Southern Rocky Mountains

The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southeastern 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. The Southern Rocky Mountains are also commonly known as the Southern Rockies, and since the highest peaks are located in the State of Colorado, they are sometimes known as the Colorado Rockies, although many important ranges and peaks rise in the other three states. The Southern Rockies include the highest mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains and include all 30 of the highest major peaks of the Rockies.

The Southern Rocky Mountains are generally divided from the Western Rocky Mountains by the Green River and the Colorado River below the Green River. The Southern Rockies are divided from the Central Rocky Mountains by South Pass in Wyoming and the drainage running east from the pass down the Sweetwater River and the North Platte River; and the drainage running southwest from the pass down Pacific Creek and Sandy Creek to the Green River. This divide between the Southern Rockies and the Central Rockies provided the lowest elevation traverse of the Rocky Mountain region for the historic Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the California Trail. The southern end of the Rocky Mountains are considered to be the Jemez Mountains and the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico. Mountains south of here in N.M. are classified as the Arizona/New Mexico Mountains ecoregion using the EPA Ecoregions System.

This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least of topographic prominence.

All elevations in this article include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Survey note. __TOC__

Mountain ranges The following table lists the mountain ranges and subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains with their highest summit.

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Mountain peaks

Highest summits The following sortable table lists the 57 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least of topographic elevation and at least of topographic prominence.

+The 57 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4000 meters oftopographic elevation and 500 meters of topographic prominenceRankMountain PeakStateMountain RangeElevationProminenceIsolation1Sawatch Range2Sawatch Range3Collegiate Peaks4Sierra Blanca5La Plata PeakCollegiate Peaks6San Juan Mountains7Crestones8Mosquito Range9Elk Mountains10Front Range11Sawatch Range12Front Range13Front Range14San Miguel Mountains 15Mount Princeton Collegiate Peaks16Mount Yale Collegiate Peaks17Maroon Peak Elk Mountains18Sneffels Range 19Capitol PeakElk Mountains20Pikes Peak Massif21Needle Mountains22Handies Peak San Juan Mountains23Culebra Range24San Juan Mountains25Sawatch Range26Grizzly Peak Collegiate Peaks27Sawatch Range28Vermilion Peak San Juan Mountains29Mount Silverheels Front Range30Rio Grande Pyramid San Juan Mountains31Bald Mountain Front Range32Mount OsoSan Juan Mountains33Mount Jackson Sawatch Range34Bard Peak Front Range35Peak 10 Tenmile Range36Spanish Peaks37Gore Range38Mummy Range39Tower Mountain San Juan Mountains40Treasure Mountain Elk Mountains41Indian Peaks 42Parry PeakFront Range43Williams Mountains 44Sultan Mountain San Juan Mountains45West Buffalo Peak Mosquito Range46Mount Herard Sangre de Cristo Range47San Juan Mountains48Dolores Peak San Miguel Mountains 49Antora Peak Sawatch Range50Henry Mountain Sawatch Range51Lavender Peak La Plata Mountains52Jacque Peak Gore Range53Bennett Peak San Juan Mountains54Conejos Peak San Juan Mountains55Taos Mountains56West Needle Mountains 57South River Peak San Juan Mountains

Most prominent summits The following sortable table lists the three ultra prominent summits of the Southern Rocky Mountains (with at least of topographic prominence.)

+The three ultra-prominent mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky MountainsRankMountain PeakStateMountain RangeElevationProminenceIsolation1Sawatch Range2Pikes Peak Massif3Sierra Blanca Massif

Most isolated summits The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically isolated peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with a topographic isolation of at least and a topographic prominence of at least .

+The 15 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 50 kilometers oftopographic isolation and 500 meters of topographic prominenceRankMountain PeakStateMountain RangeElevationProminenceIsolation1Sawatch Range2Sierra Blanca Massif3San Juan Mountains4La Sal Mountains5Pikes Peak Massif6Front Range7Flat Tops 8Santa Fe Mountains 9Park Range10Snowy Range 11San Juan Mountains12Taos Mountains13Culebra Range14San Miguel Mountains 15Raton Mesa

Easternmost summits The following sortable table lists progressively the easternmost Rocky Mountain summits of their respective elevation.

+The easternmost high summits of the Rocky MountainsRankMountain PeakStateMountain RangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Raton Mesa37.0982°N104.4628°W2Spanish Peaks37.3934°N104.9201°W337.3756°N104.9934°W4Front Range38.8405°N105.0442°W5Sangre de Cristo Mountains37.5775°N105.4856°W6Sawatch Range38.9244°N106.3207°W739.1178°N106.4454°W

Mountain passes

The following sortable table lists the paved mountain passes and highway summits of the Southern Rocky Mountains. +Paved mountain passes and highway summits of theSouthern Rocky MountainsRankMountain PassStateElevationRoute1Mount Blue Sky Scenic BywayThe state highway up Mount Blue Sky ends about a from the summit. The Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway is the highest paved highway in North America.This highway is closed during the winter.14,160 feet4316 m0052Pikes Peak HighwayThe toll road up Pikes Peak ends at the summit of the mountain. Pikes Peak is the most visited mountain summit in North America.14,115 feet4302 m9993Trail Ridge RoadTrail Ridge Road (U.S. Highway Route 34) crosses the Continental Divide at Milner Pass but reaches its highest point several miles northeast of the pass. Trail Ridge Road is the highest paved through highway in North America.12,183 feet3713 m0344Cottonwood PassCottonwood Pass is the highest paved crossing of the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains.12,119 feet3694 m209CR 209/CR 3065Independence PassThis pass lies on the Continental Divide of the Americas.12,095 feet3687 m0826Loveland Pass11,992 feet3655 m0067Hoosier Pass11,541 feet3518 m0098Slumgullion Pass11,361 feet3463 m1499Fremont Pass11,318 feet3450 m09110Berthoud Pass11,315 feet3449 m04011Monarch Pass11,312 feet3448 m05012Eisenhower TunnelThe highest elevation in the Eisenhower Tunnel is a short distance inside the West Portal. The tunnel passes under the Continental Divide a few miles west of Loveland Pass. The Eisenhower Tunnel is the highest elevation on the Interstate Highway System of the United States.11,158 feet3401 m07013Warrior Mountain SummitThe high point near Warrior Mountain is the highest point on Colorado State Highway 103.11,140 feet3395 m10314Juniper Pass11,040 feet3365 m10315Red Mountain Pass11,018 feet3358 m55016Molas Divide10,910 feet3325 m55017Spring Creek Pass10,901 feet3323 m14918Wolf Creek Pass10,850 feet3307 m16019Snowy Range Pass10,847 feet3306 m13020Grand Mesa Summit10,839 feet3304 m06521Milner Pass10,758 feet3279 m03422Vail Pass10,666 feet3251 m07023Coal Bank Pass10,640 feet3243 m55024Tennessee Pass10,424 feet3177 m02425Cameron Pass10,276 feet3132 m01426La Manga Pass10,230 feet3118 m01727Lizard Head Pass10,222 feet3116 m14528North Pass10,149 feet3093 m11429Cumbres Pass10,022 feet3055 m01730Kenosha Pass10,001 feet3048 m28531Red Hill Pass09,993 feet3046 m28532Cucharas Pass09,941 feet3030 m01233Battle Pass09,915 feet3022 m07034Bobcat Pass09,833 feet2997 m03835Willow Creek Pass09,621 feet2932 m12536Gore Pass09,527 feet2904 m13437Wilkerson Pass09,507 feet2898 m02438Currant Creek Pass09,482 feet2890 m00939Rabbit Ears Pass09,426 feet2873 m04040North La Veta Pass09,413 feet2869 m16041Trout Creek Pass09,346 feet2849 m024.28542Battle Mountain Summit09,267 feet2825 m02443Ute Pass09,165 feet2793 m02444Wind River Pass09,148 feet2788 m00745Black Mesa Summit09,121 feet2780 m09246Palo Flechado Pass09,109 feet2776 m06447Hardscrabble Pass09,085 feet2769 m09648Poncha Pass09,010 feet2746 m28549Dallas Divide08,970 feet2734 m06250Muddy Pass08,772 feet2674 m04051McClure Pass08,755 feet2669 m13352Blue Mesa Summit08,704 feet2653 m05053Wondervu Hill08,660 feet2640 m07254Happy Jack SummitHappy Jack Summit is the highest point on I-80.08,640 feet2633 m08055U.S. Hill08,562 feet2610 m51856Douglas Pass08,268 feet2520 m13957Cerro Summit07,950 feet2423 m05058Raton PassRaton Pass was the highest point on the historic Santa Fe Trail, and now is the highest point on I-25.07,834 feet2388 m02559Yellowjacket Pass07,783 feet2372 m16060Glorieta Pass07,557 feet2303 m02561South PassSouth Pass was the highest point on the historic Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the California Trail.07,550 feet2301 m02862Monument Hill07,343 feet2238 m02563Morton Pass07,173 feet2186 m034.164Unaweep Divide07,048 feet2148 m14165Separation Summit07,005 feet2135 m08066Robinson Summit06,927 feet2111 m080

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