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

Colorado’s Range Summits

– Sorted by Prominence

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Rank
Rg		 Elev
feet		 Prom
feet		   Summit Name Range Parent Iso
miles		   Quadrangle G J
1 14,433 9,093   Elbert, Mt Sawatch Whitney, Mt, CA 669.2   Mt Elbert 4 16
2 14,345 5,326   Blanca Pk Sangre de Cristo Harvard, Mt 103.0   Blanca Pk 4 3
3 14,047 4,827   Culebra Pk Culebra Blanca Pk 25.0   Culebra Pk 4 3
4 14,309 4,249   Uncompahgre Pk San Juan La Plata Pk 84.0   Uncompahgre Pk 2 1
5 12,354 4,054   Flat Top Mtn The Flat Tops Meridian Pk 40.8   Orno Pk 1 1
6 14,246 4,026   Wilson, Mt San Miguel Mtns Uncompahgre Pk 33.1   Mt Wilson 3 1
7 14,286 3,866   Lincoln, Mt Mosquito Massive, Mt 22.3   Alma 5 5
8 12,347 3,768   Greenhorn Mtn Wet Mtns PT 12,925 25.6   San Isabel 1 1
9 13,626 3,685   West Spanish Pk Spanish Peaks Culebra Pk 20.4   Spanish Pks 2 1
10 12,180 3,470   Zirkel, Mt Park North Rawah Pk 38.0   Mt Zirkel 1 1
11 13,035 3,055   West Elk Pk West Elk Mtns Owen B, Mt 13.9   West Elk Pk 1 1
12 13,580 3,000   Powell, Mt (Pk B) Gore Jackson, Mt 21.8   Mt Powell 1 1
13 13,232 2,852   Hesperus Mtn La Plata Mtns Grizzly Pk B 24.5   La Plata 2 1
14 12,951 2,771   Clark Pk B Medicine Bow Mtns Ypsilon Mtn 16.7   Clark Pk 2 2
15 14,270 2,770   Grays Pk Front Lincoln, Mt 25.2   Grays Pk 9 10
16 12,940 2,680   Richthofen, Mt Never Summer Clark Pk B 9.6   Mt Richthofen 1 2
17 12,296 2,676   Parkview Mtn Rabbit Ears Cascade Mtn B 9.35   Parkview Mtn 1 3
18 12,721 2,467   Chair Mtn The Raggeds Hawk BM 8.05   Chair Mtn 2 1
19 12,431 2,451   Bison Pk Tarryall Mtns Logan, Mt 19.2   McCurdy Mtn 6 14
20 13,560 2,420   Hagues Pk Mummy Longs Pk 16.0   Trail Ridge 3 4
21 14,420 2,360   Harvard, Mt Collegiate Pks Elbert, Mt 15.0   Mt Harvard 2 2
22 13,158 2,338   Twilight Pk West Needle Mtns Pigeon Pk 4.9   Snowdon Pk 1 1
23 14,265 2,337   Castle Pk Elk La Plata Pk 20.8   Hayden Pk 2 1
24 11,327 2,307   Crater Pk Grand Mesa Lamborn, Mt 18.0   Chalk Mtn    
25 11,570 2,240   “Puma Pk” Puma Hills PT 11,762 7.3   Farnum Pk 1 1
26 12,340 2,240   Elliott Mtn Rico Mtns Blackhawk Mtn 5.1   Rico    
27 14,083 2,183   Eolus, Mt Needle Mtns Wilson, Mt 25.5   Columbine Pass 3 2
28 10,879 2,182   Meaden Pk Elkhead Mtns Buck Mtn South 18.1   Meaden Pk    
29 12,385 2,125   Anthracite Range Antharcite East Beckwith Mtn 4.8   Anthracite Range    
30 12,031 1,971   Chalk BM Chalk Mtns Fets Pk 6.2   Elephant Head Rock    
31 11,003 1,863   South Bald Mtn Larimie Mtns Crown Point 8.6   South Bald Mtn    
32 12,429 1,749   “Pk X” Kenosha Mtns Logan, Mt 9.0   Topaz Mtn 1 8
33 13,382 1,682   Williams Mtn Williams Mtns Twining Pk 4.1   Mt Champion 1 3
34 13,502 1,665   North Arapaho Pk Indian Pks Chiefs Head Pk 15.4   Monarch Lake 5 2
35 11,396 1,576   Buck Mtn South Sierra Madre Little Agnes Mtn 3.0   Mt Zirkel    
36 13,895 1,515   “Phoenix Pk” La Garita Mtns San Luis Pk 5.0   Halfmoon Pass 1 3
37 13,058 1,358   Owen B, Mt Ruby Treasury Mtn 7.5   Oh Be Joyful 2 1
38 12,804 1,272   Byers Pk Vasquez Mtns Vasquez Pk 6.8   Byers Pk 1 2
39 9,748 1,168   Devils Head Rampart Thunder Butte 8.0   Devils Head 1 1
40 14,265 1,125   Quandary Pk Tenmile Lincoln, Mt 3.2   Breckenridge 6 10
41 13,864 1,124   Vestal Pk Grenadier Sunlight Pk 4.3   Storm King Pk 3 2
42 11,056 1,076   Middle Chain Mtn Chain Mtns Browning Ridge 1.5   Minnesota Pass    
43 12,060 1,000   Big Agnes Mtn Sawtooth Zirkel, Mt 1.5   Mt Zirkel   1
44 12,340 720   South Twin Cone Pk Platte River Mtns “Pk X” 5.2   Mt Logan 1 4
45 12,757 577   Coon Hill Williams Fork Mtns “Golden Bear Pk” 1.4   Loveland Pass 1 2
46 10,530 440   PT 10,530 Twin Mtns PT 10,610 2.1   Twin Mountains    

Notes by Gerry Roach
  1. There are 46 summits on this list.

  2. Gerry Roach’s totals: 87 ascents; 37/46 overall
    Jennifer Roach’s totals: 118 ascents; 38/46 overall
    Gerry and Jennifer’s combined total: 205 ascents
    As of 10/5/06

  3. The pass separating the Front Range from the Tenmile-Mosquito Range is 11,481-foot Boreas Pass. Many assume that Hoosier Pass separates these two ranges simply because CO 9 crosses this pass, and it is more familiar to most people. However, Hoosier Pass is 11,539 feet high, so the slightly lower Boreas Pass is the connecting pass.

  4. The pass separating the Front Range from the Park Range is 8,710-foot Muddy Pass, which is crossed by US 40. This definition makes the Rabbit Ears Range a sub range of the Front Range. The pass separating the Rabbit Ears Range from the rest of the Front Range is 9,621-foot Willow Creek Pass.

  5. The pass separating the Gore Range from the Tenmile-Mosquito Range is 10,580-foot Vail Pass, which is crossed by I 70. The peaks on or near the Continental Divide between 11,340-foot Fremont Pass and Vail Pass are in the Tenmile-Mosquito Range, not the Gore Range.

  6. The pass separating the Tenmile-Mosquito Range and the Sawatch Range is 10,424-foot Tennessee Pass.

  7. The pass separating the Sawatch Range and the Sangre de Cristo Range is 9,019-foot Poncha Pass.

  8. The pass separating the Sawatch Range and the San Juan Range is 10,067-foot Cochetopa Pass. This makes the La Garitas a sub range of the San Juans. The pass separating the La Garitas and the rest of the San Juan Range is 10,898-foot Spring Creek Pass

  9. The pass separating the Sawatch Range and the Elk Range is an 11,920-foot pass one mile northeast of 11,928-foot Taylor Pass.

 

 
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