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Silver Mountain, Colorado. Photo by: Shutter Runner

Colorado Mountains

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When people think about Colorado, undoubtedly the mountains come to mind! With the Southern Rockies spread throughout the western portion of the state, there are thousands of peaks to discover. This grants Colorado the status as the state with the highest average elevation.

14,000+ Foot Mountains in Colorado.

Mount Elbert is the largest peak in Colorado at 14,439 feet of elevation. This puts it into a special tier of mountains called fourteeners. These impressive 14er peaks range from 14,000 to 14,439 feet in Colorado and there are 58 of them spread around the state.

Capitol Peak Pitkin County Colorado

Capitol Peak – near Aspen

Grays Peak Trail, Front Range, Colorado

Grays Peak – near Georgetown

Longs Peak Keyhole route, CO

Longs Peak – near Allenspark

Mount Bierstadt, CO

Mount Bierstadt – near Georgetown

Mount Evans, Colorado

Mount Evans – near Idaho Springs

Pikes Peak via cogs, CO

Pikes Peak – near Manitou Springs

Torreys Peak, CO

Torreys Peak – near Georgetown

Mountain Ranges in Colorado

Some of Colorado’s towering peaks come together to form larger mountain ranges. Names like the Front Range, San Juan, Sangre de Cristo are all among the most popular stretches of peaks in the state.

La Plata Mountains from Mesa Verde Colorado

La Plata Mountains – near Durango

Other Mountains, Hills and Buttes

Image of Pawnee Buttes in Colorado on a partially cloudy day

Pawnee Buttes – Weld County

Green Mountain Park Lakewood

William Frederick Hayden (Green Mountain) Park – Lakewood

Guide to Mountains in Colorado

Capitol Peak Pitkin County Colorado
Capitol Peak, Pitkin County, CO. Photo by: Tom Wilberding

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