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Colorado’s Most Prominent Twelvers– Sorted by ProminenceNotes |
Rank | Elev feet |
Prom feet |
Summit Name | Quadrangle | Saddle Name | Saddle Elev | Saddle Lat/Long |
Saddle Quad Contour Interval |
Other fame |
1 | 12,354 | 4,054 | Flat Top Mtn | Orno Pk | 8,300 | 40 03.947 106 49.218 |
Toponas 40 |
Garfield County HP | |
2 | 12,347 | 3,768 | Greenhorn Mtn | San Isabel | 8,579 | 37 56.253 105 19.626 |
Devils Gulch 20 |
Wet Mtns HP Pueblo Cty HP |
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3 | 12,719 | 3,549 | Gunnison, Mt | Minnesota Pass | 9,170 | 38 46.428 107 23.334 |
Minnesota Pass 40 |
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4 | 12,180 | 3,470 | Zirkel, Mt | Mt Zirkel | Muddy Pass | 8,710 | 40.22.764 106 34.754 |
Rabbit Ears Pk 20 |
Park Rg HP Routt Cty HP |
5 | 12,951 | 2,771 | Clark Pk | Clark Pk | La Poudre Pass | 10,180 | 40 28.600 105 49.334 |
Fall River Pass 40 |
Medicine Bow Mtns HP Jackson Cty HP |
6 | 12,940 | 2,680 | Richthofen, Mt | Mt Richthofen | Cameron Pass | 10,260 | 40 31.213 105 53.557 |
Clark Pk 40 |
Never Summer Mtns HP |
7 | 12,296 | 2,676 | Parkview Mtn | Parkview Mtn | Willow Creek Pass | 9,620 | 40 21.036 106 05.383 |
Radial Mtn 40 |
Rabbit Ears Rg HP |
8 | 12,162 | 2,582 | Crested Butte | Gothic | 9,580 | 38 55.145 106 57.596 |
Gothic 40 |
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9 | 12,531 | 2,551 | Graham Pk | Granite Pk | Divide Lakes | 9,980 | 37 35.927 107 20.285 |
Granite Lake 40 |
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10 | 12,432 | 2,492 | East Beckwith Mtn | Anthracite Range | Beckwith Pass | 9,940 | 38 50.561 107 11.000 |
Anthracite Range 40 |
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11 | 12,721 | 2,461 | Chair Mtn | Chair Mtn | Anthracite Pass | 10,260 | 39 01.802 107 10.728 |
Marble 40 |
Ragged Mtns HP |
12 | 12,516 | 2,456 | Whetstone Mtn | Crested Butte | Ohio Pass | 10,060 | 38 50.175 107 05.626 |
Mt Axtell 40 |
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13 | 12,431 | 2,451 | Bison Pk | McCurdy Mtn | Kenosha Pass | 9,980 | 39 24.840 105 45.476 |
Jefferson 40 |
Tarryall Mtns HP |
14 | 12,052 | 2,432 | Guero, Mt | Mt Guero | 9,620 | 38 44.205 107 16.731 |
Big Soap Park 40 |
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15 | 12,683 | 2,383 | East Spanish Pk | Spanish Pks | 10,300 | 37 23.436 104 56.957 |
Spanish Pks 40 |
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16 | 12,613 | 2,273 | Lone Cone | Lone Cone | 10,340 | 37 50.062 108 09.888 |
Groundhog Mtn 40 |
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17 | 12,006 | 2,266 | Zwischen, Mt | Medano Pass | unnamed or Mosca Pass |
9,740 | 37 43.975 105 27.275 |
Mosca Pass or Medano Pass 40 |
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18 | 12,340 | 2,240 | Elliott Mtn | Rico | Dunton Meadows | 10,100 | 37 47.633 108 01.521 |
Dolores Pk 40 |
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19 | 12,079 | 2,179 | Carbon Pk | Mt Axtell | 9,900 | 38 49.020 107 02.772 |
Mt Axtell 40 |
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20 | 12,385 | 2,125 | Anthracite Range | Anthracite Range | Swampy Pass | 10,260 | 38 47.951 107 09.450 |
Anthracite Range 40 |
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21 | 12,100 | 2,040 | Park Cone | Taylor Park Res | 10,060 | 38 48.247 106 34.060 |
Taylor Park 40 |
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22 | 12,037 | 2,017 | Red Table Mtn A | Red Creek | Crooked Creek Pass |
10,020 | 39 26.485 106 41.116 |
Crooked Creek Pass 40 |
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23 | 12,031 | 1,971 | Chalk BM | Elephant Head Rock |
10,060 | 37 11.842 106 42.296 |
Elephant Head Rock 40 |
Chalk Mtns HP | |
24 | 12,147 | 1,927 | Sawtooth Mtn C | Sawtooth Mtn | 10,220 | 38 11.347 106 55.007 |
Rock Creek Park 40 |
Cochetopa Hills HP | |
25 | 12,383 | 1,763 | Matchless Mtn | Matchless Mtn | 10,620 | 38 52.414 106 39.412 |
Matchless Mtn 40 |
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26 | 12,285 | 1,744 | Cornwall Mtn | Jasper | Stunner Pass | 10,541 | 37 21.708 106 33.472 |
Platoro 40 |
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27 | 12,489 | 1,731 | Specimen Mtn | Fall River Pass | Milner Pass | 10,758 | 40 25.188 105 48.680 |
Fall River Pass 40 |
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28 | 12,625 | 1,645 | Gothic Mtn | Oh-Be-Joyful | 10,980 | 38 58.340 107 01.563 |
Oh-Be-Joyful 40 |
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29 | 12,200 | 1,580 | Cement Mtn | Cement Mtn | 10,620 | 38 50.936 106 47.869 |
Cement Mtn 40 |
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30 | 12,887 | 1,578 | PT 12,887 | Summit Pk | 11,309 | 37 19.537 106 40.826 |
Summit Pk 40 |
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31 | 12,867 | 1,567 | Buckeye Pk | Leadville North | Fremont Pass | 11,300 | 39 22.041 106 11.304 |
Climax 40 |
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32 | 12,300 | 1,560 | Finger Mesa | Finger Mesa | 10,740 | 37 48.536 107 19.817 |
Finger Mesa 40 |
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33 | 12,805 | 1,545 | Baldy, Mt | Oh-Be-Joyful | 11,280 | 38 59.296 107 03.908 |
Oh-Be-Joyful 40 |
Notes by Gerry Roach
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