Southern Rocky Mountains
# 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 using the EPA Level III Ecoregions System.

This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (330 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1,600 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) 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.

## Mountain ranges

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

Mountain Ranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains :

| Mountain range | Mountain range | Mountain range | Mountain range | Highest summit | Highest summit | Highest summit | Highest summit |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| primary | secondary | tertiary | states | Summit name | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
| Sawatch Range | Central Sawatch Range | Elbert Massif | Colorado | Mount Elbert | 14,440 ft 4401 m | 9,093 ft 2772 m | 671 mi 1,079 km |
| Sawatch Range | Central Sawatch Range | Massive Massif | Colorado | Mount Massive | 14,428 ft 4398 m | 1,961 ft 598 m | 5.06 mi 8.15 km |
| Sawatch Range | Central Sawatch Range | Collegiate Peaks | Colorado | Mount Harvard | 14,421 ft 4396 m | 2,327 ft 709 m | 14.92 mi 24 km |
| Sawatch Range | Central Sawatch Range | Williams Mountains | Colorado | Bill Williams Peak | 13,389 ft 4081 m | 1,682 ft 513 m | 3.73 mi 6 km |
| Sawatch Range | Southern Sawatch Range | | Colorado | Mount Antero | 14,276 ft 4351 m | 2,503 ft 763 m | 17.75 mi 28.6 km |
| Sawatch Range | Southern Sawatch Range | Far Southern Sawatch Range | Colorado | 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 | Colorado | Mount of the Holy Cross | 14,011 ft 4271 m | 2,111 ft 643 m | 18.52 mi 29.8 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Sierra Blanca Massif | Sierra Blanca Massif | Colorado | Blanca Peak | 14,357 ft 4376 m | 5,326 ft 1623 m | 103.4 mi 166.4 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Northern Sangre de Cristo Range | Crestones | Colorado | Crestone Peak | 14,300 ft 4359 m | 4,554 ft 1388 m | 27.4 mi 44.1 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Northern Sangre de Cristo Range | | Colorado | Rito Alto Peak | 13,800 ft 4206 m | 1,134 ft 346 m | 7.28 mi 11.71 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Culebra Range | | Colorado & New Mexico | Culebra Peak | 14,053 ft 4283 m | 4,827 ft 1471 m | 35.5 mi 57.1 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Culebra Range | Spanish Peaks | Colorado | West Spanish Peak | 13,631 ft 4155 m | 3,686 ft 1123 m | 20.4 mi 32.9 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Taos Mountains | Taos Mountains | New Mexico | Wheeler Peak | 13,167 ft 4013 m | 3,409 ft 1039 m | 37.4 mi 60.1 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Santa Fe Mountains | Santa Fe Mountains | New Mexico | Truchas Peak | 13,108 ft 3995 m | 4,001 ft 1220 m | 42.4 mi 68.2 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Cimarron Range, Colorado | Cimarron Range, Colorado | New Mexico | Baldy Mountain | 12,445 ft 3793 m | 2,701 ft 823 m | 11.33 mi 18.24 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Wet Mountains | Wet Mountains | Colorado | Greenhorn Mountain | 12,352 ft 3765 m | 3,777 ft 1151 m | 25.6 mi 41.2 km |
| Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Southern Sangre de Cristo Range | Southern Sangre de Cristo Range | New Mexico | Cerro Vista | 11,937 ft 3638 m | 2,519 ft 768 m | 14.19 mi 22.8 km |
| San Juan Mountains | North Central San Juan Mountains | North Central San Juan Mountains | Colorado | 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 | Colorado | Mount Wilson | 14,252 ft 4344 m | 4,024 ft 1227 m | 33.1 mi 53.2 km |
| San Juan Mountains | Sneffels Range | Sneffels Range | Colorado | Mount Sneffels | 14,158 ft 4315 m | 3,050 ft 930 m | 15.73 mi 25.3 km |
| San Juan Mountains | Needle Mountains | | Colorado | Mount Eolus | 14,089 ft 4294 m | 2,183 ft 665 m | 15.63 mi 25.2 km |
| San Juan Mountains | Needle Mountains | Grenadier Range | Colorado | 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 | Colorado | Twilight Peak | 13,163 ft 4012 m | 2,338 ft 713 m | 4.88 mi 7.86 km |
| San Juan Mountains | La Garita Mountains | | Colorado | San Luis Peak | 14,022 ft 4274 m | 3,113 ft 949 m | 27 mi 43.4 km |
| San Juan Mountains | La Garita Mountains | Cochetopa Hills | Colorado | Long Branch Baldy | 3652 m 11,982 ft | 449 m 1,474 ft | 22.4 km 13.89 mi |
| San Juan Mountains | East Central San Juan Mountains | East Central San Juan Mountains | Colorado | 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 | Colorado | Summit Peak | 13,308 ft 4056 m | 2,760 ft 841 m | 39.9 mi 64.2 km |
| San Juan Mountains | La Plata Mountains | La Plata Mountains | Colorado | Hesperus Mountain | 13,237 ft 4035 m | 2,852 ft 869 m | 24.8 mi 39.9 km |
| San Juan Mountains | Tusas Mountains | Tusas Mountains | New Mexico | Grouse Mesa | 11,410 ft 3478 m | 1,385 ft 422 m | 18.91 mi 30.4 km |
| Mosquito Range | | | Colorado | Mount Lincoln | 14,293 ft 4357 m | 3,862 ft 1177 m | 22.6 mi 36.3 km |
| Mosquito Range | Tenmile Range | Tenmile Range | Colorado | Quandary Peak | 14,271 ft 4350 m | 1,125 ft 343 m | 3.16 mi 5.09 km |
| Front Range | Central Front Range | | Colorado | Grays Peak | 14,278 ft 4352 m | 2,770 ft 844 m | 25 mi 40.3 km |
| Front Range | Central Front Range | Mount Evans Massif | Colorado | Mount Evans | 14,265 ft 4348 m | 2,769 ft 844 m | 9.79 mi 15.76 km |
| Front Range | Northern Front Range | Longs Peak Massif | Colorado | 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 | Colorado | Hagues Peak | 13,573 ft 4137 m | 2,420 ft 738 m | 15.92 mi 25.6 km |
| Front Range | Northern Front Range | Indian Peaks | Colorado | North Arapaho Peak | 13,508 ft 4117 m | 1,665 ft 507 m | 15.4 mi 24.8 km |
| Front Range | Northern Front Range | Never Summer Mountains | Colorado | 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 | Colorado | Pikes Peak | 14,115 ft 4302 m | 5,530 ft 1686 m | 60.8 mi 97.8 km |
| Front Range | Southern Front Range | South Park Hills | Colorado | Waugh Mountain | 11,716 ft 3571 m | 2,330 ft 710 m | 20 mi 32.2 km |
| Front Range | Southern Front Range | Rampart Range | Colorado | Devils Head | 9,749 ft 2972 m | 1,248 ft 380 m | 7.99 mi 12.86 km |
| Front Range | Southern Front Range | South Williams Fork Mountains | Colorado | Ptarmigan Peak | 12,504 ft 3811 m | 721 ft 220 m | 4.3 mi 6.92 km |
| Front Range | Southern Front Range | Tarryall Mountains | Colorado | Bison Peak | 12,432 ft 3789 m | 2,451 ft 747 m | 18.34 mi 29.5 km |
| Front Range | Southern Front Range | Kenosha Mountains | Colorado | Knobby Crest | 12,434 ft 3790 m | 1,759 ft 536 m | 8.27 mi 13.31 km |
| Elk Mountains | | | Colorado | Castle Peak | 14,279 ft 4352 m | 2,365 ft 721 m | 20.9 mi 33.7 km |
| Elk Mountains | Ruby Range | Ruby Range | Colorado | Mount Owen | 13,070 ft 3984 m | 1,358 ft 414 m | 7.39 mi 11.9 km |
| Elk Mountains | West Elk Mountains | West Elk Mountains | Colorado | 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 | Colorado | Mount Powell | 13,586 ft 4141 m | 3,000 ft 914 m | 21.6 mi 34.8 km |
| Medicine Bow Mountains | | | Colorado & Wyoming | Clark Peak | 12,954 ft 3948 m | 2,771 ft 845 m | 16.68 mi 26.8 km |
| Medicine Bow Mountains | Snowy Range | Snowy Range | Wyoming | Medicine Bow Peak | 12,016 ft 3662 m | 3,243 ft 988 m | 40.7 mi 65.5 km |
| La Sal Mountains | La Sal Mountains | La Sal Mountains | Utah | Mount Peale | 12,726 ft 3879 m | 6,181 ft 1884 m | 73.2 mi 117.8 km |
| Flat Tops (Colorado) | Flat Tops (Colorado) | Flat Tops (Colorado) | Colorado | Flat Top Mountain | 12,361 ft 3768 m | 4,054 ft 1236 m | 42.8 mi 68.9 km |
| Rabbit Ears Range | Rabbit Ears Range | Rabbit Ears Range | Colorado | 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 | Colorado | Mount Zirkel | 12,185 ft 3714 m | 3,470 ft 1058 m | 38.1 mi 61.3 km |
| Park Range | Elkhead Mountains | Elkhead Mountains | Colorado | Sand Mountain North | 10,884 ft 3317 m | 2,182 ft 665 m | 11.29 mi 18.17 km |
| White River Plateau | White River Plateau | White River Plateau | Colorado | Blair Mountain | 11,465 ft 3495 m | 1,736 ft 529 m | 17.52 mi 28.2 km |
| Grand Mesa | Grand Mesa | Grand Mesa | Colorado | Crater Peak | 11,333 ft 3454 m | 2,307 ft 703 m | 17.99 mi 29 km |
| Laramie Mountains | Laramie Mountains | Laramie Mountains | Colorado & Wyoming | South Bald Mountain | 11,007 ft 3355 m | 1,863 ft 568 m | 13.66 mi 22 km |
| Uncompahgre Plateau | Uncompahgre Plateau | Uncompahgre Plateau | Colorado & Utah | Horsefly Peak | 10,353 ft 3156 m | 1,437 ft 438 m | 13.27 mi 21.4 km |
| Ute Mountain | Ute Mountain | Ute Mountain | Colorado | Ute Peak | 9,984 ft 3043 m | 4,039 ft 1231 m | 39.1 mi 62.9 km |
| Raton Mesa | Raton Mesa | Raton Mesa | Colorado & New Mexico | Fishers Peak | 9,633 ft 2936 m | 1,847 ft 563 m | 32.4 mi 52.2 km |

## Mountain peaks

### Highest summits

The following sortable table lists the 57 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4,000 meters (13,123.4 ft) of topographic elevation and at least 500 meters (1,640.4 ft) of topographic prominence.

The 57 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 4000 meters of topographic elevation and 500 meters of topographic prominence :

| Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mount Elbert | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 14,440 ft 4401 m | 9,093 ft 2772 m | 671 mi 1,079 km |
| 2 | Mount Massive | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 14,428 ft 4398 m | 1,961 ft 598 m | 5.06 mi 8.15 km |
| 3 | Mount Harvard | Colorado | Collegiate Peaks | 14,421 ft 4396 m | 2,327 ft 709 m | 14.92 mi 24 km |
| 4 | Blanca Peak | Colorado | Sierra Blanca | 14,357 ft 4376 m | 5,326 ft 1623 m | 103.4 mi 166.4 km |
| 5 | La Plata Peak | Colorado | Collegiate Peaks | 14,343 ft 4372 m | 1,841 ft 561 m | 6.28 mi 10.1 km |
| 6 | Uncompahgre Peak | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 14,321 ft 4365 m | 4,277 ft 1304 m | 85.1 mi 136.9 km |
| 7 | Crestone Peak | Colorado | Crestones | 14,300 ft 4359 m | 4,554 ft 1388 m | 27.4 mi 44.1 km |
| 8 | Mount Lincoln | Colorado | Mosquito Range | 14,293 ft 4357 m | 3,862 ft 1177 m | 22.6 mi 36.3 km |
| 9 | Castle Peak | Colorado | Elk Mountains | 14,279 ft 4352 m | 2,365 ft 721 m | 20.9 mi 33.7 km |
| 10 | Grays Peak | Colorado | Front Range | 14,278 ft 4352 m | 2,770 ft 844 m | 25 mi 40.3 km |
| 11 | Mount Antero | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 14,276 ft 4351 m | 2,503 ft 763 m | 17.75 mi 28.6 km |
| 12 | Mount Evans | Colorado | Front Range | 14,271 ft 4350 m | 2,769 ft 844 m | 9.79 mi 15.76 km |
| 13 | Longs Peak | Colorado | Front Range | 14,259 ft 4346 m | 2,940 ft 896 m | 43.6 mi 70.2 km |
| 14 | Mount Wilson | Colorado | San Miguel Mountains PB | 14,252 ft 4344 m | 4,024 ft 1227 m | 33.1 mi 53.2 km |
| 15 | Mount Princeton NGS | Colorado | Collegiate Peaks | 14,204 ft 4329 m | 2,177 ft 664 m | 5.19 mi 8.36 km |
| 16 | Mount Yale NGS | Colorado | Collegiate Peaks | 14,202 ft 4329 m | 1,876 ft 572 m | 5.55 mi 8.93 km |
| 17 | Maroon Peak NGS | Colorado | Elk Mountains | 14,163 ft 4317 m | 2,336 ft 712 m | 8.06 mi 12.97 km |
| 18 | Mount Sneffels | Colorado | Sneffels Range PB | 14,158 ft 4315 m | 3,050 ft 930 m | 15.73 mi 25.3 km |
| 19 | Capitol Peak | Colorado | Elk Mountains | 14,137 ft 4309 m | 1,730 ft 527 m | 7.44 mi 11.98 km |
| 20 | Pikes Peak | Colorado | Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 ft 4302 m | 5,530 ft 1686 m | 60.8 mi 97.8 km |
| 21 | Mount Eolus | Colorado | Needle Mountains | 14,089 ft 4294 m | 2,183 ft 665 m | 15.63 mi 25.2 km |
| 22 | Handies Peak NGS | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 14,058 ft 4285 m | 1,888 ft 575 m | 11.18 mi 18 km |
| 23 | Culebra Peak | Colorado | Culebra Range | 14,053 ft 4283 m | 4,827 ft 1471 m | 35.5 mi 57.1 km |
| 24 | San Luis Peak | Colorado | La Garita Mountains PB | 14,022 ft 4274 m | 3,113 ft 949 m | 27 mi 43.4 km |
| 25 | Mount of the Holy Cross | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 14,011 ft 4271 m | 2,111 ft 643 m | 18.52 mi 29.8 km |
| 26 | Grizzly Peak NGS | Colorado | Collegiate Peaks | 13,995 ft 4266 m | 1,908 ft 582 m | 6.77 mi 10.89 km |
| 27 | Mount Ouray | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 13,961 ft 4255 m | 2,659 ft 810 m | 13.58 mi 21.9 km |
| 28 | Vermilion Peak PB | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 13,900 ft 4237 m | 2,105 ft 642 m | 9.07 mi 14.6 km |
| 29 | Mount Silverheels NGS PB | Colorado | Front Range | 13,829 ft 4215 m | 2,283 ft 696 m | 5.48 mi 8.82 km |
| 30 | Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 13,827 ft 4214 m | 1,861 ft 567 m | 10.76 mi 17.31 km |
| 31 | Bald Mountain PB | Colorado | Front Range | 13,690 ft 4173 m | 2,099 ft 640 m | 7.51 mi 12.09 km |
| 32 | Mount Oso | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 13,690 ft 4173 m | 1,664 ft 507 m | 5.47 mi 8.81 km |
| 33 | Mount Jackson PB | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 13,676 ft 4169 m | 1,810 ft 552 m | 3.21 mi 5.16 km |
| 34 | Bard Peak PB | Colorado | Front Range | 13,647 ft 4159 m | 1,701 ft 518 m | 5.43 mi 8.74 km |
| 35 | Peak 10 PB | Colorado | Tenmile Range | 13,640 ft 4157 m | 1,759 ft 536 m | 0.87 mi 1.4 km |
| 36 | West Spanish Peak | Colorado | Spanish Peaks | 13,631 ft 4155 m | 3,686 ft 1123 m | 20.4 mi 32.9 km |
| 37 | Mount Powell | Colorado | Gore Range | 13,586 ft 4141 m | 3,000 ft 914 m | 21.6 mi 34.8 km |
| 38 | Hagues Peak | Colorado | Mummy Range | 13,573 ft 4137 m | 2,420 ft 738 m | 15.92 mi 25.6 km |
| 39 | Tower Mountain PB | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 13,558 ft 4132 m | 1,652 ft 504 m | 5.36 mi 8.62 km |
| 40 | Treasure Mountain PB | Colorado | Elk Mountains | 13,535 ft 4125 m | 2,821 ft 860 m | 6.92 mi 11.13 km |
| 41 | North Arapaho Peak | Colorado | Indian Peaks PB | 13,508 ft 4117 m | 1,665 ft 507 m | 15.4 mi 24.8 km |
| 42 | Parry Peak | Colorado | Front Range | 13,397 ft 4083 m | 1,731 ft 528 m | 9.46 mi 15.22 km |
| 43 | Bill Williams Peak | Colorado | Williams Mountains PB | 13,389 ft 4081 m | 1,682 ft 513 m | 3.73 mi 6 km |
| 44 | Sultan Mountain PB | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 13,373 ft 4076 m | 1,868 ft 569 m | 4.59 mi 7.39 km |
| 45 | West Buffalo Peak PB | Colorado | Mosquito Range | 13,332 ft 4064 m | 1,986 ft 605 m | 10.18 mi 16.38 km |
| 46 | Mount Herard PB | Colorado | Sangre de Cristo Range | 13,325 ft 4062 m | 2,040 ft 622 m | 4.64 mi 7.47 km |
| 47 | Summit Peak | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 13,308 ft 4056 m | 2,760 ft 841 m | 39.9 mi 64.2 km |
| 48 | Dolores Peak PB | Colorado | San Miguel Mountains PB | 13,296 ft 4053 m | 1,950 ft 594 m | 4.98 mi 8.02 km |
| 49 | Antora Peak PB | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 13,275 ft 4046 m | 2,409 ft 734 m | 6.75 mi 10.86 km |
| 50 | Henry Mountain PB | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 13,261 ft 4042 m | 1,674 ft 510 m | 11.53 mi 18.55 km |
| 51 | Lavender Peak PB | Colorado | La Plata Mountains | 13,245 ft 4037 m | 2,860 ft 872 m | 24.8 mi 39.9 km |
| 52 | Jacque Peak PB | Colorado | Gore Range | 13,211 ft 4027 m | 2,065 ft 629 m | 4.52 mi 7.28 km |
| 53 | Bennett Peak PB | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 13,209 ft 4026 m | 1,743 ft 531 m | 17.1 mi 27.5 km |
| 54 | Conejos Peak NGS PB | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 13,179 ft 4017 m | 1,912 ft 583 m | 8.15 mi 13.12 km |
| 55 | Wheeler Peak | New Mexico | Taos Mountains | 13,167 ft 4013 m | 3,409 ft 1039 m | 37.4 mi 60.1 km |
| 56 | Twilight Peak | Colorado | West Needle Mountains PB | 13,163 ft 4012 m | 2,338 ft 713 m | 4.88 mi 7.86 km |
| 57 | South River Peak PB | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 13,154 ft 4009 m | 2,448 ft 746 m | 22 mi 35.3 km |

### Most prominent summits

The following sortable table lists the three ultra prominent summits of the Southern Rocky Mountains (with at least 1,500 meters (4,921.3 ft) of topographic prominence.)

The three ultra-prominent mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains :

| Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mount Elbert | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 14,440 ft 4401 m | 9,093 ft 2772 m | 671 mi 1,079 km |
| 2 | Pikes Peak | Colorado | Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 ft 4302 m | 5,530 ft 1686 m | 60.8 mi 97.8 km |
| 3 | Blanca Peak | Colorado | Sierra Blanca Massif | 14,357 ft 4376 m | 5,326 ft 1623 m | 103.4 mi 166.4 km |

### 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 50 kilometers (31.07 mi) and a topographic prominence of at least 500 meters (1,640.4 ft).

The 15 mountain peaks of the Southern Rocky Mountains with at least 50 kilometers of topographic isolation and 500 meters of topographic prominence :

| Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mount Elbert | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 14,440 ft 4401 m | 9,093 ft 2772 m | 671 mi 1,079 km |
| 2 | Blanca Peak | Colorado | Sierra Blanca Massif | 14,357 ft 4376 m | 5,326 ft 1623 m | 103.4 mi 166.4 km |
| 3 | Uncompahgre Peak | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 14,321 ft 4365 m | 4,277 ft 1304 m | 85.1 mi 136.9 km |
| 4 | Mount Peale | Utah | La Sal Mountains | 12,726 ft 3879 m | 6,181 ft 1884 m | 73.2 mi 117.8 km |
| 5 | Pikes Peak | Colorado | Pikes Peak Massif | 14,115 ft 4302 m | 5,530 ft 1686 m | 60.8 mi 97.8 km |
| 6 | Longs Peak | Colorado | Front Range | 14,259 ft 4346 m | 2,940 ft 896 m | 43.6 mi 70.2 km |
| 7 | Flat Top Mountain | Colorado | Flat Tops PB | 12,361 ft 3768 m | 4,054 ft 1236 m | 42.8 mi 68.9 km |
| 8 | Truchas Peak | New Mexico | Santa Fe Mountains PB | 13,108 ft 3995 m | 4,001 ft 1220 m | 42.4 mi 68.2 km |
| 9 | Mount Zirkel | Colorado | Park Range | 12,185 ft 3714 m | 3,470 ft 1058 m | 38.1 mi 61.3 km |
| 10 | Medicine Bow Peak | Wyoming | Snowy Range PB | 12,016 ft 3662 m | 3,243 ft 988 m | 40.7 mi 65.5 km |
| 11 | Summit Peak | Colorado | San Juan Mountains | 13,308 ft 4056 m | 2,760 ft 841 m | 39.9 mi 64.2 km |
| 12 | Wheeler Peak | New Mexico | Taos Mountains | 13,167 ft 4013 m | 3,409 ft 1039 m | 37.4 mi 60.1 km |
| 13 | Culebra Peak | Colorado | Culebra Range | 14,053 ft 4283 m | 4,827 ft 1471 m | 35.5 mi 57.1 km |
| 14 | Mount Wilson | Colorado | San Miguel Mountains PB | 14,252 ft 4344 m | 4,024 ft 1227 m | 33.1 mi 53.2 km |
| 15 | Fishers Peak | Colorado | Raton Mesa PB | 9,633 ft 2936 m | 1,847 ft 563 m | 32.4 mi 52.2 km |

### Easternmost summits

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

The easternmost high summits of the Rocky Mountains :

| Rank | Mountain Peak | State | Mountain Range | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fishers Peak | Colorado | Raton Mesa | 9,633 ft 2936 m | 1,847 ft 563 m | 32.4 mi 52.2 km | 37.0982°N 104.4628°W |
| 2 | East Spanish Peak | Colorado | Spanish Peaks | 12,688 ft 3867 m | 2,383 ft 726 m | 4.21 mi 6.78 km | 37.3934°N 104.9201°W |
| 3 | West Spanish Peak | Colorado | Spanish Peaks | 13,631 ft 4155 m | 3,686 ft 1123 m | 20.4 mi 32.9 km | 37.3756°N 104.9934°W |
| 4 | Pikes Peak | Colorado | Front Range | 14,115 ft 4302 m | 5,530 ft 1686 m | 60.8 mi 97.8 km | 38.8405°N 105.0442°W |
| 5 | Blanca Peak | Colorado | Sangre de Cristo Mountains | 14,357 ft 4376 m | 5,326 ft 1623 m | 103.4 mi 166.4 km | 37.5775°N 105.4856°W |
| 6 | Mount Harvard | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 14,421 ft 4396 m | 2,327 ft 709 m | 14.92 mi 24 km | 38.9244°N 106.3207°W |
| 7 | Mount Elbert | Colorado | Sawatch Range | 14,440 ft 4401 m | 9,093 ft 2772 m | 671 mi 1,079 km | 39.1178°N 106.4454°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 the Southern Rocky Mountains :

| Rank | Mountain Pass | State | Elevation | Route |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mount Evans Scenic Byway | Colorado | 14,160 feet 4316 m | 005 |
| 2 | Pikes Peak Highway | Colorado | 14,115 feet 4302 m | 999 |
| 3 | Trail Ridge Road | Colorado | 12,183 feet 3713 m | 034 |
| 4 | Cottonwood Pass | Colorado | 12,119 feet 3694 m | 209CR 209/ CR 306 |
| 5 | Independence Pass | Colorado | 12,095 feet 3687 m | 082 |
| 6 | Loveland Pass | Colorado | 11,992 feet 3655 m | 006 |
| 7 | Hoosier Pass | Colorado | 11,541 feet 3518 m | 009 |
| 8 | Slumgullion Pass | Colorado | 11,361 feet 3463 m | 149 |
| 9 | Fremont Pass | Colorado | 11,318 feet 3450 m | 091 |
| 10 | Berthoud Pass | Colorado | 11,315 feet 3449 m | 040 |
| 11 | Monarch Pass | Colorado | 11,312 feet 3448 m | 050 |
| 12 | Eisenhower Tunnel | Colorado | 11,158 feet 3401 m | 070 |
| 13 | Warrior Mountain Summit | Colorado | 11,140 feet 3395 m | 103 |
| 14 | Juniper Pass | Colorado | 11,040 feet 3365 m | 103 |
| 15 | Red Mountain Pass | Colorado | 11,018 feet 3358 m | 550 |
| 16 | Molas Divide | Colorado | 10,910 feet 3325 m | 550 |
| 17 | Spring Creek Pass | Colorado | 10,901 feet 3323 m | 149 |
| 18 | Wolf Creek Pass | Colorado | 10,850 feet 3307 m | 160 |
| 19 | Snowy Range Pass | Wyoming | 10,847 feet 3306 m | 130 |
| 20 | Grand Mesa Summit | Colorado | 10,839 feet 3304 m | 065 |
| 21 | Milner Pass | Colorado | 10,758 feet 3279 m | 034 |
| 22 | Vail Pass | Colorado | 10,666 feet 3251 m | 070 |
| 23 | Coal Bank Pass | Colorado | 10,640 feet 3243 m | 550 |
| 24 | Tennessee Pass | Colorado | 10,424 feet 3177 m | 024 |
| 25 | Cameron Pass | Colorado | 10,276 feet 3132 m | 014 |
| 26 | La Manga Pass | Colorado | 10,230 feet 3118 m | 017 |
| 27 | Lizard Head Pass | Colorado | 10,222 feet 3116 m | 145 |
| 28 | North Pass | Colorado | 10,149 feet 3093 m | 114 |
| 29 | Cumbres Pass | Colorado | 10,022 feet 3055 m | 017 |
| 30 | Kenosha Pass | Colorado | 10,001 feet 3048 m | 285 |
| 31 | Red Hill Pass | Colorado | 09,993 feet 3046 m | 285 |
| 32 | Cucharas Pass | Colorado | 09,941 feet 3030 m | 012 |
| 33 | Battle Pass | Wyoming | 09,915 feet 3022 m | 070 |
| 34 | Bobcat Pass | New Mexico | 09,833 feet 2997 m | 038 |
| 35 | Willow Creek Pass | Colorado | 09,621 feet 2932 m | 125 |
| 36 | Gore Pass | Colorado | 09,527 feet 2904 m | 134 |
| 37 | Wilkerson Pass | Colorado | 09,507 feet 2898 m | 024 |
| 38 | Currant Creek Pass | Colorado | 09,482 feet 2890 m | 009 |
| 39 | Rabbit Ears Pass | Colorado | 09,426 feet 2873 m | 040 |
| 40 | North La Veta Pass | Colorado | 09,413 feet 2869 m | 160 |
| 41 | Trout Creek Pass | Colorado | 09,346 feet 2849 m | 024.285 |
| 42 | Battle Mountain Summit | Colorado | 09,267 feet 2825 m | 024 |
| 43 | Ute Pass | Colorado | 09,165 feet 2793 m | 024 |
| 44 | Wind River Pass | Colorado | 09,148 feet 2788 m | 007 |
| 45 | Black Mesa Summit | Colorado | 09,121 feet 2780 m | 092 |
| 46 | Palo Flechado Pass | New Mexico | 09,109 feet 2776 m | 064 |
| 47 | Hardscrabble Pass | Colorado | 09,085 feet 2769 m | 096 |
| 48 | Poncha Pass | Colorado | 09,010 feet 2746 m | 285 |
| 49 | Dallas Divide | Colorado | 08,970 feet 2734 m | 062 |
| 50 | Muddy Pass | Colorado | 08,772 feet 2674 m | 040 |
| 51 | McClure Pass | Colorado | 08,755 feet 2669 m | 133 |
| 52 | Blue Mesa Summit | Colorado | 08,704 feet 2653 m | 050 |
| 53 | Wondervu Hill | Colorado | 08,660 feet 2640 m | 072 |
| 54 | Happy Jack Summit | Wyoming | 08,640 feet 2633 m | 080 |
| 55 | U.S. Hill | New Mexico | 08,562 feet 2610 m | 518 |
| 56 | Douglas Pass | Colorado | 08,268 feet 2520 m | 139 |
| 57 | Cerro Summit | Colorado | 07,950 feet 2423 m | 050 |
| 58 | Raton Pass | New Mexico | 07,834 feet 2388 m | 025 |
| 59 | Yellowjacket Pass | Colorado | 07,783 feet 2372 m | 160 |
| 60 | Glorieta Pass | New Mexico | 07,557 feet 2303 m | 025 |
| 61 | South Pass | Wyoming | 07,550 feet 2301 m | 028 |
| 62 | Monument Hill | Colorado | 07,343 feet 2238 m | 025 |
| 63 | Morton Pass | Wyoming | 07,173 feet 2186 m | 034.1 |
| 64 | Unaweep Divide | Colorado | 07,048 feet 2148 m | 141 |
| 65 | Separation Summit | Wyoming | 07,005 feet 2135 m | 080 |
| 66 | Robinson Summit | Wyoming | 06,927 feet 2111 m | 080 |
