The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Wyoming, the central and western portions of the State of Colorado, the northern portion of the State of New Mexico, and extreme eastern portions of the State of Utah. The Southern Rockies include the highest mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains and include all 30 of the highest peaks of the Rockies. 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 Rocky Mountains are 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 Northern Rocky Mountains in Wyoming by Sandy Creek below Pacific Creek, Pacific Creek, South Pass, the Sweetwater River, and the North Platte River below the Sweetwater River. This later dividing line between the Southern Rockies and the Northern Rockies provided the lowest elevation traverse of the Rocky Mountain region for the historic Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the California Trail.

Mountain ranges

The following sortable table lists the mountain ranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains.

Mountain Ranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains
Mountain Range	States	Highest Peak	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
Sawatch Range^[1]	Colorado	Mount Elbert NGS	4401.200 = 14,440 feet 4401 m	2771.546 = 9,093 feet 2772 m	01079.22 = 670.6 miles 1079.2 km
→ Collegiate Peaks	Colorado	Mount Harvard NGS	4395.600 = 14,421 feet 4396 m	0709.270 = 2,327 feet 709 m	00024.01 = 14.9 miles 24.0 km
03	Colorado	Mount Antero NGS	4351.400 = 14,276 feet 4351 m	0762.914 = 2,503 feet 763 m	00028.56 = 17.7 miles 28.6 km
04	Colorado	Mount Ouray NGS	4255.400 = 13,961 feet 4255 m	0810.463 = 2,659 feet 810 m	00021.86 = 13.6 miles 21.9 km
05	Colorado	Mount of the Holy Cross NGS	4269.900 = 14,009 feet 4270 m	0643.433 = 2,111 feet 643 m	00029.81 = 18.5 miles 29.8 km
Sangre de Cristo Mountains	Colorado, New Mexico	Blanca Peak^[2]	4374.111 = 14,351 feet 4374 m	1623.365 = 5,326 feet 1623 m	00166.43 = 103.4 miles 166.4 km
→ Crestones	Colorado	Crestone Peak^[2]	4358.572 = 14,300 feet 4359 m	1388.059 = 4,554 feet 1388 m	00044.07 = 27.4 miles 44.1 km
→ Culebra Range	Colorado, New Mexico	Culebra Peak^[2]	4283.266 = 14,053 feet 4283 m	1471.270 = 4,827 feet 1471 m	00057.07 = 35.5 miles 57.1 km
→ → Spanish Peaks	Colorado	West Spanish Peak^[2]	4154.673 = 13,631 feet 4155 m	1123.188 = 3,685 feet 1123 m	00032.88 = 20.4 miles 32.9 km
→ → Taos Mountains	New Mexico	Wheeler Peak^[3] NGS	4013.300 = 13,167 feet 4013 m	1039.063 = 3,409 feet 1039 m	00060.12 = 37.4 miles 60.1 km
11	New Mexico	Truchas Peak NGS	3995.048 = 13,107 feet 3995 m	1219.505 = 4,001 feet 1220 m	00068.17 = 42.4 miles 68.2 km
→ → Cimarron Range	New Mexico	Baldy Mountain NGS	3793.300 = 12,445 feet 3793 m	0823.265 = 2,701 feet 823 m	00018.24 = 11.3 miles 18.2 km
→ Wet Mountains	Colorado	Greenhorn Mountain NGS	3765.000 = 12,352 feet 3765 m	1151.230 = 3,777 feet 1151 m	00042.53 = 26.4 miles 42.5 km
San Juan Mountains	Colorado, New Mexico	Uncompahgre Peak NGS	4365.000 = 14,321 feet 4365 m	1303.630 = 4,277 feet 1304 m	00136.89 = 85.1 miles 136.9 km
15	Colorado	Mount Wilson^[2]	4344.080 = 14,252 feet 4344 m	1226.515 = 4,024 feet 1227 m	00053.21 = 33.1 miles 53.2 km
16	Colorado	Mount Sneffels NGS	4315.400 = 14,158 feet 4315 m	0929.640 = 3,050 feet 930 m	00025.32 = 15.7 miles 25.3 km
→ Needle Mountains	Colorado	Mount Eolus^[2]	4294.255 = 14,089 feet 4294 m	0665.378 = 2,183 feet 665 m	00040.48 = 25.2 miles 40.5 km
18	Colorado	Vestal Peak^[2] PB	4227.529 = 13,870 feet 4228 m	0336.499 = 1,104 feet 336 m	00006.91 = 4.3 miles 6.9 km
19	Colorado	Twilight Peak^[2]	4012.096 = 13,163 feet 4012 m	0712.622 = 2,338 feet 713 m	00007.86 = 4.9 miles 7.9 km
20	Colorado	San Luis Peak NGS	4273.800 = 14,022 feet 4274 m	0948.842 = 3,113 feet 949 m	00043.41 = 27.0 miles 43.4 km
→ → Cochetopa Hills	Colorado	Long Branch Baldy NGS	3652.200 = 11,982 feet 3652 m	0449.275 = 1,474 feet 449 m	00022.00 = 13.7 miles 22.0 km
22	Colorado	Half Peak^[2] PB	4220.735 = 13,848 feet 4221 m	0451.409 = 1,481 feet 451 m	00006.26 = 3.9 miles 6.3 km
23	Colorado, New Mexico	Summit Peak NGS	4056.200 = 13,308 feet 4056 m	0841.248 = 2,760 feet 841 m	00064.23 = 39.9 miles 64.2 km
→ La Plata Mountains	Colorado	Lavender Peak^[2] PB	4037.198 = 13,245 feet 4037 m	0871.728 = 2,860 feet 872 m	00039.91 = 24.8 miles 39.9 km
Mosquito Range	Colorado	Mount Lincoln NGS	4356.500 = 14,293 feet 4357 m	1177.138 = 3,862 feet 1177 m	00036.31 = 22.6 miles 36.3 km
→ Tenmile Range	Colorado	Quandary Peak NGS	4349.900 = 14,271 feet 4350 m	0336.804 = 1,105 feet 337 m	00005.09 = 3.2 miles 5.1 km
Front Range	Colorado	Grays Peak NGS	4352.000 = 14,278 feet 4352 m	0844.296 = 2,770 feet 844 m	00040.27 = 25.0 miles 40.3 km
28	Colorado	Longs Peak NGS	4346.000 = 14,259 feet 4346 m	0896.112 = 2,940 feet 896 m	00070.19 = 43.6 miles 70.2 km
→ → Mummy Range	Colorado	Hagues Peak NGS PB	4137.000 = 13,573 feet 4137 m	0737.616 = 2,420 feet 738 m	00025.62 = 15.9 miles 25.6 km
30	Colorado	North Arapaho Peak^[2] PB	4117.172 = 13,508 feet 4117 m	0507.492 = 1,665 feet 507 m	00024.78 = 15.4 miles 24.8 km
→ → Never Summer Mountains	Colorado	Mount Richthofen^[2] PB	3945.770 = 12,945 feet 3946 m	0816.864 = 2,680 feet 817 m	00015.54 = 9.7 miles 15.5 km
→ Southern Front Range	Colorado	Pikes Peak NGS	4302.310 = 14,115 feet 4302 m	1685.544 = 5,530 feet 1686 m	00097.82 = 60.8 miles 97.8 km
33	Colorado	Waugh Mountain^[2] PB	3570.910 = 11,716 feet 3571 m	0710.184 = 2,330 feet 710 m	00032.22 = 20.0 miles 32.2 km
34	Colorado	Devils Head NGS PB	2971.600 = 9,749 feet 2972 m	0380.390 = 1,248 feet 380 m	00012.86 = 8.0 miles 12.9 km
35	Colorado	Ptarmigan Peak^[2] PB	3811.180 = 12,504 feet 3811 m	0219.761 = 721 feet 220 m	00006.92 = 4.3 miles 6.9 km
36	Colorado	Bison Peak NGS PB	3789.400 = 12,432 feet 3789 m	0747.065 = 2,451 feet 747 m	00030.80 = 19.1 miles 30.8 km
37	Colorado	Windy Peak NGS	3648.600 = 11,970 feet 3649 m	0460.248 = 1,510 feet 460 m	00008.67 = 5.4 miles 8.7 km
Elk Mountains	Colorado	Castle Peak NGS	4352.200 = 14,279 feet 4352 m	0720.852 = 2,365 feet 721 m	00033.71 = 20.9 miles 33.7 km
→ Ruby Range	Colorado	Mount Owen NGS PB	3983.800 = 13,070 feet 3984 m	0413.918 = 1,358 feet 414 m	00012.81 = 8.0 miles 12.8 km
→ West Elk Mountains	Colorado	West Elk Peak NGS PB	3975.200 = 13,042 feet 3975 m	0943.356 = 3,095 feet 943 m	00022.18 = 13.8 miles 22.2 km
Gore Range	Colorado	Mount Powell^[2] PB	4134.859 = 13,566 feet 4135 m	0914.400 = 3,000 feet 914 m	00034.57 = 21.5 miles 34.6 km
Medicine Bow Mountains	Colorado, Wyoming	Clark Peak NGS PB	3948.400 = 12,954 feet 3948 m	0844.601 = 2,771 feet 845 m	00026.80 = 73.2 miles 26.8 km
La Sal Mountains	Utah, Colorado	Mount Peale NGS	3879.000 = 12,726 feet 3879 m	1883.969 = 6,181 feet 1883 m	00117.77 = 73.2 miles 117.8 km
44	Colorado	Flat Top Mountain NGS PB	3767.700 = 12,361 feet 3768 m	1235.659 = 4,054 feet 1236 m	00068.91 = 42.8 miles 68.9 km
Rabbit Ears Range	Colorado	Parkview Mountain NGS PB	3749.400 = 12,301 feet 3749 m	0815.645 = 2,676 feet 816 m	00017.56 = 10.9 miles 17.6 km
Park Range	Colorado	Mount Zirkel^[2] PB	3714.096 = 12,185 feet 3714 m	1057.656 = 3,470 feet 1058 m	00066.77 = 41.5 miles 66.8 km
47	Colorado	Sand Mountain North^[2]	3317.421 = 10,884 feet 3317 m	0664.159 = 2,179 feet 664 m	00029.27 = 18.2 miles 29.3 km
48	Colorado	Blair Mountain^[2] PB	3488.477 = 11,445 feet 3488 m	0529.133 = 1,736 feet 529 m	00028.19 = 17.5 miles 28.2 km
Grand Mesa	Colorado	Crater Peak NGS PB	3454.200 = 11,333 feet 3454 m	0703.174 = 2,307 feet 703 m	00028.95 = 18.0 miles 29.0 km
Laramie Mountains	Colorado, Wyoming	Laramie Mountains High Point NGS	3360.311 = 11,025 feet 3360 m	0573.024 = 1,880 feet 573 m	00024.88 = 15.5 miles 24.9 km
51	Colorado, Utah	Horsefly Peak NGS PB	3155.700 = 10,353 feet 3156 m	0437.998 = 1,437 feet 438 m	00023.46 = 14.6 miles 23.5 km
Ute Mountain	Colorado	Ute Peak NGS	3043.000 = 9,984 feet 3043 m	1231.087 = 4,039 feet 1231 m	00062.85 = 39.1 miles 62.9 km
53	Colorado, New Mexico	Fishers Peak^[2] PB	2936.200 = 9,633 feet 2936 m	0562.966 = 1,847 feet 563 m	00052.16 = 32.4 miles 52.2 km

Mountain peaks

The following sortable table lists the 60 highest mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 500 meters (1,640 ft) of topographic prominence. Topographic elevation is defined as 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.

The 60 Highest Peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 500 meters of Topographic Prominence
Rank	Mountain Peak	State	Mountain Range	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation
1	Mount Elbert^[4] NGS	Colorado	Sawatch Range	4401.200 = 4401 m 14,440 feet	2771.546 = 2772 m 9,093 feet	01079.22 = 1079.2 km 670.6 miles
2	Mount Massive^[2]	Colorado	Sawatch Range	4397.607 = 4398 m 14,428 feet	0591.617 = 592 m 1,941 feet	00008.15 = 8.2 km 5.1 miles
3	Mount Harvard NGS	Colorado	Collegiate Peaks	4397.429 = 4397 m 14,427 feet	0709.270 = 709 m 2,327 feet	00024.01 = 24.0 km 14.9 miles
4	La Plata Peak^[2]	Colorado	Collegiate Peaks	4379.216 = 4379 m 14,368 feet	0561.137 = 561 m 1,841 feet	00010.10 = 10.1 km 6.3 miles
5	Blanca Peak^[2]	Colorado	Sierra Blanca	4374.111 = 4374 m 14,351 feet	1623.365 = 1623 m 5,326 feet	00166.43 = 166.4 km 103.4 miles
6	Uncompahgre Peak NGS	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4365.000 = 4365 m 14,321 feet	1303.630 = 1304 m 4,277 feet	00136.89 = 136.9 km 85.1 miles
7	Crestone Peak^[2]	Colorado	Crestones	4358.572 = 4359 m 14,300 feet	1388.059 = 1388 m 4,554 feet	00044.07 = 44.1 km 27.4 miles
8	Mount Lincoln NGS	Colorado	Mosquito Range	4356.500 = 4357 m 14,293 feet	1177.138 = 1177 m 3,862 feet	00036.31 = 36.3 km 22.6 miles
9	Castle Peak NGS	Colorado	Elk Mountains	4352.200 = 4352 m 14,279 feet	0720.852 = 721 m 2,365 feet	00033.71 = 33.7 km 20.9 miles
10	Grays Peak^[5] NGS	Colorado	Front Range	4352.000 = 4352 m 14,278 feet	0844.296 = 844 m 2,770 feet	00040.27 = 40.3 km 25.0 miles
11	Mount Antero NGS	Colorado	Sawatch Range	4351.400 = 4351 m 14,276 feet	0762.914 = 763 m 2,503 feet	00028.56 = 28.6 km 17.7 miles
12	Mount Evans NGS	Colorado	Front Range	4348.000 = 4348 m 14,265 feet	0843.991 = 844 m 2,769 feet	00015.76 = 15.8 km 9.8 miles
13	Longs Peak NGS	Colorado	Front Range	4346.000 = 4346 m 14,259 feet	0896.112 = 896 m 2,940 feet	00070.19 = 70.2 km 43.6 miles
14	Mount Wilson^[2]	Colorado	San Miguel Mountains	4344.080 = 4344 m 14,252 feet	1226.515 = 1227 m 4,024 feet	00053.21 = 53.2 km 33.1 miles
15	Mount Princeton NGS	Colorado	Collegiate Peaks	4329.300 = 4329 m 14,204 feet	0663.550 = 664 m 2,177 feet	00008.36 = 8.4 km 5.2 miles
16	Mount Yale NGS	Colorado	Collegiate Peaks	4328.810 = 4329 m 14,202 feet	0571.805 = 572 m 1,876 feet	00008.93 = 8.9 km 5.5 miles
17	Maroon Peak NGS	Colorado	Elk Mountains	4317.000 = 4317 m 14,163 feet	0712.013 = 712 m 2,336 feet	00012.97 = 13.0 km 8.1 miles
18	Mount Sneffels NGS	Colorado	Sneffels Range	4315.400 = 4315 m 14,158 feet	0929.640 = 930 m 3,050 feet	00025.32 = 25.3 km 15.7 miles
19	Capitol Peak^[2]	Colorado	Elk Mountains	4308.816 = 4309 m 14,137 feet	0527.304 = 527 m 1,730 feet	00011.98 = 12.0 km 7.4 miles
20	Pikes Peak NGS	Colorado	Pikes Peak Massif	4302.310 = 4302 m 14,115 feet	1685.544 = 1686 m 5,530 feet	00097.82 = 97.8 km 60.8 miles
21	Mount Eolus^[2]	Colorado	Needle Mountains	4294.255 = 4294 m 14,089 feet	0665.378 = 665 m 2,183 feet	00040.48 = 40.5 km 25.2 miles
22	Handies Peak NGS	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4284.800 = 4285 m 14,058 feet	0575.462 = 575 m 1,888 feet	00018.00 = 18.0 km 11.2 miles
23	Culebra Peak^[2]	Colorado	Culebra Range	4283.266 = 4283 m 14,053 feet	1471.270 = 1471 m 4,827 feet	00057.07 = 57.1 km 35.5 miles
24	San Luis Peak NGS	Colorado	La Garita Mountains	4273.800 = 4274 m 14,022 feet	0948.842 = 949 m 3,113 feet	00043.41 = 43.4 km 27.0 miles
25	Mount of the Holy Cross NGS	Colorado	Sawatch Range	4270.510 = 4271 m 14,011 feet	0643.433 = 643 m 2,111 feet	00029.81 = 29.8 km 18.5 miles
26	Grizzly Peak NGS	Colorado	Collegiate Peaks	4265.600 = 4266 m 13,995 feet	0581.558 = 582 m 1,908 feet	00010.89 = 10.9 km 6.8 miles
27	Mount Ouray NGS	Colorado	Sawatch Range	4255.400 = 4255 m 13,961 feet	0810.463 = 810 m 2,659 feet	00021.86 = 21.9 km 13.6 miles
28	Vermilion Peak^[2]	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4236.719 = 4237 m 13,900 feet	0641.604 = 642 m 2,105 feet	00014.60 = 14.6 km 9.1 miles
29	Mount Silverheels NGS	Colorado	Front Range	4215.000 = 4215 m 13,829 feet	0695.858 = 696 m 2,283 feet	00008.82 = 8.8 km 5.5 miles
30	Rio Grande Pyramid NGS	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4214.400 = 4214 m 13,827 feet	0567.233 = 567 m 1,861 feet	00017.31 = 17.3 km 10.8 miles
31	Bald Mountain^[2]	Colorado	Front Range	4172.805 = 4173 m 13,690 feet	0639.775 = 640 m 2,099 feet	00012.09 = 12.1 km 7.5 miles
32	Mount Oso^[2]	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4172.659 = 4173 m 13,690 feet	0507.187 = 507 m 1,664 feet	00008.81 = 8.8 km 5.5 miles
33	Mount Jackson^[2]	Colorado	Sawatch Range	4168.538 = 4169 m 13,676 feet	0551.688 = 552 m 1,810 feet	00005.16 = 5.2 km 3.2 miles
34	Bard Peak^[2]	Colorado	Front Range	4159.484 = 4159 m 13,647 feet	0518.465 = 518 m 1,701 feet	00008.74 = 8.7 km 5.4 miles
35	Peak 10^[2]	Colorado	Tenmile Range	4157.354 = 4157 m 13,640 feet	0536.143 = 536 m 1,759 feet	00001.40 = 1.4 km 0.9 miles
36	West Spanish Peak^[2]	Colorado	Spanish Peaks	4154.673 = 4155 m 13,631 feet	1123.188 = 1123 m 3,685 feet	00032.88 = 32.9 km 20.4 miles
37	Hagues Peak NGS	Colorado	Mummy Range	4137.000 = 4137 m 13,573 feet	0737.616 = 738 m 2,420 feet	00025.62 = 25.6 km 15.9 miles
38	Mount Powell^[2]	Colorado	Gore Range	4134.859 = 4135 m 13,566 feet	0914.400 = 914 m 3,000 feet	00034.57 = 34.6 km 21.5 miles
39	Tower Mountain^[2]	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4132.446 = 4132 m 13,558 feet	0503.530 = 504 m 1,652 feet	00008.62 = 8.6 km 5.4 miles
40	Treasure Mountain^[2]	Colorado	Elk Mountains	4125.342 = 4125 m 13,535 feet	0859.841 = 860 m 2,821 feet	00011.13 = 11.1 km 6.9 miles
41	North Arapaho Peak^[2]	Colorado	Indian Peaks	4117.172 = 4117 m 13,508 feet	0507.492 = 507 m 1,665 feet	00024.78 = 24.8 km 15.4 miles
42	Parry Peak^[2]	Colorado	Front Range	4083.340 = 4083 m 13,397 feet	0527.609 = 528 m 1,731 feet	00015.22 = 15.2 km 9.5 miles
43	Williams Mountains High Point^[2]	Colorado	Williams Mountains	4080.878 = 4081 m 13,389 feet	0512.674 = 513 m 1,682 feet	00006.51 = 6.5 km 4.0 miles
44	Sultan Mountain^[2]	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4076.215 = 4076 m 13,373 feet	0569.366 = 569 m 1,868 feet	00007.39 = 7.4 km 4.6 miles
45	West Buffalo Peak^[2]	Colorado	Mosquito Range	4063.601 = 4064 m 13,332 feet	0605.333 = 605 m 1,986 feet	00016.38 = 16.4 km 10.2 miles
46	Mount Herard^[2]	Colorado	Sangre de Cristo Range	4061.576 = 4062 m 13,325 feet	0621.792 = 622 m 2,040 feet	00007.47 = 7.5 km 4.6 miles
47	Summit Peak NGS	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4056.048 = 4056 m 13,307 feet	0841.248 = 841 m 2,760 feet	00064.23 = 64.2 km 39.9 miles
48	Dolores Peak^[2]	Colorado	San Miguel Mountains	4052.592 = 4053 m 13,296 feet	0594.360 = 594 m 1,950 feet	00008.02 = 8.0 km 5.0 miles
49	Antora Peak^[2]	Colorado	Sawatch Range	4046.274 = 4046 m 13,275 feet	0734.263 = 734 m 2,409 feet	00010.86 = 10.9 km 6.7 miles
50	Henry Mountain^[2]	Colorado	Sawatch Range	4042.037 = 4042 m 13,261 feet	0510.235 = 510 m 1,674 feet	00018.55 = 18.6 km 11.5 miles
51	Lavender Peak^[2]	Colorado	La Plata Mountains	4037.198 = 4037 m 13,245 feet	0871.728 = 872 m 2,860 feet	00039.91 = 39.9 km 24.8 miles
52	Jacque Peak^[2]	Colorado	Gore Range	4026.750 = 4027 m 13,211 feet	0629.412 = 629 m 2,065 feet	00007.28 = 7.3 km 4.5 miles
53	Bennett Peak^[2]	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4026.057 = 4026 m 13,209 feet	0531.266 = 531 m 1,743 feet	00027.52 = 27.5 km 17.1 miles
54	Conejos Peak NGS	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4017.000 = 4017 m 13,179 feet	0582.778 = 583 m 1,912 feet	00013.12 = 13.1 km 8.2 miles
55	Wheeler Peak^[3] NGS	New Mexico	Taos Mountains	4013.300 = 4013 m 13,167 feet	1039.063 = 1039 m 3,409 feet	00060.12 = 60.1 km 37.4 miles
56	Twilight Peak^[2]	Colorado	West Needle Mountains	4012.096 = 4012 m 13,163 feet	0712.622 = 713 m 2,338 feet	00007.86 = 7.9 km 4.9 miles
57	South River Peak^[2]	Colorado	San Juan Mountains	4009.390 = 4009 m 13,154 feet	0746.150 = 746 m 2,448 feet	00035.34 = 35.3 km 22.0 miles
58	Bushnell Peak^[2]	Colorado	Sangre de Cristo Range	3996.141 = 3996 m 13,111 feet	0733.044 = 733 m 2,405 feet	00017.82 = 17.8 km 11.1 miles
59	Truchas Peak NGS	New Mexico	Santa Fe Mountains	3995.048 = 3995 m 13,107 feet	1219.505 = 1220 m 4,001 feet	00068.17 = 68.2 km 42.4 miles
60	West Elk Peak NGS	Colorado	West Elk Mountains	3975.200 = 3975 m 13,042 feet	0943.356 = 943 m 3,095 feet	00022.18 = 22.2 km 13.8 miles

Mountain passes

The following sortable table lists the mountain passes of the Southern Rocky Mountains which are crossed by a paved highway.

Paved Mountain Passes of the Southern Rocky Mountains
Rank	Mountain Pass	State	Elevation	Route
1	Mount Evans Scenic Byway^[6]^[7]	Colorado	14,160 feet 4316 m	SH 5
2	Trail Ridge Road^[7]^[8]	Colorado	12,183 feet 3713 m	US 34
3	Independence Pass^[7]^[9]	Colorado	12,095 feet 3687 m	SH 82
4	Loveland Pass^[9]	Colorado	11,992 feet 3655 m	US 6
5	Hoosier Pass^[9]	Colorado	11,541 feet 3518 m	SH 9
6	Slumgullion Pass	Colorado	11,361 feet 3463 m	SH 149
7	Fremont Pass^[9]	Colorado	11,318 feet 3450 m	SH 91
8	Berthoud Pass^[9]	Colorado	11,315 feet 3449 m	US 40
9	Monarch Pass^[9]	Colorado	11,312 feet 3448 m	US 50
10	Eisenhower Tunnel^[10]	Colorado	11,158 feet 3401 m	I-70
11	Warrior Mountain Summit^[11]	Colorado	11,140 feet 3395 m	SH 103
12	Red Mountain Pass	Colorado	11,018 feet 3358 m	US 550
13	Molas Divide	Colorado	10,910 feet 3325 m	US 550
14	Spring Creek Pass^[9]	Colorado	10,901 feet 3323 m	SH 149
15	Wolf Creek Pass^[9]	Colorado	10,850 feet 3307 m	US 160
16	Snowy Range Pass^[7]	Wyoming	10,847 feet 3306 m	WYO 130
17	Grand Mesa Summit	Colorado	10,839 feet 3304 m	SH 65
18	Milner Pass^[8]^[9]	Colorado	10,758 feet 3279 m	US 34
19	Vail Pass	Colorado	10,666 feet 3251 m	I-70
20	Coal Bank Pass	Colorado	10,640 feet 3243 m	US 550
21	Tennessee Pass^[9]	Colorado	10,424 feet 3177 m	US 24
22	Cameron Pass	Colorado	10,276 feet 3132 m	SH 14
23	La Manga Pass	Colorado	10,230 feet 3118 m	SH 17
24	Lizard Head Pass	Colorado	10,222 feet 3116 m	SH 145
25	North Pass^[9]	Colorado	10,149 feet 3093 m	SH 114
26	Cumbres Pass	Colorado	10,022 feet 3055 m	SH 17
27	Kenosha Pass	Colorado	10,001 feet 3048 m	US 285
28	Red Hill Pass	Colorado	9,993 feet 3046 m	US 285
29	Cucharas Pass	Colorado	9,941 feet 3030 m	SH 12
30	Battle Pass^[7]^[9]	Wyoming	9,915 feet 3022 m	WYO 70
31	Bobcat Pass	New Mexico	9,833 feet 2997 m	NM 38
32	Squaw Pass^[12]	Colorado	9,807 feet 2989 m	SH 103
33	Willow Creek Pass^[9]	Colorado	9,621 feet 2932 m	SH 125
34	Gore Pass	Colorado	9,527 feet 2904 m	SH 134
35	Wilkerson Pass	Colorado	9,507 feet 2898 m	US 24
36	Currant Creek Pass	Colorado	9,482 feet 2890 m	SH 9
37	Rabbit Ears Pass^[9]	Colorado	9,426 feet 2873 m	US 40
38	North La Veta Pass	Colorado	9,413 feet 2869 m	US 160
39	Trout Creek Pass	Colorado	9,346 feet 2849 m	US 24, US 285
40	Battle Mountain Summit	Colorado	9,267 feet 2825 m	US 24
41	Ute Pass	Colorado	9,165 feet 2793 m	US 24
42	Wind River Pass	Colorado	9,148 feet 2788 m	SH 7
43	Black Mesa Summit	Colorado	9,121 feet 2780 m	SH 92
44	Palo Flechado Pass	New Mexico	9,109 feet 2776 m	US 64
45	Poncha Pass	Colorado	9,010 feet 2746 m	US 285
46	Dallas Divide	Colorado	8,970 feet 2734 m	SH 62
47	Muddy Pass^[9]	Colorado	8,772 feet 2674 m	US 40
48	McClure Pass	Colorado	8,755 feet 2669 m	SH 133
49	Blue Mesa Summit	Colorado	8,704 feet 2653 m	US 50
50	Wondervu Hill	Colorado	8,660 feet 2640 m	SH 72
51	Happy Jack Summit^[13]	Wyoming	8,640 feet 2633 m	I-80
52	U.S. Hill	New Mexico	8,562 feet 2610 m	NM 518
53	Douglas Pass	Colorado	8,268 feet 2520 m	SH 139
54	Cerro Summit	Colorado	7,950 feet 2423 m	US 50
55	Raton Pass^[14]	New Mexico	7,834 feet 2388 m	I-25
56	Yellowjacket Pass	Colorado	7,783 feet 2372 m	US 160
57	Glorieta Pass	New Mexico	7,557 feet 2303 m	I-25
58	South Pass^[15]	Wyoming	7,550 feet 2301 m	WYO 28
59	Monument Hill	Colorado	7,440 feet 2268 m	I-25
60	Morton Pass	Wyoming	7,173 feet 2186 m	WYO 34
61	Unaweep Divide	Colorado	7,048 feet 2148 m	SH 141
62	Separation Summit	Wyoming	7,005 feet 2135 m	I-80
63	Robinson Summit^[9]	Wyoming	6,927 feet 2111 m	I-80

Gallery

Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range of Colorado is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains of North America
Crestone Peak is the highest peak of the Crestones in Colorado
Longs Peak in the Front Range is the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
Maroon Peak in the Elk Mountains in Colorado
Mount Sneffels is the highest peak of the Sneffels Range in Colorado
Pikes Peak in Colorado was the inspiration for America the Beautiful
This photograph of the legendary Mount of the Holy Cross in the Sawatch Range of Colorado was taken by William Henry Jackson in 1874
Wheeler Peak in the Taos Mountains is the highest point in the State of New Mexico

References

^ Sawatch is Template:PronEng. This name comes from a Ute language word meaning "blue earth" or "water at blue earth". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled Saguache, while the English language version is usually spelled Sawatch.
^ ^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 ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az 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 Cite error: The named reference "NGVD29" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b The summit of Wheeler Peak is the highest point of the State of New Mexico.
^ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
^ The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America.
^ The state highway up Mount Evans ends about a quarter mile (400 m) from the summit. The Mount Evans Scenic Byway is the highest paved highway in North America.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e This highway is closed during the winter.
^ ^a ^b Trail Ridge Road ([[U.S. Highway 34 (Colorado)|]]) 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p This pass crosses the Continental Divide.
^ The 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.
^ The high point near Warrior Mountain is the highest point on State Highway 103.
^ State Highway 103 passes by, but not through, Squaw Pass.
^ Happy Jack Summit is the highest point on Interstate 80.
^ Raton Pass was the highest point on the historic Santa Fe Trail, and now is the highest point on Interstate 25.
^ South Pass was the highest point on the historic Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the California Trail.

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