# List of mountain ranges of Colorado

All the major mountain ranges in the state of Colorado, United States, are considered subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains.
As given in the table, topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. The topographic prominence of a summit is the elevation difference between that summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum great-circle distance to a point of equal elevation.
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. If an elevation or prominence is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.

## Mountain ranges

Mountain ranges of the U.S. State of Colorado :
| Mountain range | Mountain range | Mountain range | Highest summit | Highest summit | Highest summit | Highest summit |
| Primary | Secondary | Tertiary | Summit name | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
| Sawatch Range | Central Sawatch Range | Elbert Massif | Mount Elbert | 14,440 ft 4401 m | 9,093 ft 2772 m | 671 mi 1,079 km |
| Sawatch Range | Central Sawatch Range | Massive Massif | Mount Massive | 14,428 ft 4398 m | 1,961 ft 598 m | 5.06 mi 8.14 km |
| Sawatch Range | Central Sawatch Range | Collegiate Peaks | Mount Harvard | 14,421 ft 4396 m | 2,360 ft 719 m | 14.92 mi 24 km |
| Sawatch Range | Central Sawatch Range | Williams Mountains | Bill Williams Peak | 13,389 ft 4081 m | 1,682 ft 513 m | 3.73 mi 6 km |
| Sawatch Range | Southern Sawatch Range | | Mount Antero | 14,276 ft 4351 m | 2,503 ft 763 m | 17.67 mi 28.4 km |
| Sawatch Range | Southern Sawatch Range | Far Southern Sawatch Range | Mount Ouray | 13,961 ft 4255 m | 2,659 ft 810 m | 13.58 mi 21.9 km |
| Sawatch Range | Northern Sawatch Range | Northern Sawatch Range | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14,011 ft 4271 m | 2,111 ft 643 m | 18.41 mi 29.6 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Sierra Blanca Massif | Sierra Blanca Massif | Blanca Peak | 14,351 ft 4374 m | 5,326 ft 1623 m | 103.4 mi 166.4 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Northern Sangre de Cristo Range | Crestones | Crestone Peak | 14,300 ft 4359 m | 4,554 ft 1388 m | 27.4 mi 44 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Northern Sangre de Cristo Range | | Rito Alto Peak | 13,803 ft 4207 m | 1,134 ft 346 m | 7.28 mi 11.71 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Culebra Range | | Culebra Peak | 14,053 ft 4283 m | 4,827 ft 1471 m | 35.4 mi 56.9 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Culebra Range | Spanish Peaks | West Spanish Peak | 13,631 ft 4155 m | 3,686 ft 1123 m | 20.5 mi 33 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Wet Mountains | Wet Mountains | Greenhorn Mountain | 12,352 ft 3765 m | 3,777 ft 1151 m | 25.2 mi 40.6 km |
| San Juan Mountains | North Central San Juan Mountains | North Central San Juan Mountains | Uncompahgre Peak | 14,321 ft 4365 m | 4,277 ft 1304 m | 85.1 mi 136.9 km |
| San Juan Mountains | San Miguel Mountains | San Miguel Mountains | Mount Wilson | 14,252 ft 4344 m | 4,024 ft 1227 m | 33 mi 53.1 km |
| San Juan Mountains | Sneffels Range | Sneffels Range | Mount Sneffels | 14,158 ft 4315 m | 3,050 ft 930 m | 15.71 mi 25.3 km |
| San Juan Mountains | Needle Mountains | | Windom Peak | 14,093 ft 4296 m | 2,187 ft 667 m | 26.3 mi 42.4 km |
| San Juan Mountains | Needle Mountains | Grenadier Range | Vestal Peak | 13,870 ft 4228 m | 1,124 ft 343 m | 4.29 mi 6.91 km |
| San Juan Mountains | Needle Mountains | West Needle Mountains | Twilight Peak | 13,163 ft 4012 m | 2,338 ft 713 m | 4.88 mi 7.86 km |
| San Juan Mountains | La Garita Mountains | La Garita Mountains | Phoenix Peak | 13,902 ft 4237 m | 1,495 ft 456 m | 3.03 mi 4.87 km |
| San Juan Mountains | Cochetopa Hills | Cochetopa Hills | Long Branch Baldy | 11,982 ft 3652 m | 1,454 ft 443 m | 13.22 mi 21.3 km |
| San Juan Mountains | East Central San Juan Mountains | East Central San Juan Mountains | Half Peak | 13,848 ft 4221 m | 1,501 ft 458 m | 3.89 mi 6.26 km |
| San Juan Mountains | Southern San Juan Mountains | Southern San Juan Mountains | Summit Peak | 13,307 ft 4056 m | 2,760 ft 841 m | 39.6 mi 63.7 km |
| San Juan Mountains | La Plata Mountains | La Plata Mountains | Hesperus Mountain | 13,237 ft 4035 m | 2,852 ft 869 m | 24.5 mi 39.5 km |
| Mosquito Range | | | Mount Lincoln | 14,293 ft 4357 m | 3,862 ft 1177 m | 22.5 mi 36.2 km |
| Mosquito Range | Tenmile Range | Tenmile Range | Quandary Peak | 14,271 ft 4350 m | 1,125 ft 343 m | 3.16 mi 5.09 km |
| Front Range | Central Front Range | | Grays Peak | 14,278 ft 4352 m | 2,770 ft 844 m | 25 mi 40.2 km |
| Front Range | Central Front Range | Chicago Peaks | Mount Blue Sky | 14,271 ft 4350 m | 2,769 ft 844 m | 9.79 mi 15.76 km |
| Front Range | Northern Front Range | Twin Peaks Massif | Longs Peak | 14,259 ft 4346 m | 2,940 ft 896 m | 43.6 mi 70.2 km |
| Front Range | Northern Front Range | Mummy Range | Hagues Peak | 13,573 ft 4137 m | 2,420 ft 738 m | 15.7 mi 25.3 km |
| Front Range | Northern Front Range | Indian Peaks | North Arapaho Peak | 13,508 ft 4117 m | 1,665 ft 507 m | 15.38 mi 24.8 km |
| Front Range | Northern Front Range | Never Summer Mountains | Mount Richthofen | 12,945 ft 3946 m | 2,680 ft 817 m | 9.66 mi 15.54 km |
| Front Range | Southern Front Range | Pikes Peak Massif | Pikes Peak | 14,115 ft 4302 m | 5,530 ft 1686 m | 60.6 mi 97.6 km |
| Front Range | Southern Front Range | South Williams Fork Mountains | Ptarmigan Peak | 12,504 ft 3811 m | 721 ft 220 m | 4.3 mi 6.92 km |
| Front Range | Southern Front Range | Kenosha Mountains | Knobby Crest | 12,434 ft 3790 m | 1,759 ft 536 m | 8.27 mi 13.31 km |
| Front Range | Southern Front Range | Tarryall Mountains | Bison Peak | 12,432 ft 3789 m | 2,451 ft 747 m | 18.23 mi 29.3 km |
| Front Range | Southern Front Range | South Park Hills | Waugh Mountain | 11,716 ft 3571 m | 2,330 ft 710 m | 18.86 mi 30.4 km |
| Front Range | Southern Front Range | Rampart Range | Devils Head | 9,749 ft 2972 m | 1,248 ft 380 m | 7.99 mi 12.86 km |
| Elk Mountains | | | Castle Peak | 14,279 ft 4352 m | 2,365 ft 721 m | 20.9 mi 33.6 km |
| Elk Mountains | Ruby Range | Ruby Range | Mount Owen | 13,070 ft 3984 m | 1,358 ft 414 m | 7.39 mi 11.9 km |
| West Elk Mountains | West Elk Mountains | West Elk Mountains | West Elk Peak | 13,042 ft 3975 m | 3,095 ft 943 m | 13.78 mi 22.2 km |
| Gore Range | Gore Range | Gore Range | Mount Powell | 13,586 ft 4141 m | 3,000 ft 914 m | 21.5 mi 34.6 km |
| Medicine Bow Mountains | Medicine Bow Mountains | Medicine Bow Mountains | Clark Peak | 12,960 ft 3950 m | 2,771 ft 845 m | 16.4 mi 26.4 km |
| Flat Tops | Flat Tops | Flat Tops | Flat Top Mountain | 12,361 ft 3768 m | 4,054 ft 1236 m | 40.8 mi 65.6 km |
| Rabbit Ears Range | Rabbit Ears Range | Rabbit Ears Range | Parkview Mountain | 12,301 ft 3749 m | 2,676 ft 816 m | 10.91 mi 17.56 km |
| Park Range | Central Park Range | Central Park Range | Mount Zirkel | 12,185 ft 3714 m | 3,470 ft 1058 m | 37.7 mi 60.6 km |
| Park Range | Elkhead Mountains | Elkhead Mountains | Sand Mountain North | 10,884 ft 3317 m | 2,182 ft 665 m | 17.7 mi 28.5 km |
| White River Plateau | White River Plateau | White River Plateau | Blair Mountain | 11,465 ft 3495 m | 1,736 ft 529 m | 11.5 mi 18.5 km |
| Grand Mesa | Grand Mesa | Grand Mesa | Crater Peak | 11,333 ft 3454 m | 2,307 ft 703 m | 17.98 mi 28.9 km |
| Laramie Mountains | Laramie Mountains | Laramie Mountains | South Bald Mountain | 11,009 ft 3356 m | 1,863 ft 568 m | 8.54 mi 13.74 km |
| Uncompahgre Plateau | Uncompahgre Plateau | Uncompahgre Plateau | Horsefly Peak | 10,353 ft 3156 m | 1,437 ft 438 m | 13.04 mi 21 km |
| Ute Mountain | Ute Mountain | Ute Mountain | Ute Peak | 9,984 ft 3043 m | 4,039 ft 1231 m | 34.3 mi 55.2 km |

## Gallery

* Mount Elbert is the highest peak of the Sawatch Range and the entire Rocky Mountains.
* Mount Harvard is the highest of the Collegiate Peaks and the third-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
* Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the fifth-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
* Uncompahgre Peak is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains and the sixth-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
* Crestone Peak is the highest peak of the Crestones and the seventh-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
* Mount Lincoln is the highest peak of the Mosquito Range and the eighth-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
* Castle Peak is the highest peak of the Elk Mountains and the ninth-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
* Grays Peak is the highest peak of the Front Range and the tenth-highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
* Mount Antero is the highest peak of the Southern Sawatch Range.
* Mount Blue Sky is the highest peak of the Northern Front Range.
* Mount Wilson is the highest peak of the San Miguel Mountains.
* Mount Sneffels is the highest peak of the Sneffels Range.
* Pikes Peak is the highest peak of the Southern Front Range. The mountain was the inspiration for "America the Beautiful".
* Mount of the Holy Cross is the highest peak of the Northern Sawatch Range. This photograph was taken by William Henry Jackson in 1874.
* Ute Peak is the highest peak of Ute Mountain.
* Devils Head is the highest peak of the Rampart Range.