Colorado’s Most Prominent Peaks

David Olson compiled the original list in 1999.
Ryan Schilling revised and expanded the list in 2003, and he
cautions that work on the last third of the list is still in progress.
Throughout, Edward Earl has provided valuable computer assistance.
Andy Martin has also reviewed the list.

– Sorted by Prominence

Notes

Rank	Elev feet	Prom feet	Summit Name	Quadrangle	Saddle Name	Saddle Elev	Saddle Lat/Long	Saddle Quad & CI	Other fame
1	14,433	9,093	Elbert, Mt	Mt Elbert		5,340	37 23.020 117 50.000	Sylvania Canyon CA/NV 40	Colorado State HP Sawatch Rg HP Lake Cty HP
2	14,110	5,530	Pikes Pk	Pikes Pk		8,580	38 53.058 105 16.484	Lake George 40	El Paso Cty HP
3	14,345	5,326	Blanca Pk	Blanca Pk	Poncha Pass	9,019	38 25.326 106 05.287	Poncha Pass 40	Sangre de Cristo Rg HP Alamosa, Costilla, and Huerfano Cty HP
4	14,047	4,827	Culebra Pk	Culebra Pk	Veta Pass	9,220	37 29.104 105 10.493	McCarty Park 40	Culebra Rg HP
5	14,294	4,554	Crestone Pk	Crestone Pk	unnamed or Mosca Pass	9,740	37 43.975 105 27.275	Mosca Pass or Medano Pass 40	Saguache Cty HP
6	14,309	4,242	Uncompahgre Pk	Uncompahgre Pk	Cochetopa Pass	10,067	38 09.771 106 36.026	North Pass 40	San Juan Rg HP Hinsdale Cty HP
7	12,354	4,054	Flat Top Mtn	Orno Pk		8,300	40 03.947 106 49.218	Toponas 40	Garfield Cty HP
8	9,979	4,039	Ute Pk	Battle Rock		5,940	37 16.216 108 40.000	Mud Creek 40	Sleeping Ute Mtn HP
9	14,246	4,026	Wilson, Mt	Mt Wilson	Lizard Head Pass	10,220	37 48.659 107 54.400	Mt Wilson 40	San Miguel Mtns HP Dolores Cty HP
10	14,286	3,862	Lincoln, Mt	Alma	Tennessee Pass	10,424	39 21.724 106 18.666	Leadville North 40	Tenmile-Mosquito Rg HP; Park Cty HP
11	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
12	13,626	3,685	West Spanish Pk	Spanish Pks	Cucharas Pass	9,941	37 19.219 105 04.417	Cucharas Pass 40	Las Animas Cty HP
13	12,719	3,549	Gunnison, Mt	Minnesota Pass		9,170	38 46.428 107 23.334	Minnesota Pass 40
14	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
15	14,014	3,114	San Luis Pk	San Luis Pk	Spring Creek Pass	10,900	37 56.381 107 09.512	Slumgullion Pass 40	La Garita Mtns HP
16	11,123	3,103	North Mamm Pk	North Mamm Pk		8,020	39 19.745 107 40.261	Hightower Mtn 40	Battlement Mesa HP
17	13,035	3,095	West Elk Pk	West Elk Pk	Kebler Pass	9,940	38 50.853 107 05.936	Mt Axtell 40	West Elk Rg HP
18	11,852	3,072	Huntsman Ridge	Placita	McClure Pass	8,780	39 07.712 107 17.177	Placita 40
19	14,150	3,050	Sneffels, Mt	Mt Sneffels	Red Mtn Pass	11,100	37 53.894 107 42.748	Ironton 40	Sneffels Rg HP
20	11,300	3,040	Castle Pk	Castle Pk		8,260	39 48.609 106 40.433	State Bridge 40
21	13,580	3,000	Powell, Mt	Mt Powell	Vail Pass	10,580	39 31.883 106 12.944	Vail Pass 40	Gore Rg HP
22	14,255	2,955	Longs Pk	Longs Pk	Berthoud Pass	11,300	39 47.889 105 46.624	Berthoud Pass 40	RMNP HP Boulder Cty HP
23	13,232	2,852	Hesperus Mtn	La Plata		10,380	37 38.933 107 57.429	Hermosa Pk 40	La Plata Mtns HP Montezuma Cty HP
24	9,660	2,845	Diamond Pk	Beaver Basin		6,815	41 39.380 108 25.220	Desert Springs WY 10
25	13,528	2,821	Treasure Mtn A	Snowmass Mtn	Schofield Pass	10,707	39 00.897 107 02.803	Snowmass Mtn 40
26	14,270	2,770	Grays Pk	Grays Pk	Boreas Pass	11,481	39 24.647 105 58.132	Boreas Pass 40	Front Rg HP
27	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
28	14,264	2,764	Evans, Mt	Mt Evans		11,500	39 35.786 105 41.620	Mt Evans 40
29	13,300	2,760	Summit Pk	Summit Pk	Weminuche Pass	10,540	37 40.875 107 19.007	Weminuche Pass 40	East San Juan HP Archuleta Cty HP
30	11,348	2,728	Marcellina Mtn	Marcellina Mtn		8,620	38 54.722 107 13.874	Marcellina Mtn 40
31	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
32	9,700	2,680	Piñon Mesa HP	Fish Creek	Unaweep Divide	7,020	38 47.428 108 39.298	Snyder Flats 40
33	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
34	13,971	2,671	Ouray, Mt	Mt Ouray	Monarch Pass	11,300	38 29.788 106 19.539	Pahlone Pk 40
35	12,162	2,582	Crested Butte	Gothic		9,580	38 55.145 106 57.596	Gothic 40
36	12,531	2,551	Graham Pk	Granite Pk	Divide Lakes	9,980	37 35.927 107 20.285	Granite Lake 40
37	14,269	2,503	Antero, Mt	Mt Antero	Williams Pass	11,766	38 38.449 106 23.404	Cumberland Pass 40
38	12,432	2,492	East Beckwith Mtn	Anthracite Range	Beckwith Pass	9,940	38 50.561 107 11.000	Anthracite Range 40
39	12,721	2,461	Chair Mtn	Chair Mtn	Anthracite Pass	10,260	39 01.802 107 10.728	Marble 40	Ragged Mtns HP
40	12,513	2,453	Whetstone Mtn	Crested Butte	Ohio Pass	10,060	38 50.175 107 05.626	Mt Axtell 40
41	12,431	2,451	Bison Pk	McCurdy Mtn	Kenosha Pass	9,980	39 24.840 105 45.476	Jefferson 40	Tarryall Mtns HP
42	13,148	2,448	South River Pk	South River Pk	Railroad Pass	10,700	37 27.841 106 45.723	Wolf Creek Pass 40
43	10,860	2,440	Black Mtn A	Buck Point		8,420	40 48.529 107 07.314	Meaden Pk 40	Elkhead Mtns HP Moffat Cty HP
44	12,052	2,432	Guero, Mt	Mt Guero		9,620	38 44.205 107 16.731	Big Soap Park 40
45	13,560	2,420	Hagues Pk	Trail Ridge	Chapin Pass	11,140	40 26.127 105 43.705	Trail Ridge 40	Mummy Rg HP Larimer Cty HP
46	13,269	2,409	Antora Pk	Bonanza	Marshall Pass	10,860	38 23.515 106 14.829	Mt Ouray 40
47	13,105	2,405	Bushnell Pk	Bushnell Pk	Hayden Pass	10,700	38 17.658 105 51.022	Coaldale 40	Fremont Cty HP
48	9,005	2,395	Zenobia Pk	Zenobia Pk		6,610	40 38.517 108 33.166	Sheephead Basin 20	Dinosaur NM HP
49	12,683	2,383	East Spanish Pk	Spanish Pks		10,300	37 23.436 104 56.957	Spanish Pks 40
50	14,420	2,360	Harvard, Mt	Mt Harvard		12,060	38 59.536 106 35.098	Independence Pass or Pieplant 40	Chaffee Cty HP
51	10,848	2,348	Sleepy Cat Pk	Sleepy Cat Pk		8,500	40 07.251 107 27.019	Lost Park 40
52	13,158	2,338	Twilight Pk	Snowdon Pk		10,820	37 43.756 107 42.040	Snowdon Pk 40	West Needle Mtns HP
53	14,265	2,337	Castle Pk	Hayden Pk	Taylor Pass	11,928	39 01.215 106 45.353	New York Pk 40	Elk Rg HP
54	14,156	2,336	Maroon Pk	Maroon Bells	East Maroon Pass	11,820	39 00.705 106 56.544	Maroon Bells 40
55	11,710	2,330	Waugh Mtn	Waugh Mtn		9,380	38 48.477 105 50.380	Agate Mtn 40
56	11,465	2,325	Tomichi Dome	Doyleville		9,140	38 29.290 106 29.412	Sargents 40
57	11,327	2,307	Crater Pk	Chalk Mtn		9,020	39 09.563 107 36.531	Spruce Mtn 40	Grand Mesa HP
58	11,428	2,298	East Twin Sisters Pk	Longs Pk	Wind River Pass	9,130	40 17.809 105 32.608	Longs Pk 40
59	13,822	2,283	Silverheels, Mt	Alma	Hoosier Pass	11,539	39 21.720 106 03.760	Alma 40
60	12,613	2,273	Lone Cone	Lone Cone		10,340	37 50.062 108 09.888	Groundhog Mtn 40
61	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
62	11,570	2,260	“Puma Pk”	Farnum Pk		9,310	39 09.119 105 43.142	Eagle Rock 20	Puma Hills HP
63	8,717	2,247	Tanks Pk	Tanks Pk		6,470	40 21.560 108 27.595	Elk Springs 20	Just south of Dinosaur NM
64	12,340	2,240	Elliott Mtn	Rico	Dunton Meadows	10,100	37 47.633 108 01.521	Dolores Pk 40
65	11,654	2,234	Black Mtn B	Black Mtn		9,420	38 38.199 105 43.780	Black Mtn 40
66	11,569	2,229	Maestas, Mt	La Veta Pass		9,340	37 37.553 105 12.970	Little Sheep Mtn 40
67	14,083	2,183	Eolus, Mt	Howardsville		11,900	38 00.832 107 32.296	Wetterhorn Pk 40
68	12,079	2,179	Carbon Pk	Mt Axtell		9,900	38 49.020 107 02.772	Mt Axtell 40
69	10,879	2,179	Meaden Pk	Meaden Pk		8,700	40 51.147 106 57.995	Hahns Pk 40
70	14,197	2,177	Princeton, Mt	Mt Antero	Browns Pass	12,020	38 51.237 106 21.608	Mt Yale 40
71	11,419	2,159	Elk Mtn	Corral Pks		9,260	40 16.890 106 07.387	Radial Mtn 40
72	12,385	2,125	Anthracite Range	Anthracite Range	Swampy Pass	10,260	38 47.951 107 09.450	Anthracite Range 40
73	14,005	2,111	Holy Cross, Mt of the	Mt of the Holy Cross		11,894	39 18.554 106 30.074	Nast 40	Eagle Cty HP
74	13,894	2,105	Vermilion Pk	Ophir	Ophir Pass	11,789	37 51.038 107 46.764	Ophir 40	San Juan Cty HP
75	13,684	2,099	Bald Mtn	Boreas Pass	Georgia Pass	11,585	39 27.502 105 54.974	Boreas Pass 40
76	11,548	2,088	Thirtynine Mile Mtn	Thirtynine Mile Mtn	Currant Creek Pass	9,460	38 50.200 105 38.131	Dicks Pk 40	Thirtynine Mile Volcanics HP
77	13,205	2,065	Jacque Pk	Copper Mtn	Robinson Tailings Pond	11,140	39 24.187 106 12.354	Copper Mtn 40
78	11,617	2,049	Williams Pk	Battle Mtn	Ute Pass	9,568	39 49.405 106 06.339	Ute Pk 40	Williams Fork Mtns HP
79	12,100	2,040	Park Cone	Taylor Park Res		10,060	38 48.247 106 34.060	Taylor Park 40
80	13,340	2,040	Herard, Mt	Medano Pass		11,300	37 55.442 105 30.186	Crestone Pk 40
81	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
82	13,326	1,986	West Buffalo Pk	Marmot Pk		11,340	38 59.457 106 09.986	Harvard Lakes 40
83	12,031	1,971	Chalk BM	Elephant Head Rock		10,060	37 11.842 106 42.296	Elephant Head Rock 40	Chalk Mtns HP
84	14,421	1,961	Massive, Mt	Mt Massive		12,460	39 07.635 106 30.452	Mt Champion 40
85	13,300	1,960	Middle Pk	Dolores Pk		11,340	37 50.851 108 04.350	Dolores Pk 40
86	11,411	1,951	Iron Mtn	Red Wing		9,460	37 38.819 105 19.269	Red Wing 40
87	13,988	1,928	Grizzly Pk	Independence Pass	Independence Pass	12,060	39 06.329 106 34.013	Independence Pass 40	CO’s highest 13er
88	12,147	1,927	Sawtooth Mtn	Sawtooth Mtn		10,220	38 11.347 106 55.007	Rock Creek Park 40	Cochetopa Hills HP
89	10,253	1,913	Columbus Mtn	Tumble Mtn		8,340	40 52.033 107 08.780	Bears Ears Pks 40
90	13,172	1,912	Conejos Pk	Platoro		11,260	37 14.270 106 37.006	Victoria Lake 40
91	14,048	1,908	Handies Pk	Handies Pk		12,140	37 46.226 107 35.465	Howardsville 40
92	14,196	1,896	Yale, Mt	Mt Yale		12,300	38 53.259 106 19.595	Mt Harvard 40	Conejos Cty HP
93	9,947	1,887	Horse Mtn	Devil Mtn		8,060	37 22.790 107 10.060	Oakbrush Ridge 40
94	13,821	1,881	Rio Grande Pyramid	Rio Grande Pyramid		11,940	37 38.294 107 26.090	Rio Grande Pyramid 40
95	13,368	1,868	Sultan Mtn	Silverton		11,500	37 45.953 107 43.626	Silverton 40
96	11,003	1,863	South Bald Mtn	South Bald Mtn		9,140	40 36.406 105 50.497	Chambers Lake 40	Laramie Mtns HP
97	10,421	1,859	Green Mtn	Green Mtn	Stony Pass	8,562	39 17.842 105 20.059	Green Mtn 40
98	9,627	1,847	Fishers Pk	Fishers Pk		7,780	38 59.599 104 29.525	Raton CO/NM or Tin Pan Canyon 40	Raton Mesa HP
99	11,981	1,840	Little Cone	Little Cone		10,141	37 54.199 108 05.576	Little Cone 40
100	14,336	1,836	La Plata Pk	Mt Elbert		12,500	38 55.127 106 23.533	Winfield 40
101	10,833	1,813	Spruce Mtn	Spruce Mtn		9,020	39 09.578 107 36.543	Spruce Mtn 40
102	13,670	1,810	Jackson, Mt	Mt Jackson		11,860	39 24.245 106 32.015	Mt Jackson 40
103	11,819	1,792	Sheep Mtn	Hyannis Pk	Troublesome Pass	10,027	40 19.674 106 12.757	Parkview Mtn 40
104	13,010	1,790	PT 13,010	Cimarrona Pk	Squaw Pass	11,220	37 36.077 107 12.963	Cimarrona Pk 40
105	12,383	1,763	Matchless Mtn	Matchless Mtn		10,620	38 52.414 106 39.412	Matchless Mtn 40
106	11,132	1,762	Cochetopa Dome	Cochetopa Park		9,370	38 12.422 106 40.156	Cochetopa Park 20
107	9,622	1,762	Curley Pk	Curley Pk		7,860	38 17.917 105 18.230	Curley Pk 40
108	14,130	1,750	Capitol Pk	Capitol Pk		12,380	39 04.911 107 00.620	Snowmass Mtn 40
109	12,285	1,744	Cornwall Mtn	Jasper	Stunner Pass	10,541	37 21.708 106 33.472	Platoro 40
110	13,203	1,743	Bennett Pk	Jasper		11,460	37 24.597 106 37.726	Elwood Pass 40
111	11,460	1,736	Blair Mtn	Blair Mtn	Indian Camp Pass	9,724	39 49.592 107 17.741	Deep Lake 40
112	9,716	1,736	Poverty Mesa	Cimmaron	Cerro Summit	7,980	38 26.700 107 38.386	Cerro Summit 40	Poverty Mesa HP
113	12,489	1,731	Specimen Mtn	Fall River Pass	Milner Pass	10,758	40 25.188 105 48.680	Fall River Pass 40
114	9,476	1,723	Piñon Hills HP	Manassa NE		7,753	37 03.799 105 54.864	Lobatos 5
115	13,391	1,720	Parry Pk	Empire	Rollins Pass	11,671	39 56.028 105 40.975	East Portal 40
116	9,220	1,720	Archuleta Mesa	Edith		7,500	37 03.399 106 57.017	Edith 40
117	11,705	1,715	Coal Mtn	Minnesota Pass	Elk Basin Pass	9,990	38 46.789 107 27.873	Minnesota Pass 40
118	11,166	1,686	Hardscrabble Mtn	The Seven Hermits		9,480	39 29.286 106 46.319	Red Creek 40
119	13,641	1,701	Bard Pk	Grays Pk		11,940	39 43.454 105 52.665	Loveland Pass 40
120	9,836	1,696	Buck Mesa	Bull Mtn		8,140	39 02.528 107 29.356	Bull Mtn 40
121	8,744	1,684	Elk Mtn	Mad Creek		7,060	40 35.000 106 59.615	Mad Creek 40	aka The Sleeping Giant
122	13,382	1,682	PT 13,382	Mt Champion	South Fork Pass	11,700	39 10.233 106 35.586	Mt Champion 40	Williams Mtns HP
123	7,804	1,674	Cross Mtn	Lone Mtn		6,130	40 31.214 108 21.608	Peck Mesa 20	CO’s most prominent low peak!
124	13,254	1,674	Henry Mtn	Fairview Pk		11,580	38 41.943 106 34.004	Fairview Pk 40
125	13,502	1,665	North Arapaho Pk	Monarch Lake	Buchanan Pass	11,837	40 07.860 105 37.804	Isolation Pk 40	Indian Pks HP
126	13,552	1,652	Tower Mtn	Howardsville		11,900	37 56.863 107 35.521	Handies Pk 40
127	12,625	1,645	Gothic Mtn	Oh Be Joyful		10,980	38 58.340 107 01.563	Oh Be Joyful 40
128	14,018	1,638	Pyramid Pk	Maroon Bells		12,380	39 01.936 106 59.458	Maroon Bells 40
129	14,015	1,635	Wetterhorn Pk	Wetterhorn Pk		12,380	38 03.605 107 28.248	Uncompahgre Pk 40
130	10,811	1,631	Dirt BM	Gore Mtn		9,180	40 16.293 106 36.884	Lake Agnes 40	North Gore Rg HP
131	8,571	1,631	Park PT Lookout	Point Lookout		6,940	37 20.517 108 24.695	Point Lookout 40	Mesa Verde NP HP
132	14,229	1,619	Shavano, Mt	Maysville		12,610	38 37.603 106 16.577	St Elmo 40
133	10,839	1,619	Hahns Pk	Hahns Pk		9,220	40 51.193 106 54.283	Hahns Pk 40
134	9,516	1,616	Yarmony Mtn	McCoy		7,900	39 55.909 106 38.281	McCoy 40
135	11,396	1,616	Lamborn, Mt	Paonia	Inter-Ocean Pass	9,780	38 47.802 107 30.202	Paonia 40	Delta Cty HP
136	9,444	1,606	Bakers Pk	Bakers Pk		7,838	40 53.443 107 26.162	Bakers Pk 40
137	10,005	1,585	South Saddle Pk	Crawford		8,420	38 41.673 107 29.693	Mt Guero 40
138	12,200	1,580	Cement Mtn	Cement Mtn		10,620	38 50.936 106 47.869	Cement Mtn 40
139	12,887	1,578	PT 12,887	Summit Pk		11,309	37 19.537 106 40.826	Summit Pk 40
140	11,396	1,576	Buck Mtn	Mt Zirkel		9,820	40 52.419 106 42.996	Mt Zirkel 40	Sierra Madre HP
141	8,542	1,574	Diamond Mtn	Canyon of Lodore North		6,968	40 43.450 108 59.292	Canyon of Lodore North 40	Just north of Dinosaur NM
142	13,510	1,570	PT 13,510	Baldy Cinco	San Luis Pass	11,940	37 58.307 106 58.327	San Luis Pk 40
143	12,867	1,567	Buckeye Pk	Leadville North	Fremont Pass	11,300	39 22.041 106 11.304	Climax 40
144	11,192	1,565	Red and White Mtn	Edwards		9,627	39 41.876 106 26.214	Vail West 40
145	13,553	1,563	Pettingell Pk	Loveland Pass	Loveland Pass	11,990	39 39.823 105 52.727	Loveland Pass 40
146	11,294	1,561	Badger Mtn	Glentivar	La Salle Pass	9,733	39 05.103 105 32.815	Glentivar 40
147	12,300	1,560	Finger Mesa	Finger Mesa		10,740	37 48.536 107 19.817	Finger Mesa 40
148	8,057	1,557	PT 8,057	Silt		6,500	39 37.647 107 40.114	Rifle Falls 40	Grand Hogback HP near Rifle Gap
149	12,805	1,545	Baldy, Mt	Oh Be Joyful		11,280	38 59.296 107 03.908	Oh Be Joyful 40
150	14,042	1,542	Lindsey, Mt	Blanca Peak		12,500	37 35.229 105 27.536	Blanca Peak 40

Notes by Gerry Roach

This list has 150 peaks on it, of which 81 have more than 2,000 feet of prominence.

Colorado’s Most Prominent Peaks

– Sorted by Prominence

Notes by Gerry Roach

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