feet		 533 m
1,750 feet		 12 km
7 miles
20 Pikes Peak NGS PB Pikes Peak Massif 4302 m
14,115 feet		 1686 m
5,530 feet		 98 km
61 miles
21 Mount Eolus[2] PB Needle Mountains 4294 m
14,089 feet		 665 m
2,183 feet		 40 km
25 miles
22 Handies Peak NGS PB San Juan Mountains 4285 m
14,058 feet		 582 m
1,908 feet		 18 km
11 miles
23 Culebra Peak[2] PB Culebra Range 4283 m
14,053 feet		 1471 m
4,827 feet		 57 km
35 miles
24 San Luis Peak NGS PB La Garita Mountains 4274 m
14,022 feet		 949 m
3,113 feet		 43 km
27 miles
25 Mount of the Holy Cross NGS PB Sawatch Range 4271 m
14,011 feet		 643 m
2,111 feet		 30 km
19 miles
26 Grizzly Peak NGS PB Collegiate Peaks 4266 m
13,995 feet		 588 m
1,928 feet		 11 km
7 miles
27 Mount Ouray NGS PB Sawatch Range 4255 m
13,961 feet		 810 m
2,659 feet		 22 km
14 miles
28 Vermilion Peak[2] PB San Juan Mountains 4237 m
13,900 feet		 642 m
2,105 feet		 15 km
9 miles
29 Mount Silverheels NGS PB Front Range 4219 m
13,829 feet		 696 m
2,283 feet		 9 km
5 miles
30 Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB San Juan Mountains 4214 m
13,827 feet		 573 m
1,881 feet		 17 km
11 miles
31 Bald Mountain[2] PB Front Range 4173 m
13,690 feet		 640 m
2,099 feet		 12 km
8 miles
32 Mount Oso[2] PB San Juan Mountains 4173 m
13,690 feet		 507 m
1,664 feet		 9 km
5 miles
33 Mount Jackson[2] PB Sawatch Range 4169 m
13,676 feet		 552 m
1,810 feet		 5 km
3 miles
34 Bard Peak[2] PB Front Range 4159 m
13,647 feet		 518 m
1,701 feet		 9 km
5 miles
35 West Spanish Peak[2] PB Spanish Peaks 4155 m
13,631 feet		 1123 m
3,685 feet		 33 km
20 miles
36 Mount Powell[2] PB Gore Range 4141 m
13,586 feet		 914 m
3,000 feet		 35 km
22 miles
37 Hagues Peak NGS PB Mummy Range 4137 m
13,573 feet		 738 m
2,420 feet		 26 km
16 miles
38 Tower Mountain[2] PB San Juan Mountains 4132 m
13,558 feet		 504 m
1,652 feet		 8 km
5 miles
39 Treasure Mountain[2] PB Elk Mountains 4125 m
13,535 feet		 860 m
2,821 feet		 11 km
7 miles
40 North Arapaho Peak[2] PB Indian Peaks PB 4117 m
13,508 feet		 507 m
1,665 feet		 25 km
15 miles
41 Parry Peak[2] PB Front Range 4083 m
13,397 feet		 524 m
1,720 feet		 15 km
9 miles
42 Williams Mountains High Point[2] PB Williams Mountains PB 4081 m
13,389 feet		 513 m
1,682 feet		 6 km
4 miles
43 Sultan Mountain[2] PB San Juan Mountains 4076 m
13,373 feet		 569 m
1,868 feet		 7 km
5 miles
44 Mount Herard[2] PB Sangre de Cristo Range 4068 m
13,345 feet		 622 m
2,040 feet		 7 km
5 miles
45 West Buffalo Peak[2] PB Mosquito Range 4064 m
13,332 feet		 605 m
1,986 feet		 16 km
10 miles
46 Summit Peak NGS PB San Juan Mountains 4056 m
13,307 feet		 841 m
2,760 feet		 64 km
40 miles
47 Dolores Peak[2] PB San Miguel Mountains PB 4053 m
13,296 feet		 594 m
1,950 feet		 8 km
5 miles
48 Antora Peak[2] PB Sawatch Range 4046 m
13,275 feet		 734 m
2,409 feet		 11 km
7 miles
49 Henry Mountain[2] PB Sawatch Range 4042 m
13,261 feet		 510 m
1,674 feet		 19 km
12 miles
50 Hesperus MountainPB La Plata Mountains 4033 m
13,223 feet		 872 m
2,852 feet		 40 km
25 miles
51 Jacque Peak[2] PB Gore Range 4027 m
13,211 feet		 629 m
2,065 feet		 7 km
5 miles
52 Bennett Peak[2] PB San Juan Mountains 4026 m
13,209 feet		 531 m
1,743 feet		 28 km
17 miles
53 Conejos Peak NGS PB San Juan Mountains 4017 m
13,179 feet		 583 m
1,912 feet		 13 km
8 miles
54 Twilight Peak[2] PB West Needle Mountains PB 4012 m
13,163 feet		 713 m
2,338 feet		 8 km
5 miles
55 South River Peak[2] PB San Juan Mountains 4009 m
13,154 feet		 746 m
2,448 feet		 35 km
22 miles

Note: Compare this list with the List of Colorado fourteeners which includes peaks with at least 4,267.2 meters (14,000 ft) of elevation and at least 91.44 meters (300 ft) of topographic prominence. The 11 highest peaks are the same on both lists, but this list of 4000 meter peaks excludes low prominence summits like Torreys Peak, and includes high prominence, although slightly lower, peaks like Mount Ouray.

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Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains

Mount Massive in the Sawatch Range is the second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains

Mount Harvard is the highest of the Collegiate Peaks and the third highest peak of the Rocky Mountains

La Plata Peak in the Collegiate Peaks is the fourth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains

A remnant of an enormous stratovolcano, Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the second most topographically isolated peak of Colorado

Uncompahgre Peak is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains and the sixth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains

Crestone Peak is the highest peak of the Crestones and the seventh highest peak of the Rocky Mountains

Mount Lincoln is the highest peak of the Mosquito Range and the eighth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains

Castle Peak is the highest peak of the Elk Mountains and the ninth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains

Grays Peak is the highest peak of the Front Range and the tenth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains

Pikes Peak is the second most topographically prominent mountain peak of Colorado

This photograph of the legendary Mount of the Holy Cross was taken by William Henry Jackson in 1874

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad The elevation of this summit has been converted from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). National Geodetic Survey
  3. ^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.

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