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List Of Colorado County High Points

This is a list of the 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado by their points of highest elevation. Of the 50 highest county high points in the United States, 30 are located in Colorado. The highest point in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains as a whole is the summit of Mount Elbert in Lake County at 14,440 feet (4,401.2 m).

Of the 64 Colorado counties, 20 counties rise above 14,000 feet (4,267 m) elevation, 32 counties rise above 13,000 feet (3,962 m), 42 counties rise above 10,000 feet (3,048 m), and all 64 Colorado counties rise above 4,116 feet (1,255 m).

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Colorado county high points

Colorado county high points

County Rank High point Region Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
Lake County 1 Mount Elbert Sawatch Range 14,440 ft
4401 m
9,093 ft
2772 m
671 mi
1,079 km
39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1177508°N 106.4453584°W / 39.1177508; -106.4453584 (1. Mount Elbert)
Chaffee County 2 Mount Harvard Sawatch Range 14,421 ft
4396 m
2,360 ft
719 m
14.92 mi
24 km
38°55′28″N 106°19′15″W / 38.9244084°N 106.3207352°W / 38.9244084; -106.3207352 (2. Mount Harvard)
Alamosa County 3 Blanca Peak Sangre de Cristo Mountains 14,351 ft
4374 m
5,326 ft
1623 m
103.4 mi
166.4 km
37°34′38″N 105°29′09″W / 37.5772269°N 105.4858447°W / 37.5772269; -105.4858447 (3. Blanca Peak)
Costilla County
Huerfano County 5 Blanca Peak Tripoint Sangre de Cristo Mountains 14,326 ft
4366 m
0 ft
0 m
0 mi
0 km
37°34′40″N 105°29′07″W / 37.577824°N 105.48541°W / 37.577824; -105.48541 (5. Blanca Peak Tripoint)
Hinsdale County 6 Uncompahgre Peak San Juan Mountains 14,321 ft
4365 m
4,277 ft
1304 m
85.1 mi
136.9 km
38°04′18″N 107°27′44″W / 38.0716581°N 107.4620893°W / 38.0716581; -107.4620893 (6. Uncompahgre Peak)
Saguache County 7 Crestone Peak Sangre de Cristo Mountains 14,300 ft
4359 m
4,554 ft
1388 m
27.4 mi
44 km
37°58′00″N 105°35′07″W / 37.9666665°N 105.5852865°W / 37.9666665; -105.5852865 (7. Crestone Peak)
Park County 8 Mount Lincoln Mosquito Range 14,293 ft
4357 m
3,862 ft
1177 m
22.5 mi
36.2 km
39°21′05″N 106°06′42″W / 39.3514512°N 106.1115668°W / 39.3514512; -106.1115668 (8. Mount Lincoln)
Gunnison County 9 Castle Peak Elk Mountains 14,279 ft
4352 m
2,365 ft
721 m
20.9 mi
33.6 km
39°00′35″N 106°51′01″W / 39.0097375°N 106.8502487°W / 39.0097375; -106.8502487 (9. Castle Peak)
Pitkin County
Clear Creek County 11 Grays Peak Front Range 14,278 ft
4352 m
2,770 ft
844 m
25 mi
40.2 km
39°38′02″N 105°49′03″W / 39.6338834°N 105.8175704°W / 39.6338834; -105.8175704 (11. Grays Peak)
Summit County
Custer County 13 Crestone East Peak Sangre de Cristo Mountains 14,266 ft
4348 m
80 ft
24 m
0.08 mi
0.13 km
37°58′02″N 105°35′03″W / 37.96729°N 105.58404°W / 37.96729; -105.58404 (13. Crestone East Peak)
Boulder County 14 Longs Peak Front Range 14,259 ft
4346 m
2,940 ft
896 m
43.6 mi
70.2 km
40°15′18″N 105°36′54″W / 40.2550135°N 105.6151153°W / 40.2550135; -105.6151153 (14. Longs Peak)
Dolores County 15 Mount Wilson San Miguel Mountains 14,252 ft
4344 m
4,024 ft
1227 m
33 mi
53.1 km
37°50′21″N 107°59′29″W / 37.8391607°N 107.9914581°W / 37.8391607; -107.9914581 (15. Mount Wilson)
Ouray County 16 Mount Sneffels San Juan Mountains 14,158 ft
4315 m
3,050 ft
930 m
15.71 mi
25.3 km
38°00′14″N 107°47′32″W / 38.0038357°N 107.7923478°W / 38.0038357; -107.7923478 (16. Mount Sneffels)
El Paso County 17 Pikes Peak Front Range 14,115 ft
4302 m
5,530 ft
1686 m
60.6 mi
97.6 km
38°50′26″N 105°02′39″W / 38.8405322°N 105.0442048°W / 38.8405322; -105.0442048 (17. Pikes Peak)
La Plata County 18 Windom Peak Needle Mountains 14,093 ft
4296 m
2,187 ft
667 m
26.3 mi
42.4 km
37°37′16″N 107°35′31″W / 37.6211660°N 107.5918790°W / 37.6211660; -107.5918790 (18. Windom Peak)
San Miguel County 19 Wilson Peak San Miguel Mountains 14,023 ft
4274 m
857 ft
261 m
1.51 mi
2.43 km
37°51′37″N 107°59′05″W / 37.8602716°N 107.9847910°W / 37.8602716; -107.9847910 (19. Wilson Peak)
Eagle County 20 Mount of the Holy Cross Sawatch Range 14,011 ft
4271 m
2,111 ft
643 m
18.41 mi
29.6 km
39°28′01″N 106°28′54″W / 39.4668287°N 106.4816869°W / 39.4668287; -106.4816869 (20. Mount of the Holy Cross)
Mineral County 21 Phoenix Peak La Garita Mountains 13,902 ft
4237 m
1,515 ft
462 m
4.97 mi
8 km
37°56′11″N 106°51′59″W / 37.936277°N 106.866358°W / 37.936277; -106.866358 (21. Phoenix Peak)
San Juan County 22 Vermilion Peak San Juan Mountains 13,900 ft
4237 m
2,105 ft
642 m
9.07 mi
14.6 km
37°47′57″N 107°49′42″W / 37.7991623°N 107.8283984°W / 37.7991623; -107.8283984 (22. Vermilion Peak)
Las Animas County 23 West Spanish Peak Spanish Peaks 13,631 ft
4155 m
3,686 ft
1123 m
20.5 mi
33 km
37°22′32″N 104°59′37″W / 37.3755699°N 104.9936101°W / 37.3755699; -104.9936101 (23. West Spanish Peak)
Larimer County 24 Hagues Peak Mummy Range 13,573 ft
4137 m
2,420 ft
738 m
15.7 mi
25.3 km
40°29′04″N 105°38′47″W / 40.4844868°N 105.6463975°W / 40.4844868; -105.6463975 (24. Hagues Peak)
Grand County 25 Pettingell Peak Front Range 13,559 ft
4133 m
1,563 ft
476 m
4.41 mi
7.1 km
39°43′43″N 105°54′18″W / 39.728580°N 105.904933°W / 39.728580; -105.904933 (25. Pettingell Peak)
Archuleta County 26 Summit Peak San Juan Mountains 13,307 ft
4056 m
2,760 ft
841 m
39.6 mi
63.7 km
37°21′02″N 106°41′49″W / 37.3506208°N 106.6968259°W / 37.3506208; -106.6968259 (26. Summit Peak)
Gilpin County 27 James Peak Front Range 13,300 ft
4054 m
714 ft
218 m
1.55 mi
2.49 km
39°51′08″N 105°41′24″W / 39.8522094°N 105.6900039°W / 39.8522094; -105.6900039 (27. James Peak)
Montezuma County 28 Hesperus Mountain La Plata Mountains 13,237 ft
4035 m
2,852 ft
869 m
24.5 mi
39.5 km
37°26′42″N 108°05′20″W / 37.4449971°N 108.0889642°W / 37.4449971; -108.0889642 (28. Hesperus Mountain)
Rio Grande County 29 Bennett Peak San Juan Mountains 13,209 ft
4026 m
1,743 ft
531 m
17.08 mi
27.5 km
37°29′00″N 106°26′02″W / 37.4833384°N 106.4339261°W / 37.4833384; -106.4339261 (29. Bennett Peak)
Conejos County 30 Conejos Peak San Juan Mountains 13,179 ft
4017 m
1,912 ft
583 m
8.15 mi
13.12 km
37°17′19″N 106°34′15″W / 37.2887352°N 106.5709258°W / 37.2887352; -106.5709258 (30. Conejos Peak)
Fremont County 31 Bushnell Peak Sangre de Cristo Mountains 13,110 ft
3996 m
2,405 ft
733 m
11.07 mi
17.82 km
38°20′28″N 105°53′21″W / 38.3411972°N 105.8892325°W / 38.3411972; -105.8892325 (31. Bushnell Peak)
Teller County 32 Devils Playground Front Range 13,075 ft
3985 m
140 ft
43 m
1.17 mi
1.88 km
38°51′51″N 105°04′14″W / 38.8641540°N 105.070506°W / 38.8641540; -105.070506 (32. Devils Playground)
Jackson County 33 Clark Peak Medicine Bow Mountains 12,960 ft
3950 m
2,771 ft
845 m
16.4 mi
26.4 km
40°36′25″N 105°55′48″W / 40.6068208°N 105.9299688°W / 40.6068208; -105.9299688 (33. Clark Peak)
Garfield County 34 Flat Top Mountain Flat Tops 12,361 ft
3768 m
4,054 ft
1236 m
40.8 mi
65.6 km
40°00′53″N 107°05′00″W / 40.0147185°N 107.0833192°W / 40.0147185; -107.0833192 (34. Flat Top Mountain)
Pueblo County 35 Greenhorn Mountain Wet Mountains 12,352 ft
3765 m
3,777 ft
1151 m
25.2 mi
40.6 km
37°52′53″N 105°00′48″W / 37.8814618°N 105.0133256°W / 37.8814618; -105.0133256 (35. Greenhorn Mountain)
Routt County 36 Mount Zirkel Park Range 12,185 ft
3714 m
3,470 ft
1058 m
37.7 mi
60.6 km
40°49′52″N 106°39′47″W / 40.8312080°N 106.6631050°W / 40.8312080; -106.6631050 (36. Mount Zirkel)
Rio Blanco County 37 Blanco Point Flat Tops 12,033 ft
3668 m
127 ft
39 m
1.96 mi
3.15 km
40°05′38″N 107°07′50″W / 40.093999°N 107.130435°W / 40.093999; -107.130435 (37. Blanco Point)
Jefferson County 38 Buffalo Peak Kenosha Mountains 11,594 ft
3534 m
929 ft
283 m
4.28 mi
6.89 km
39°16′32″N 105°22′05″W / 39.2755456°N 105.3680534°W / 39.2755456; -105.3680534 (38. Buffalo Peak)
Montrose County 39 Castle Rock San Juan Mountains 11,458 ft
3493 m
433 ft
132 m
12.45 mi
20 km
38°18′34″N 107°37′59″W / 38.309545°N 107.633123°W / 38.309545; -107.633123 (39. Castle Rock)
Delta County 40 Mount Lamborn West Elk Mountains 11,402 ft
3475 m
1,616 ft
493 m
2.39 mi
3.84 km
38°48′10″N 107°31′22″W / 38.8029015°N 107.5228458°W / 38.8029015; -107.5228458 (40. Mount Lamborn)
Mesa County 41 Leon Peak Grand Mesa 11,240 ft
3426 m
776 ft
237 m
9.03 mi
14.54 km
39°04′46″N 107°50′38″W / 39.0794587°N 107.8439454°W / 39.0794587; -107.8439454 (41. Leon Peak)
Moffat County 42 Black Mountain Elkhead Mountains 10,865 ft
3312 m
2,440 ft
744 m
16.4 mi
26.4 km
40°47′29″N 107°23′15″W / 40.7913581°N 107.3875618°W / 40.7913581; -107.3875618 (42. Black Mountain)
Douglas County 43 Thunder Butte Rampart Range 9,837 ft
2998 m
1,376 ft
419 m
10.28 mi
16.54 km
39°10′18″N 105°11′51″W / 39.1717829°N 105.1975174°W / 39.1717829; -105.1975174 (43. Thunder Butte)
Elbert County 44 Elbert County High Point Palmer Divide 7,374 ft
2248 m
NA NA 39°07′51″N 104°38′17″W / 39.130743°N 104.637926°W / 39.130743; -104.637926 (44. Elbert County High Point)
Weld County 45 Weld County High Point High Plains 6,388 ft
1947 m
NA NA 40°59′20″N 104°50′11″W / 40.988843°N 104.83640°W / 40.988843; -104.83640 (45. Weld County High Point)
Arapahoe County 46 Smoky Hill Ridge High Plains 6,218 ft
1895 m
NA NA 39°33′58″N 104°40′33″W / 39.566047°N 104.675949°W / 39.566047; -104.675949 (46. Smoky Hill Ridge)
Lincoln County 47 Lincoln County High Point High Plains 5,973 ft
1821 m
NA NA 38°51′58″N 104°03′19″W / 38.865998°N 104.0554°W / 38.865998; -104.0554 (47. Lincoln County High Point)
City and County of Broomfield 48 Broomfield High Point High Plains 5,848 ft
1783 m
NA NA 39°54′38″N 105°09′56″W / 39.910588°N 105.165676°W / 39.910588; -105.165676 (48. Broomfield High Point)
City and County of Denver 49 Denver High Point High Plains 5,688 ft
1734 m
NA NA 39°37′36″N 105°06′36″W / 39.626702°N 105.109866°W / 39.626702; -105.109866 (49. Denver High Point)
Adams County 50 Adams County High Point High Plains 5,668 ft
1728 m
20 ft
6 m
8.17 mi
13.15 km
39°45′17″N 104°40′07″W / 39.754602°N 104.668638°W / 39.754602; -104.668638 (50. Adams County High Point)
Washington County 51 President's Hill High Plains 5,433 ft
1656 m
NA NA 39°33′58″N 103°33′29″W / 39.566014°N 103.558125°W / 39.566014; -103.558125 (51. President's Hill)
Kit Carson County 52 Kit Carson County High Point High Plains 5,297 ft
1615 m
NA NA 39°03′30″N 103°09′47″W / 39.058335°N 103.163097°W / 39.058335; -103.163097 (52. Kit Carson County High Point)
Baca County 53 Carrizo Mountain East Slope High Plains 5,293 ft
1613 m
NA NA 37°10′44″N 103°05′11″W / 37.178793°N 103.086510°W / 37.178793; -103.086510 (53. Carrizo Mountain East Slope)
Otero County 54 Dry Bluff Southeast High Plains 5,273 ft
1607 m
NA NA 37°42′35″N 104°03′00″W / 37.709852°N 104.050090°W / 37.709852; -104.050090 (54. Dry Bluff Southeast)
Cheyenne County 55 Overland Benchmark East High Plains 5,257 ft
1602 m
NA NA 39°02′15″N 103°09′48″W / 39.037400°N 103.163242°W / 39.037400; -103.163242 (55. Overland Benchmark East)
Crowley County 56 Crowley County High Point High Plains 5,228 ft
1593 m
NA NA 38°31′16″N 104°02′36″W / 38.521216°N 104.043389°W / 38.521216; -104.043389 (56. Crowley County High Point)
Logan County 57 Billy Goat Hill High Plains 4,947 ft
1508 m
NA NA 40°59′55″N 103°34′26″W / 40.998680°N 103.573917°W / 40.998680; -103.573917 (57. Billy Goat Hill)
Morgan County 58 Shannon Benchmark High Plains 4,938 ft
1505 m
NA NA 40°29′51″N 104°03′05″W / 40.4975379°N 104.0513507°W / 40.4975379; -104.0513507 (58. Shannon Benchmark)
Bent County 59 Bent County High Point High Plains 4,857 ft
1481 m
325 ft
99 m
5.29 mi
8.52 km
37°40′00″N 103°22′51″W / 37.666550°N 103.380923°W / 37.666550; -103.380923 (59. Bent County High Point)
Prowers County 60 Two Buttes South High Plains 4,713 ft
1437 m
356 ft
109 m
16.68 mi
26.9 km
37°39′34″N 102°32′32″W / 37.659463°N 102.542272°W / 37.659463; -102.542272 (60. Two Buttes South)
Kiowa County 61 Kiowa County High Point High Plains 4,697 ft
1432 m
10 ft
3 m
0.53 mi
0.85 km
38°31′07″N 103°15′59″W / 38.518721°N 103.266422°W / 38.518721; -103.266422 (61. Kiowa County High Point)
Yuma County 62 Yuma County High Point High Plains 4,447 ft
1355 m
NA NA 39°34′04″N 102°48′10″W / 39.567891°N 102.802834°W / 39.567891; -102.802834 (62. Yuma County High Point)
Sedgwick County 63 Sedgwick County High Point High Plains 4,127 ft
1258 m
NA NA 40°47′08″N 102°39′05″W / 40.785467°N 102.651405°W / 40.785467; -102.651405 (63. Sedgwick County High Point)
Phillips County 64 Phillips County High Point High Plains 4,117 ft
1255 m
NA NA 40°30′47″N 102°39′54″W / 40.512919°N 102.665066°W / 40.512919; -102.665066 (64. Phillips County High Point)

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