List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
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This article comprises sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains of North America.
Topographic elevation is 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. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.
This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence.
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Highest prominent summits[edit]
The following sortable table lists the 100 highest major mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet).[1] 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. A total of 78 of these highest peaks are located in Colorado, 10 in Wyoming, 5 in New Mexico, 3 in Montana, 2 in Utah, and 1 each in British Columbia and Idaho.
The first 64 of these Rocky Mountain summits have at least 4000 meters (13123.4 feet) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Region | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Elbert[2] NGS PB | ![]() |
Sawatch Range | 14,440 ft |
4401 m9,093 ft |
2772 m671 mi |
1,079 km
2 | Mount Massive[3] PB | 14,428 ft |
4398 m1,962 ft |
598 m5.06 mi |
8.15 km||
3 | Mount Harvard NGS PB | Collegiate Peaks | 14,421 ft |
4396 m2,327 ft |
709 m14.92 mi |
24.0 km|
4 | Blanca Peak[3] PB | Sierra Blanca | 14,351 ft |
4374 m5,326 ft |
1623 m103.4 mi |
166.4 km|
5 | La Plata Peak[3] PB | Collegiate Peaks | 14,343 ft |
4372 m1,861 ft |
567 m6.28 mi |
10.10 km|
6 | Uncompahgre Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 14,321 ft |
4365 m4,277 ft |
1304 m85.1 mi |
136.9 km|
7 | Crestone Peak[3] PB | Crestones | 14,300 ft |
4359 m4,554 ft |
1388 m27.4 mi |
44.1 km|
8 | Mount Lincoln NGS PB | Mosquito Range | 14,293 ft |
4357 m3,862 ft |
1177 m22.6 mi |
36.3 km|
9 | Castle Peak NGS PB | Elk Mountains | 14,279 ft |
4352 m2,365 ft |
721 m20.9 mi |
33.7 km|
10 | Grays Peak[4] NGS PB | Front Range | 14,278 ft |
4352 m2,770 ft |
844 m25.0 mi |
40.3 km|
11 | Mount Antero NGS PB | Sawatch Range | 14,276 ft |
4351 m2,503 ft |
763 m17.75 mi |
28.6 km|
12 | Mount Evans NGS PB | Front Range | 14,265 ft |
4348 m2,769 ft |
844 m9.79 mi |
15.76 km|
13 | Longs Peak NGS PB | 14,259 ft |
4346 m2,940 ft |
896 m43.6 mi |
70.2 km||
14 | Mount Wilson[3] PB | San Miguel Mountains PB | 14,252 ft |
4344 m4,024 ft |
1227 m33.1 mi |
53.2 km|
15 | Mount Princeton NGS PB | Collegiate Peaks | 14,204 ft |
4329 m2,177 ft |
664 m5.19 mi |
8.36 km|
16 | Mount Yale NGS PB | 14,200 ft |
4328 m1,896 ft |
578 m5.55 mi |
8.93 km||
17 | Maroon Peak NGS PB | Elk Mountains | 14,163 ft |
4317 m2,336 ft |
712 m8.06 mi |
12.97 km|
18 | Mount Sneffels NGS PB | Sneffels Range PB | 14,158 ft |
4315 m3,050 ft |
930 m15.73 mi |
25.3 km|
19 | Capitol Peak[3] PB | Elk Mountains | 14,137 ft |
4309 m1,750 ft |
533 m7.44 mi |
11.98 km|
20 | Pikes Peak NGS PB | Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 ft |
4302 m5,530 ft |
1686 m60.8 mi |
97.8 km|
21 | Mount Eolus[3] PB | Needle Mountains | 14,089 ft |
4294 m2,183 ft |
665 m25.2 mi |
40.5 km|
22 | Handies Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 14,058 ft |
4285 m1,908 ft |
582 m11.18 mi |
18.00 km|
23 | Culebra Peak[3] PB | Culebra Range | 14,053 ft |
4283 m4,827 ft |
1471 m35.5 mi |
57.1 km|
24 | San Luis Peak NGS PB | La Garita Mountains | 14,022 ft |
4274 m3,113 ft |
949 m27.0 mi |
43.4 km|
25 | Mount of the Holy Cross NGS PB | Sawatch Range | 14,009 ft |
4270 m2,111 ft |
643 m18.52 mi |
29.8 km|
26 | Grizzly Peak NGS PB | Collegiate Peaks | 13,995 ft |
4266 m1,928 ft |
588 m6.77 mi |
10.89 km|
27 | Mount Ouray NGS PB | Sawatch Range | 13,961 ft |
4255 m2,659 ft |
810 m13.58 mi |
21.9 km|
28 | Vermilion Peak[3] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,900 ft |
4237 m2,105 ft |
642 m9.07 mi |
14.60 km|
29 | Mount Silverheels NGS PB | Front Range | 13,829 ft |
4215 m2,283 ft |
696 m5.48 mi |
8.82 km|
30 | Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,827 ft |
4214 m1,881 ft |
573 m10.76 mi |
17.31 km|
31 | Gannett Peak[5] NGS PB | ![]() |
Wind River Range | 13,809 ft |
4209 m7,076 ft |
2157 m290 mi |
467 km
32 | Grand Teton NGS PB | Teton Range | 13,775 ft |
4199 m6,545 ft |
1995 m69.4 mi |
111.6 km|
33 | Bald Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Front Range | 13,690 ft |
4173 m2,099 ft |
640 m7.51 mi |
12.09 km
34 | Mount Oso[3] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,690 ft |
4173 m1,664 ft |
507 m5.41 mi |
8.71 km|
35 | Mount Jackson[3] PB | Sawatch Range | 13,676 ft |
4169 m1,810 ft |
552 m3.21 mi |
5.16 km|
36 | Bard Peak[3] PB | Front Range | 13,647 ft |
4159 m1,701 ft |
518 m5.43 mi |
8.74 km|
37 | Peak 10[3] PB | Tenmile Range | 13,640 ft |
4157 m1,759 ft |
536 m0.87 mi |
1.40 km|
38 | West Spanish Peak[3] PB | Spanish Peaks | 13,631 ft |
4155 m3,685 ft |
1123 m20.4 mi |
32.9 km|
39 | Mount Powell[3] PB | Gore Range | 13,586 ft |
4141 m3,000 ft |
914 m21.6 mi |
34.8 km|
40 | Hagues Peak NGS PB | Mummy Range | 13,573 ft |
4137 m2,420 ft |
738 m15.92 mi |
25.6 km|
41 | Tower Mountain[3] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,558 ft |
4132 m1,652 ft |
504 m4.88 mi |
7.86 km|
42 | Treasure Mountain[3] PB | Elk Mountains | 13,535 ft |
4125 m2,821 ft |
860 m6.92 mi |
11.13 km|
43 | Kings Peak[6] NGS PB | ![]() |
Uinta Range | 13,530 ft |
4124 m6,358 ft |
1938 m166.6 mi |
268 km
44 | North Arapaho Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Indian Peaks PB | 13,508 ft |
4117 m1,665 ft |
507 m15.40 mi |
24.8 km
45 | Parry Peak[3] PB | Front Range | 13,397 ft |
4083 m1,720 ft |
524 m9.46 mi |
15.22 km|
46 | Bill Williams Peak[3] PB | Williams Mountains PB | 13,389 ft |
4081 m1,682 ft |
513 m3.73 mi |
6.00 km|
47 | Sultan Mountain[3] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,373 ft |
4076 m1,868 ft |
569 m4.59 mi |
7.39 km|
48 | Mount Herard[3] PB | Sangre de Cristo Range | 13,345 ft |
4068 m2,040 ft |
622 m4.64 mi |
7.47 km|
49 | West Buffalo Peak[3] PB | Mosquito Range | 13,332 ft |
4064 m1,986 ft |
605 m10.18 mi |
16.38 km|
50 | Summit Peak NGS PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,308 ft |
4056 m2,760 ft |
841 m39.9 mi |
64.2 km|
51 | Dolores Peak[3] PB | San Miguel Mountains PB | 13,296 ft |
4053 m1,950 ft |
594 m4.98 mi |
8.02 km|
52 | Antora Peak[3] PB | Sawatch Range | 13,275 ft |
4046 m2,409 ft |
734 m6.75 mi |
10.86 km|
53 | Henry Mountain[3] PB | 13,261 ft |
4042 m1,674 ft |
510 m11.53 mi |
18.55 km||
54 | Lavender Peak[3] PB | La Plata Mountains | 13,245 ft |
4037 m2,860 ft |
872 m24.8 mi |
39.9 km|
55 | Hesperus MountainPB | 13,232 ft |
4033 m2,860 ft |
872 m24.8 mi |
39.9 km||
56 | Jacque Peak[3] PB | Gore Range | 13,211 ft |
4027 m2,065 ft |
629 m4.52 mi |
7.28 km|
57 | Bennett Peak[3] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,209 ft |
4026 m1,743 ft |
531 m17.10 mi |
27.5 km|
58 | Wind River Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Wind River Range | 13,197 ft |
4022 m2,572 ft |
784 m35.2 mi |
56.6 km
59 | Conejos Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
San Juan Mountains | 13,179 ft |
4017 m1,912 ft |
583 m8.15 mi |
13.12 km
60 | Cloud Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Bighorn Mountains | 13,167 ft |
4013 m7,077 ft |
2157 m145.0 mi |
233 km
61 | Wheeler Peak[7] NGS PB | ![]() |
Taos Mountains | 13,167 ft |
4013 m3,409 ft |
1039 m37.4 mi |
60.1 km
62 | Francs Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Absaroka Range | 13,164 ft |
4012 m4,056 ft |
1236 m47.3 mi |
76.1 km
63 | Twilight Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
West Needle Mountains PB | 13,163 ft |
4012 m2,338 ft |
713 m4.88 mi |
7.86 km
64 | South River Peak[3] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,154 ft |
4009 m2,448 ft |
746 m22.0 mi |
35.3 km|
65 | Bushnell Peak[3] PB | Sangre de Cristo Range | 13,111 ft |
3996 m2,405 ft |
733 m11.07 mi |
17.82 km|
66 | Truchas Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Santa Fe Mountains PB | 13,108 ft |
3995 m4,001 ft |
1220 m42.4 mi |
68.2 km
67 | West Elk Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
West Elk Mountains | 13,042 ft |
3975 m3,095 ft |
943 m13.78 mi |
22.2 km
68 | Mount Centennial[3] PB | San Juan Mountains | 13,016 ft |
3967 m1,790 ft |
546 m9.56 mi |
15.39 km|
69 | Mount Robson[8] PB | ![]() |
Northern Continental Ranges PB | 12,989 ft |
3959 m9,281 ft |
2829 m286 mi |
460 km
70 | Clark Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Medicine Bow Mountains | 12,954 ft |
3948 m2,771 ft |
845 m16.65 mi |
26.8 km
71 | Mount Richthofen[3] PB | Never Summer Mountains | 12,945 ft |
3946 m2,680 ft |
817 m9.66 mi |
15.54 km|
72 | Lizard Head Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Wind River Range | 12,847 ft |
3916 m1,902 ft |
580 m6.46 mi |
10.40 km
73 | Granite Peak[9] NGS PB | ![]() |
Beartooth Mountains | 12,807 ft |
3904 m4,779 ft |
1457 m86.2 mi |
138.7 km
74 | Venado Peak[3] | ![]() |
Taos Mountains | 12,739 ft |
3883 m2,954 ft |
900 m11.80 mi |
18.99 km
75 | Chair Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Elk Mountains | 12,727 ft |
3879 m2,461 ft |
750 m8.89 mi |
14.30 km
76 | Mount Peale NGS PB | ![]() |
La Sal Mountains | 12,726 ft |
3879 m6,181 ft |
1884 m73.2 mi |
117.8 km
77 | Mount Gunnison NGS PB | ![]() |
West Elk Mountains | 12,725 ft |
3879 m3,539 ft |
1079 m11.84 mi |
19.05 km
78 | East Spanish Peak[3] PB | Spanish Peaks | 12,688 ft |
3867 m2,383 ft |
726 m4.21 mi |
6.78 km|
79 | Borah Peak[3][10] | ![]() |
Lost River Range | 12,668 ft |
3861 m6,002 ft |
1829 m150.8 mi |
243 km
80 | Mount Wood[3] PB | ![]() |
Granite Range PB | 12,654 ft |
3857 m2,869 ft |
874 m7.51 mi |
12.09 km
81 | Santa Fe Baldy NGS PB | ![]() |
Santa Fe Mountains PB | 12,632 ft |
3850 m2,002 ft |
610 m10.99 mi |
17.69 km
82 | Gothic Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Elk Mountains | 12,631 ft |
3850 m1,645 ft |
501 m3.21 mi |
5.16 km
83 | Lone Cone[3] PB | San Miguel Mountains PB | 12,618 ft |
3846 m2,273 ft |
693 m9.30 mi |
14.97 km|
84 | Castle Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Beartooth Mountains | 12,617 ft |
3846 m2,672 ft |
814 m9.74 mi |
15.67 km
85 | Mount Moran NGS PB | ![]() |
Teton Range | 12,610 ft |
3844 m2,645 ft |
806 m6.18 mi |
9.94 km
86 | Graham Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
San Juan Mountains | 12,536 ft |
3821 m2,551 ft |
778 m9.94 mi |
16.00 km
87 | Whetstone Mountain NGS PB | West Elk Mountains | 12,527 ft |
3818 m2,456 ft |
749 m9.39 mi |
15.11 km|
88 | Specimen Mountain[3] PB | Front Range | 12,494 ft |
3808 m1,731 ft |
528 m4.86 mi |
7.82 km|
89 | Baldy Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Cimarron Range | 12,445 ft |
3793 m2,701 ft |
823 m11.33 mi |
18.24 km
90 | East Beckwith Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
West Elk Mountains | 12,441 ft |
3792 m2,492 ft |
760 m6.84 mi |
11.01 km
91 | Atlantic Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Wind River Range | 12,435 ft |
3790 m2,090 ft |
637 m9.07 mi |
14.60 km
92 | Bison Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Tarryall Mountains PB | 12,432 ft |
3789 m2,451 ft |
747 m19.14 mi |
30.8 km
93 | Anthracite Peak NGS PB | West Elk Mountains | 12,394 ft |
3778 m2,125 ft |
648 m4.77 mi |
7.68 km|
94 | Matchless Mountain[3] PB | Elk Mountains | 12,389 ft |
3776 m1,763 ft |
537 m9.61 mi |
15.47 km|
95 | Flat Top Mountain NGS PB | Flat Tops PB | 12,361 ft |
3768 m4,054 ft |
1236 m42.8 mi |
68.9 km|
96 | Mount Nystrom NGS PB | ![]() |
Wind River Range | 12,361 ft |
3768 m1,816 ft |
554 m4.92 mi |
7.92 km
97 | Greenhorn Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Wet Mountains | 12,352 ft |
3765 m3,777 ft |
1151 m26.4 mi |
42.5 km
98 | Elliott Mountain[3] PB | San Miguel Mountains PB | 12,346 ft |
3763 m2,240 ft |
683 m5.13 mi |
8.26 km|
99 | Carter Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Absaroka Range | 12,324 ft |
3756 m1,699 ft |
518 m16.68 mi |
26.8 km
100 | Parkview Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Rabbit Ears Range | 12,301 ft |
3749 m2,676 ft |
816 m10.91 mi |
17.56 km
Most prominent summits[edit]
The following sortable table lists the 100 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains. Topographic prominence is defined as the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. A total of 32 of these 100 most prominent peaks are located in Montana, 15 in British Columbia, 14 in Idaho, 13 in Colorado, 11 in Utah, 10 in Alberta, 6 in Wyoming, and 2 in New Mexico.
The first 38 of these Rocky Mountain summits qualify as ultra-prominent peaks, summits with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Region | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Robson[8] PB | ![]() |
Northern Continental Ranges PB | 12,989 ft |
3959 m9,281 ft |
2829 m286 mi |
460 km
2 | Mount Elbert[2] NGS PB | ![]() |
Sawatch Range | 14,440 ft |
4401 m9,093 ft |
2772 m671 mi |
1,079 km
3 | Mount Columbia[11] PB | ![]() ![]() |
Columbia Icefield | 12,274 ft |
3741 m7,779 ft |
2371 m98.2 mi |
158.0 km
4 | Ulysses Mountain PB | ![]() |
Muskwa Ranges | 9,921 ft |
3024 m7,510 ft |
2289 m271 mi |
436 km
5 | Cloud Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Bighorn Mountains | 13,167 ft |
4013 m7,077 ft |
2157 m145.0 mi |
233 km
6 | Gannett Peak[5] NGS PB | ![]() |
Wind River Range | 13,809 ft |
4209 m7,076 ft |
2157 m290 mi |
467 km
7 | Mount Assiniboine PB | ![]() ![]() |
Southern Continental Ranges PB | 11,864 ft |
3616 m6,831 ft |
2082 m88.1 mi |
141.8 km
8 | Mount Edith Cavell PB | ![]() |
South Jasper Ranges PB | 11,033 ft |
3363 m6,670 ft |
2033 m29.3 mi |
47.2 km
9 | Grand Teton NGS PB | ![]() |
Teton Range | 13,775 ft |
4199 m6,545 ft |
1995 m69.4 mi |
111.6 km
10 | Kings Peak[6] NGS PB | ![]() |
Uinta Range | 13,518 ft |
4120 m6,358 ft |
1938 m166.6 mi |
268 km
11 | Mount Goodsir PB | ![]() |
Ottertail Range PB | 11,703 ft |
3567 m6,289 ft |
1917 m39.8 mi |
64.1 km
12 | Mount Peale NGS PB | ![]() |
La Sal Mountains | 12,726 ft |
3879 m6,181 ft |
1884 m73.2 mi |
117.8 km
13 | Borah Peak[3][10] | ![]() |
Lost River Range | 12,668 ft |
3861 m6,002 ft |
1829 m150.8 mi |
243 km
14 | Mount Ellen[12] | ![]() |
Henry Mountains | 11,527 ft |
3513 m5,862 ft |
1787 m56.0 mi |
90.2 km
15 | Mount Harrison PB | ![]() |
Southern Continental Ranges PB | 11,024 ft |
3360 m5,833 ft |
1778 m32.4 mi |
52.1 km
16 | Mount Sir Alexander PB | ![]() |
Northern Continental Ranges PB | 10,745 ft |
3275 m5,781 ft |
1762 m54.5 mi |
87.8 km
17 | Mount Hector PB | ![]() |
Central Front Ranges PB | 11,135 ft |
3394 m5,771 ft |
1759 m13.34 mi |
21.5 km
18 | Whitehorn Mountain PB | ![]() |
Northern Continental Ranges PB | 11,152 ft |
3399 m5,732 ft |
1747 m4.93 mi |
7.94 km
19 | Mount Chown PB | ![]() |
Northern Continental Ranges PB | 10,879 ft |
3316 m5,728 ft |
1746 m19.05 mi |
30.7 km
20 | Crazy Peak[3] | ![]() |
Crazy Mountains | 11,214 ft |
3418 m5,719 ft |
1743 m44.6 mi |
71.8 km
21 | McDonald Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Mission Range | 9,824 ft |
2994 m5,642 ft |
1720 m79.5 mi |
127.9 km
22 | Pikes Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 ft |
4302 m5,530 ft |
1686 m60.8 mi |
97.8 km
23 | Mount Nebo NGS PB | ![]() |
Wasatch Range | 11,875 ft |
3620 m5,508 ft |
1679 m75.6 mi |
121.7 km
24 | Snowshoe Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Cabinet Mountains | 8,742 ft |
2665 m5,441 ft |
1658 m83.1 mi |
133.7 km
25 | Jeanette Peak PB | ![]() |
Selwyn Range | 10,135 ft |
3089 m5,436 ft |
1657 m12.60 mi |
20.3 km
26 | Mount Forbes PB | ![]() |
Central Icefields PB | 11,867 ft |
3617 m5,410 ft |
1649 m29.5 mi |
47.4 km
27 | Diamond Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Lemhi Range PB | 12,202 ft |
3719 m5,387 ft |
1642 m31.8 mi |
51.2 km
28 | Blanca Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Sierra Blanca | 14,351 ft |
4374 m5,326 ft |
1623 m103.4 mi |
166.4 km
29 | Mount Timpanogos NGS PB | ![]() |
Wasatch Range | 11,752 ft |
3582 m5,279 ft |
1609 m39.7 mi |
63.9 km
30 | Mount Fryatt PB | ![]() |
Hooker Icefield PB | 11,027 ft |
3361 m5,276 ft |
1608 m10.72 mi |
17.26 km
31 | Mount Ovington PB | ![]() |
Hart Ranges | 9,675 ft |
2949 m5,249 ft |
1600 m11.65 mi |
18.75 km
32 | Mount Cleveland NGS PB | ![]() |
Lewis Range | 10,479 ft |
3194 m5,246 ft |
1599 m99.4 mi |
159.9 km
33 | Mount Sylvia PB | ![]() |
Muskwa Ranges | 9,646 ft |
2940 m5,115 ft |
1559 m52.8 mi |
84.9 km
34 | Mount Crysdale PB | ![]() |
Misinchinka Ranges PB | 7,969 ft |
2429 m5,098 ft |
1554 m91.5 mi |
147.3 km
35 | Mount Temple PB | ![]() |
Bow Range | 11,614 ft |
3540 m5,020 ft |
1530 m13.22 mi |
21.3 km
36 | Mount Ida PB | ![]() |
Northern Continental Ranges PB | 10,499 ft |
3200 m5,020 ft |
1530 m5.46 mi |
8.79 km
37 | Gataga Peak PB | ![]() |
Muskwa Ranges | 8,310 ft |
2533 m4,970 ft |
1515 m21.9 mi |
35.3 km
38 | Mount Joffre PB | ![]() ![]() |
Southern Continental Ranges PB | 11,263 ft |
3433 m4,938 ft |
1505 m30.6 mi |
49.2 km
39 | Mount Clémenceau PB | ![]() |
Clémenceau Icefield PB | 12,021 ft |
3664 m4,902 ft |
1494 m22.3 mi |
35.9 km
40 | Mount Brazeau PB | ![]() |
Queen Elizabeth Ranges | 11,565 ft |
3525 m4,839 ft |
1475 m19.14 mi |
30.8 km
41 | Hyndman Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Pioneer Mountains PB | 12,012 ft |
3661 m4,829 ft |
1472 m30.2 mi |
48.6 km
42 | Culebra Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Culebra Range | 14,053 ft |
4283 m4,827 ft |
1471 m35.5 mi |
57.1 km
43 | Granite Peak[9] NGS PB | ![]() |
Beartooth Mountains | 12,807 ft |
3904 m4,779 ft |
1457 m86.2 mi |
138.7 km
44 | Scotchman Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Cabinet Mountains | 7,017 ft |
2139 m4,669 ft |
1423 m18.27 mi |
29.4 km
45 | Crestone Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Crestones | 14,300 ft |
4359 m4,554 ft |
1388 m27.4 mi |
44.1 km
46 | Table Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Highland Mountains PB | 10,228 ft |
3117 m4,422 ft |
1348 m23.7 mi |
38.2 km
47 | Mount Stimson[3] | ![]() |
Lewis Range | 10,147 ft |
3093 m4,402 ft |
1342 m30.4 mi |
48.9 km
48 | Kintla Peak[3] | ![]() |
Livingston Range | 10,106 ft |
3080 m4,401 ft |
1341 m14.78 mi |
23.8 km
49 | Big Pryor Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Pryor Mountains PB | 8,790 ft |
2679 m4,296 ft |
1309 m29.4 mi |
47.4 km
50 | Uncompahgre Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
San Juan Mountains | 14,321 ft |
4365 m4,277 ft |
1304 m85.1 mi |
136.9 km
51 | Scott Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Beaverhead Mountains PB | 11,398 ft |
3474 m4,230 ft |
1289 m19.56 mi |
31.5 km
52 | Baldy Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Bearpaw Mountains PB | 6,919 ft |
2109 m4,228 ft |
1289 m66.8 mi |
107.6 km
53 | Mount Edith[3] PB | ![]() |
Big Belt Mountains | 9,484 ft |
2891 m4,110 ft |
1253 m38.5 mi |
61.9 km
54 | Black Pine Mountains High Point[3] PB | ![]() |
Black Pine Mountains PB | 9,393 ft |
2863 m4,089 ft |
1246 m21.1 mi |
33.9 km
55 | Baldy Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Salish Mountains | 7,468 ft |
2276 m4,084 ft |
1245 m38.8 mi |
62.5 km
56 | Greathouse Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Big Snowy Mountains PB | 8,685 ft |
2647 m4,071 ft |
1241 m55.9 mi |
90.0 km
57 | Hilgard Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Madison Range PB | 11,321 ft |
3451 m4,063 ft |
1238 m76.4 mi |
123.0 km
58 | Francs Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Absaroka Range | 13,164 ft |
4012 m4,056 ft |
1236 m47.3 mi |
76.1 km
59 | Flat Top Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Flat Tops PB | 12,361 ft |
3768 m4,054 ft |
1236 m42.8 mi |
68.9 km
60 | Ute Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Ute Mountain | 9,984 ft |
3043 m4,039 ft |
1231 m39.1 mi |
62.9 km
61 | Castle Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
White Cloud Mountains PB | 11,812 ft |
3600 m4,035 ft |
1230 m27.3 mi |
43.9 km
62 | Mount Wilson[3] PB | ![]() |
San Miguel Mountains PB | 14,252 ft |
4344 m4,024 ft |
1227 m33.1 mi |
53.2 km
63 | Holland Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Swan Range PB | 9,360 ft |
2853 m4,016 ft |
1224 m18.96 mi |
30.5 km
64 | Squaw Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Reservation Divide PB | 8,000 ft |
2438 m4,016 ft |
1224 m20.9 mi |
33.6 km
65 | Oxford Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Bannock Range PB | 9,285 ft |
2830 m4,012 ft |
1223 m29.2 mi |
46.9 km
66 | Truchas Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Santa Fe Mountains PB | 13,108 ft |
3995 m4,001 ft |
1220 m42.4 mi |
68.2 km
67 | West Goat Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Anaconda Range | 10,798 ft |
3291 m3,973 ft |
1211 m39.2 mi |
63.2 km
68 | Sacagawea Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Bridger Range | 9,674 ft |
2949 m3,970 ft |
1210 m31.2 mi |
50.2 km
69 | Hollowtop Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Tobacco Root Mountains | 10,609 ft |
3234 m3,904 ft |
1190 m35.4 mi |
57.0 km
70 | Mount Lincoln NGS PB | ![]() |
Mosquito Range | 14,293 ft |
4357 m3,862 ft |
1177 m22.6 mi |
36.3 km
71 | Northwest Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Buckhorn Mountains PB | 7,709 ft |
2350 m3,855 ft |
1175 m27.9 mi |
44.9 km
72 | Mount Ogden NGS PB | ![]() |
Wasatch Range | 9,579 ft |
2920 m3,830 ft |
1167 m8.30 mi |
13.35 km
73 | Tweedy Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Pioneer Mountains PB | 11,159 ft |
3401 m3,814 ft |
1163 m75.0 mi |
120.8 km
74 | Red Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Flathead Range PB | 9,413 ft |
2869 m3,801 ft |
1159 m54.2 mi |
87.2 km
75 | Greenhorn Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Wet Mountains | 12,352 ft |
3765 m3,777 ft |
1151 m26.4 mi |
42.5 km
76 | White Mountain West[3] PB | ![]() |
Salmon River Mountains PB | 10,447 ft |
3184 m3,772 ft |
1150 m31.5 mi |
50.7 km
77 | Sunset Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Snowcrest Range PB | 10,586 ft |
3227 m3,761 ft |
1146 m32.9 mi |
53.0 km
78 | McLeod Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Rattlesnake Mountains PB | 8,624 ft |
2629 m3,760 ft |
1146 m15.09 mi |
24.3 km
79 | Crow Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Elkhorn Mountains | 9,418 ft |
2871 m3,754 ft |
1144 m33.0 mi |
53.0 km
80 | Mount Powell[3] PB | ![]() |
Flint Creek Range PB | 10,173 ft |
3101 m3,748 ft |
1142 m19.00 mi |
30.6 km
81 | Dunn Benchmark NGS PB | ![]() |
Raft River Mountains PB | 9,931 ft |
3027 m3,745 ft |
1141 m23.9 mi |
38.5 km
82 | Mount Headley[3] PB | ![]() |
Cabinet Mountains | 7,431 ft |
2265 m3,716 ft |
1133 m19.50 mi |
31.4 km
83 | Trout Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Absaroka Range | 12,250 ft |
3734 m3,704 ft |
1129 m28.5 mi |
45.8 km
84 | Salt Benchmark NGS PB | ![]() |
San Pitch Mountains PB | 10,001 ft |
3048 m3,697 ft |
1127 m10.87 mi |
17.49 km
85 | West Spanish Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Spanish Peaks | 13,631 ft |
4155 m3,685 ft |
1123 m20.4 mi |
32.9 km
86 | South Sheep Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Lionhead Range PB | 10,611 ft |
3234 m3,676 ft |
1120 m11.12 mi |
17.89 km
87 | Twin Peaks[3] | ![]() |
Wasatch Range | 11,494 ft |
3503 m3,669 ft |
1118 m11.12 mi |
17.89 km
88 | Sedgwick Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Portneuf Range PB | 9,171 ft |
2795 m3,642 ft |
1110 m19.19 mi |
30.9 km
89 | West Butte[3] PB | ![]() |
Sweetgrass Hills PB | 6,986 ft |
2129 m3,638 ft |
1109 m84.4 mi |
135.8 km
90 | Rainbow Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Livingston Range | 9,895 ft |
3016 m3,636 ft |
1108 m5.62 mi |
9.05 km
91 | Trapper Peak[3] | ![]() |
Bitterroot Range | 10,161 ft |
3097 m3,570 ft |
1088 m40.9 mi |
65.9 km
92 | Big Baldy Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Little Belt Mountains PB | 9,179 ft |
2798 m3,565 ft |
1087 m46.2 mi |
74.3 km
93 | Wyoming Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Wyoming Range PB | 11,423 ft |
3482 m3,558 ft |
1084 m54.1 mi |
87.1 km
94 | Mount McGuire NGS PB | ![]() |
Salmon River Mountains PB | 10,087 ft |
3075 m3,542 ft |
1080 m39.8 mi |
64.1 km
95 | Mount Gunnison NGS PB | ![]() |
West Elk Mountains | 12,725 ft |
3879 m3,539 ft |
1079 m11.84 mi |
19.05 km
96 | Elkhorn Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Bannock Range PB | 9,099 ft |
2773 m3,515 ft |
1071 m12.62 mi |
20.3 km
97 | Box Elder Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Wasatch Range | 9,376 ft |
2858 m3,472 ft |
1058 m16.27 mi |
26.2 km
98 | Mount Zirkel[3] PB | ![]() |
Park Range | 12,185 ft |
3714 m3,470 ft |
1058 m38.1 mi |
61.3 km
99 | Provo Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Wasatch Range | 11,072 ft |
3375 m3,448 ft |
1051 m11.16 mi |
17.96 km
100 | South Lost River High Point[3] PB | ![]() |
Lost River Range | 11,086 ft |
3379 m3,444 ft |
1050 m9.33 mi |
15.02 km
Most isolated prominent summits[edit]
The following sortable table lists the 100 most topographically isolated major mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet). Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation. A total of 29 of these most isolated peaks are located in Montana, 23 in Colorado, 13 in Wyoming, 12 in Idaho, 11 in British Columbia, 8 in Utah, 5 in Alberta, and 2 in New Mexico.
The first 25 of these Rocky Mountain summits have at least 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) of topographic isolation and at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Region | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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1 | Mount Elbert[2] NGS | ![]() |
Sawatch Range | 14,440 ft |
4401 m9,093 ft |
2772 m671 mi |
1,079 km
2 | Gannett Peak[5] NGS | ![]() |
Wind River Range | 13,809 ft |
4209 m7,076 ft |
2157 m291 mi |
468 km
3 | Mount Robson[8] | ![]() |
Northern Continental Ranges PB | 12,989 ft |
3959 m9,281 ft |
2829 m286 mi |
460 km
4 | Ulysses Mountain PB | ![]() |
Muskwa Ranges | 9,921 ft |
3024 m7,510 ft |
2289 m271 mi |
436 km
5 | Kings Peak[6] NGS | ![]() |
Uinta Range | 13,518 ft |
4120 m6,358 ft |
1938 m166.7 mi |
268 km
6 | Borah Peak[3][10] | ![]() |
Lost River Range | 12,668 ft |
3861 m6,002 ft |
1829 m150.8 mi |
243 km
7 | Cloud Peak NGS | ![]() |
Bighorn Mountains | 13,167 ft |
4013 m7,077 ft |
2157 m145.0 mi |
233 km
8 | Blanca Peak[3] | ![]() |
Sierra Blanca | 14,351 ft |
4374 m5,326 ft |
1623 m103.4 mi |
166.4 km
9 | Mount Cleveland NGS | ![]() |
Lewis Range | 10,479 ft |
3194 m5,246 ft |
1599 m99.5 mi |
160.1 km
10 | Mount Columbia[11] | ![]() ![]() |
Columbia Icefield | 12,274 ft |
3741 m7,818 ft |
2383 m98.2 mi |
158.0 km
11 | Mount Crysdale PB | ![]() |
Misinchinka Ranges PB | 7,969 ft |
2429 m5,098 ft |
1554 m91.5 mi |
147.3 km
12 | Mount Assiniboine | ![]() ![]() |
Southern Continental Ranges PB | 11,864 ft |
3616 m6,844 ft |
2086 m88.1 mi |
141.8 km
13 | Granite Peak[9] NGS | ![]() |
Beartooth Mountains | 12,807 ft |
3904 m4,779 ft |
1457 m86.2 mi |
138.7 km
14 | Uncompahgre Peak NGS | ![]() |
San Juan Mountains | 14,321 ft |
4365 m4,277 ft |
1304 m85.1 mi |
136.9 km
15 | West Butte[3] PB | ![]() |
Sweetgrass Hills PB | 6,986 ft |
2129 m3,638 ft |
1109 m84.4 mi |
135.8 km
16 | Snowshoe Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Cabinet Mountains | 8,742 ft |
2665 m5,441 ft |
1658 m83.1 mi |
133.7 km
17 | McDonald Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Mission Range | 9,824 ft |
2994 m5,642 ft |
1720 m79.5 mi |
127.9 km
18 | Hilgard Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Madison Range PB | 11,321 ft |
3451 m4,063 ft |
1238 m76.4 mi |
123.0 km
19 | Mount Nebo NGS | ![]() |
Wasatch Range | 11,875 ft |
3620 m5,508 ft |
1679 m75.6 mi |
121.7 km
20 | Tweedy Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Pioneer Mountains PB | 11,159 ft |
3401 m3,814 ft |
1163 m75.0 mi |
120.8 km
21 | Mount Peale NGS | ![]() |
La Sal Mountains | 12,726 ft |
3879 m6,181 ft |
1884 m73.2 mi |
117.8 km
22 | Laramie Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Laramie Mountains | 10,276 ft |
3132 m3,305 ft |
1007 m71.0 mi |
114.2 km
23 | Grand Teton NGS | ![]() |
Teton Range | 13,776 ft |
4199 m6,545 ft |
1995 m69.4 mi |
111.6 km
24 | Baldy Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Bearpaw Mountains PB | 6,919 ft |
2109 m4,228 ft |
1289 m66.8 mi |
107.6 km
25 | Naomi Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Bear River Mountains | 9,984 ft |
3043 m3,169 ft |
966 m64.5 mi |
103.9 km
26 | Pikes Peak NGS | ![]() |
Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 ft |
4302 m5,530 ft |
1686 m60.8 mi |
97.8 km
27 | Ferris Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Ferris Mountains PB | 10,071 ft |
3070 m3,282 ft |
1000 m56.6 mi |
91.1 km
28 | Greathouse Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Big Snowy Mountains PB | 8,685 ft |
2647 m4,071 ft |
1241 m55.9 mi |
90.0 km
29 | Mount Sir Alexander PB | ![]() |
Northern Continental Ranges PB | 10,745 ft |
3275 m5,781 ft |
1762 m54.5 mi |
87.8 km
30 | Red Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Flathead Range PB | 9,413 ft |
2869 m3,801 ft |
1159 m54.2 mi |
87.2 km
31 | Wyoming Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Wyoming Range PB | 11,423 ft |
3482 m3,558 ft |
1084 m54.1 mi |
87.1 km
32 | Mount Sylvia PB | ![]() |
Muskwa Ranges | 9,646 ft |
2940 m5,115 ft |
1559 m52.8 mi |
84.9 km
33 | Rocky Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Rocky Mountain Front | 9,396 ft |
2864 m3,252 ft |
991 m48.1 mi |
77.5 km
34 | Francs Peak NGS | ![]() |
Absaroka Range | 13,164 ft |
4012 m4,056 ft |
1236 m47.3 mi |
76.1 km
35 | Big Baldy Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Little Belt Mountains PB | 9,179 ft |
2798 m3,565 ft |
1087 m46.2 mi |
74.3 km
36 | Crazy Peak[3] | ![]() |
Crazy Mountains | 11,214 ft |
3418 m5,719 ft |
1743 m44.6 mi |
71.8 km
37 | Longs Peak NGS | ![]() |
Front Range | 14,259 ft |
4346 m2,940 ft |
896 m43.6 mi |
70.2 km
38 | Flat Top Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Flat Tops PB | 12,361 ft |
3768 m4,054 ft |
1236 m42.8 mi |
68.9 km
39 | Truchas Peak NGS | ![]() |
Santa Fe Mountains PB | 13,107 ft |
3995 m4,001 ft |
1220 m42.4 mi |
68.2 km
40 | Saint Joseph Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Bitterroot Range | 9,591 ft |
2923 m3,407 ft |
1038 m41.6 mi |
66.9 km
41 | Mount Zirkel[3] PB | ![]() |
Park Range | 12,185 ft |
3714 m3,470 ft |
1058 m41.5 mi |
66.8 km
42 | Trapper Peak[3] | ![]() |
Bitterroot Range | 10,161 ft |
3097 m3,570 ft |
1088 m40.9 mi |
65.9 km
43 | Medicine Bow Peak NGS | ![]() |
Snowy Range PB | 12,016 ft |
3662 m3,243 ft |
988 m40.7 mi |
65.5 km
44 | Summit Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
San Juan Mountains | 13,307 ft |
4056 m2,760 ft |
841 m39.9 mi |
64.2 km
45 | Mount Goodsir | ![]() |
Ottertail Range PB | 11,703 ft |
3567 m6,191 ft |
1887 m39.8 mi |
64.1 km
46 | Mount McGuire NGS PB | ![]() |
Salmon River Mountains PB | 10,090 ft |
3076 m3,542 ft |
1080 m39.8 mi |
64.1 km
47 | Mount Timpanogos NGS | ![]() |
Wasatch Range | 11,752 ft |
3582 m5,279 ft |
1609 m39.7 mi |
63.9 km
48 | Willard Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Wasatch Range | 9,771 ft |
2978 m3,263 ft |
995 m39.6 mi |
63.8 km
49 | West Goat Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Anaconda Range | 10,798 ft |
3291 m3,973 ft |
1211 m39.2 mi |
63.2 km
50 | Baldy Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Salish Mountains | 7,468 ft |
2276 m4,084 ft |
1245 m38.8 mi |
62.5 km
51 | Mount Edith[3] PB | ![]() |
Big Belt Mountains | 9,484 ft |
2891 m4,110 ft |
1253 m38.5 mi |
61.9 km
52 | Wheeler Peak[7] NGS | ![]() |
Taos Mountains | 13,167 ft |
4013 m3,409 ft |
1039 m37.4 mi |
60.1 km
53 | South Tent Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Wasatch Plateau PB | 11,288 ft |
3441 m3,385 ft |
1032 m36.6 mi |
58.9 km
54 | Buffalo Hump NGS PB | ![]() |
Clearwater Mountains | 8,942 ft |
2726 m3,435 ft |
1047 m36.1 mi |
58.1 km
55 | Big Baldy NGS PB | ![]() |
Salmon River Mountains PB | 9,720 ft |
2963 m3,205 ft |
977 m35.9 mi |
57.8 km
56 | Homer Youngs Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Beaverhead Mountains PB | 10,626 ft |
3239 m3,201 ft |
976 m35.7 mi |
57.5 km
57 | Culebra Peak[3] | ![]() |
Culebra Range | 14,053 ft |
4283 m4,827 ft |
1471 m35.5 mi |
57.1 km
58 | Hollowtop Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Tobacco Root Mountains | 10,609 ft |
3234 m3,904 ft |
1190 m35.4 mi |
57.0 km
59 | Wind River Peak NGS | ![]() |
Wind River Range | 13,197 ft |
4022 m2,572 ft |
784 m35.2 mi |
56.6 km
60 | Bonneville Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Portneuf Range PB | 9,275 ft |
2827 m3,401 ft |
1037 m34.1 mi |
55.0 km
61 | Mount Wilson[3] | ![]() |
San Miguel Mountains PB | 14,252 ft |
4344 m4,024 ft |
1227 m33.1 mi |
53.2 km
62 | Crow Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Elkhorn Mountains | 9,418 ft |
2871 m3,754 ft |
1144 m33.0 mi |
53.0 km
63 | Sunset Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Snowcrest Range PB | 10,586 ft |
3227 m3,761 ft |
1146 m32.9 mi |
53.0 km
64 | Highwood Baldy[3] PB | ![]() |
Highwood Mountains PB | 7,673 ft |
2339 m3,300 ft |
1006 m32.7 mi |
52.7 km
65 | Fishers Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Raton Mesa PB | 9,633 ft |
2936 m1,847 ft |
563 m32.4 mi |
52.2 km
66 | Mount Harrison PB | ![]() |
Southern Continental Ranges PB | 11,024 ft |
3360 m5,833 ft |
1778 m32.4 mi |
52.1 km
67 | Diamond Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Lemhi Range PB | 12,202 ft |
3719 m5,387 ft |
1642 m31.8 mi |
51.2 km
68 | North Loon Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Lick Creek Range PB | 9,326 ft |
2843 m2,974 ft |
906 m31.8 mi |
51.1 km
69 | White Mountain West[3] PB | ![]() |
Salmon River Mountains PB | 10,447 ft |
3184 m3,772 ft |
1150 m31.5 mi |
50.7 km
70 | Sacagawea Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Bridger Range | 9,674 ft |
2949 m3,970 ft |
1210 m31.2 mi |
50.2 km
71 | Piñon Mesa High Point[3] PB | ![]() |
Uncompahgre Plateau | 9,685 ft |
2952 m2,680 ft |
817 m30.7 mi |
49.4 km
72 | Mount Joffre | ![]() ![]() |
Southern Continental Ranges PB | 11,263 ft |
3433 m4,938 ft |
1505 m30.6 mi |
49.2 km
73 | Mount Stimson[3] | ![]() |
Lewis Range | 10,147 ft |
3093 m4,402 ft |
1342 m30.4 mi |
48.9 km
74 | Electric Peak[3] | ![]() |
Gallatin Range | 10,974 ft |
3345 m3,399 ft |
1036 m30.4 mi |
48.9 km
75 | Diamond Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Diamond Plateau PB | 9,645 ft |
2940 m2,845 ft |
867 m30.3 mi |
48.8 km
76 | Hyndman Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Pioneer Mountains PB | 12,012 ft |
3661 m4,829 ft |
1472 m30.2 mi |
48.6 km
77 | Mount Forbes | ![]() |
Central Icefields PB | 11,867 ft |
3617 m5,344 ft |
1629 m29.5 mi |
47.4 km
78 | Big Pryor Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Pryor Mountains PB | 8,790 ft |
2679 m4,296 ft |
1309 m29.4 mi |
47.4 km
79 | Mount Edith Cavell | ![]() |
South Jasper Ranges PB | 11,033 ft |
3363 m6,585 ft |
2007 m29.2 mi |
47.0 km
80 | Oxford Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Bannock Range PB | 9,285 ft |
2830 m4,012 ft |
1223 m29.2 mi |
46.9 km
81 | Trout Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Absaroka Range | 12,250 ft |
3734 m3,704 ft |
1129 m28.5 mi |
45.8 km
82 | Northwest Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Buckhorn Mountains PB | 7,709 ft |
2350 m3,855 ft |
1175 m27.9 mi |
44.9 km
83 | Crestone Peak[3] | ![]() |
Crestones | 14,300 ft |
4359 m4,554 ft |
1388 m27.4 mi |
44.1 km
84 | Castle Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
White Cloud Mountains PB | 11,812 ft |
3600 m4,035 ft |
1230 m27.3 mi |
43.9 km
85 | San Luis Peak NGS | ![]() |
La Garita Mountains PB | 14,022 ft |
4274 m3,113 ft |
949 m27.0 mi |
43.4 km
86 | Greenhorn Mountain NGS | ![]() |
Wet Mountains | 12,352 ft |
3765 m3,777 ft |
1151 m26.4 mi |
42.5 km
87 | Doubletop Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Gros Ventre Range PB | 11,688 ft |
3562 m2,942 ft |
897 m25.7 mi |
41.4 km
88 | Mount Eolus[3] | ![]() |
Needle Mountains | 14,089 ft |
4294 m2,183 ft |
665 m25.2 mi |
40.5 km
89 | Grays Peak[4] NGS | ![]() |
Front Range | 14,278 ft |
4352 m2,770 ft |
844 m25.0 mi |
40.3 km
90 | Younts Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Absaroka Range | 12,166 ft |
3708 m2,241 ft |
683 m25.0 mi |
40.2 km
91 | Lavender Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
La Plata Mountains | 13,245 ft |
4037 m2,860 ft |
872 m24.8 mi |
39.9 km
92 | Dunn Benchmark NGS PB | ![]() |
Raft River Mountains PB | 9,931 ft |
3027 m3,745 ft |
1141 m23.9 mi |
38.5 km
93 | Table Mountain[3] PB | ![]() |
Highland Mountains PB | 10,228 ft |
3117 m4,422 ft |
1348 m23.7 mi |
38.2 km
94 | Zenobia Peak NGS PB | ![]() |
Uinta Range | 9,022 ft |
2750 m2,395 ft |
730 m23.7 mi |
38.1 km
95 | Meade Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
Preuss Range PB | 9,962 ft |
3036 m2,497 ft |
761 m23.5 mi |
37.7 km
96 | Mount Lincoln NGS | ![]() |
Mosquito Range | 14,293 ft |
4357 m3,862 ft |
1177 m22.6 mi |
36.3 km
97 | Mount Clémenceau | ![]() |
Clémenceau Icefield PB | 12,021 ft |
3664 m4,918 ft |
1499 m22.2 mi |
35.7 km
98 | South River Peak[3] PB | ![]() |
San Juan Mountains | 13,154 ft |
4009 m2,448 ft |
746 m22.0 mi |
35.3 km
99 | Gataga Peak PB | ![]() |
Muskwa Ranges | 8,310 ft |
2533 m4,970 ft |
1515 m21.9 mi |
35.3 km
100 | Elk Mountain NGS PB | ![]() |
Medicine Bow Mountains | 11,164 ft |
3403 m3,306 ft |
1008 m21.7 mi |
35.0 km
Easternmost prominent summits[edit]
The following sortable table lists progressively the easternmost Rocky Mountain summits of their respective elevation.
Gallery[edit]
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Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains and is the highest point of the State of Colorado.
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Mount Massive in the Sawatch Range of Colorado is the second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Mount Harvard is the highest of the Collegiate Peaks of Colorado and the third highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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La Plata Peak in the Collegiate Peaks of Colorado is the fifth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado and the fourth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Uncompahgre Peak is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and the sixth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Crestone Peak is the highest peak of the Crestones of Colorado and the seventh highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Mount Lincoln is the highest peak of the Mosquito Range of Colorado and the eighth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Castle Peak is the highest peak of the Elk Mountains of Colorado and the ninth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Grays Peak is the highest peak of the Front Range of Colorado and the tenth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Pikes Peak in Colorado was the inspiration for America the Beautiful.
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Gannett Peak is the highest peak of the Wind River Range and the Northern Rocky Mountains and is the highest point of the State of Wyoming.
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Grand Teton is the highest peak of the Teton Range of Wyoming.
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Kings Peak is the highest peak of the Uinta Range and the Western Rocky Mountains and is the highest point of the State of Utah.
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Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains is the highest point of the State of New Mexico.
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Mount Robson in British Columbia is the highest peak of the Canadian Rockies and is the most prominent summit of the Rocky Mountains.
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Granite Peak is the highest peak of the Beartooth Range and is the highest point of the State of Montana.
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Borah Peak is the highest peak of the Lost River Range and is the highest point of the State of Idaho.
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Mount Columbia is the second highest peak of the Canadian Rockies and is the highest point of the Province of Alberta.
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Mount Timpanogos in north central Utah on the Alpine Loop.
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- ^ This prominence cutoff of 500 meters (1640.4 feet) is much higher than the 91.44 meters (300 feet) traditionally used for the lists of fourteeners, hence many traditional fourteeners are not included on this list.
- ^ a b c The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado. Cite error: Invalid
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- ^ a b The summit of Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America. Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "Grays_Peak" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ a b c The summit of Gannett Peak is the highest point of the Northern Rocky Mountains and the State of Wyoming.
- ^ a b c The summit of Kings Peak is the highest point of the Western Rocky Mountains and the State of Utah.
- ^ a b The summit of Wheeler Peak is the highest point in the State of New Mexico. Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "Wheeler_Peak" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ a b c The summit of Mount Robson is the highest point of the Canadian Rockies.
- ^ a b c The summit of Granite Peak is the highest point of the State of Montana.
- ^ a b c The summit of Borah Peak is the highest point of the State of Idaho.
- ^ a b The summit of Mount Columbia on the border of the Province of British Columbia is the highest point of the Province of Alberta.
- ^ "Mount Ellen". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ The summit of Fishers Peak is the highest point of Raton Mesa and the High Plains of the United States. Fishers Peak is the easternmost summit of its elevation in the United States.
- ^ "Fishers Peak". NGS Station Datasheet. United States National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ The elevation of Fishers Peak includes an adjustment of +1.145 m (+3.76 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ "Fishers Peak". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ East Spanish Peak is the easternmost 3800 meter (12,467.2-foot) summit of Northern America.
- ^ "East Spanish Peak". NGS Station Datasheet. United States National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ The elevation of East Spanish Peak includes an adjustment of +1.372 m (+4.50 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ "East Spanish Peak". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ West Spanish Peak is the easternmost 4000 meter (13,123.4-foot) summit of Northern America.
- ^ The elevation of West Spanish Peak includes an adjustment of +1.468 m (+4.82 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ "West Spanish Peak". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ Pikes Peak is the easternmost 14,000-foot (4267.2 m) summit of Northern America. Pikes Peak was the inspiration for the lyrics of America the Beautiful.
- ^ "Pikes Peak". NGS Station Datasheet. United States National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ The elevation of Pikes Peak includes an adjustment of +1.678 m (+5.51 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ "Pikes Peak". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ The summit of Blanca Peak is the highest point of the Sierra Blanca Massif and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- ^ The elevation of Blanca Peak includes an adjustment of +1.755 m (+5.76 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ "Blanca Peak". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ The summit of Mount Harvard is the highest point of the Collegiate Peaks.
- ^ "Mount Harvard". NGS Station Datasheet. United States National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ The elevation of Mount Harvard includes an adjustment of +2.084 m (+6.84 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ "Mount Harvard". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains and the State of Colorado.
- ^ "Mount Elbert". NGS Station Datasheet. United States National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ The elevation of Mount Elbert includes an adjustment of +1.995 m (+6.55 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ "Mount Elbert". Summits of the World. peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
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