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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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List Of Extreme Summits Of The Rocky Mountains

This article comprises four sortable tables of mountain summits of the Rocky Mountains of North America that are the higher than any other point north or south of their latitude or east or west their longitude in those mountains.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.

Northernmost high summits

The northernmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains

Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
14 Sentinel Peak  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 2513 m
8,245 ft
1452 m
4,764 ft
86.6 km
53.8 mi
54°54′29″N 121°57′40″W / 54.9080°N 121.9610°W / 54.9080; -121.9610 (Sentinel Peak)
13 Mount Ida  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3200 m
10,499 ft
1530 m
5,020 ft
14.14 km
8.79 mi
54°03′29″N 120°19′36″W / 54.0580°N 120.3268°W / 54.0580; -120.3268 (Mount Ida)
12 Mount Sir Alexander  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3275 m
10,745 ft
1762 m
5,781 ft
87.8 km
54.5 mi
53°56′10″N 120°23′13″W / 53.9360°N 120.3869°W / 53.9360; -120.3869 (Mount Sir Alexander)
11 Mount Chown  Alberta Canadian Rockies 3316 m
10,879 ft
1746 m
5,728 ft
30.7 km
19.05 mi
53°23′50″N 119°25′02″W / 53.3971°N 119.4173°W / 53.3971; -119.4173 (Mount Chown)
10 Whitehorn Mountain  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3399 m
11,152 ft
1747 m
5,732 ft
7.94 km
4.93 mi
53°08′13″N 119°16′00″W / 53.1370°N 119.2667°W / 53.1370; -119.2667 (Whitehorn Mountain)
9 Mount Robson  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3959 m
12,989 ft
2829 m
9,281 ft
460 km
286 mi
53°06′38″N 119°09′24″W / 53.1105°N 119.1566°W / 53.1105; -119.1566 (Mount Robson)
8 Cloud Peak  Wyoming Bighorn Mountains 4013.3 m
13,167 ft
2157 m
7,077 ft
233 km
145 mi
44°22′56″N 107°10′26″W / 44.3821°N 107.1739°W / 44.3821; -107.1739 (Cloud Peak)
7 Grand Teton  Wyoming Teton Range 4198.7 m
13,775 ft
1995 m
6,545 ft
111.6 km
69.4 mi
43°44′28″N 110°48′09″W / 43.7412°N 110.8024°W / 43.7412; -110.8024 (Grand Teton)
6 Gannett Peak  Wyoming Wind River Range 4209.1 m
13,809 ft
2157 m
7,076 ft
467 km
290 mi
43°11′03″N 109°39′15″W / 43.1842°N 109.6542°W / 43.1842; -109.6542 (Gannett Peak)
5 Longs Peak  Colorado Front Range 4346 m
14,259 ft
896 m
2,940 ft
70.2 km
43.6 mi
40°15′18″N 105°36′54″W / 40.2550°N 105.6151°W / 40.2550; -105.6151 (Longs Peak)
4 Grays Peak  Colorado Front Range 4352 m
14,278 ft
844 m
2,770 ft
40.2 km
25 mi
39°38′02″N 105°49′03″W / 39.6339°N 105.8176°W / 39.6339; -105.8176 (Grays Peak)
3 Mount Lincoln  Colorado Mosquito Range 4356.5 m
14,293 ft
1177 m
3,862 ft
36.2 km
22.5 mi
39°21′05″N 106°06′42″W / 39.3515°N 106.1116°W / 39.3515; -106.1116 (Mount Lincoln)
2 Mount Massive  Colorado Sawatch Range 4398 m
14,428 ft
598 m
1,961 ft
8.14 km
5.06 mi
39°11′15″N 106°28′33″W / 39.1875°N 106.4757°W / 39.1875; -106.4757 (Mount Massive)
1 Mount Elbert  Colorado Sawatch Range 4401.2 m
14,440 ft
2772 m
9,093 ft
1,079.15 39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4454°W / 39.1178; -106.4454 (Mount Elbert)

Southernmost high summits

The southernmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains

Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
7 Santa Fe Baldy  New Mexico Santa Fe Mountains 3850.1 m
12,632 ft
610 m
2,002 ft
17.69 km
10.99 mi
35°49′56″N 105°45′29″W / 35.8322°N 105.7581°W / 35.8322; -105.7581 (Santa Fe Baldy)
6 Truchas Peak  New Mexico Santa Fe Mountains 3995.2 m
13,108 ft
1220 m
4,001 ft
68.2 km
42.3 mi
35°57′45″N 105°38′42″W / 35.9625°N 105.6450°W / 35.9625; -105.6450 (Truchas Peak)
5 Wheeler Peak  New Mexico Taos Mountains 4013.3 m
13,167 ft
1039 m
3,409 ft
59.6 km
37 mi
36°33′25″N 105°25′01″W / 36.5569°N 105.4169°W / 36.5569; -105.4169 (Wheeler Peak)
4 Culebra Peak  Colorado Culebra Range 4283 m
14,053 ft
1471 m
4,827 ft
56.9 km
35.4 mi
37°07′21″N 105°11′09″W / 37.1224°N 105.1858°W / 37.1224; -105.1858 (Culebra Peak)
3 Blanca Peak  Colorado Sangre de Cristo Mountains 4374 m
14,351 ft
1623 m
5,326 ft
166.4 km
103.4 mi
37°34′39″N 105°29′08″W / 37.5775°N 105.4856°W / 37.5775; -105.4856 (Blanca Peak)
2 Mount Harvard  Colorado Sawatch Range 4395.6 m
14,421 ft
719 m
2,360 ft
24 km
14.92 mi
38°55′28″N 106°19′15″W / 38.9244°N 106.3207°W / 38.9244; -106.3207 (Mount Harvard)
1 Mount Elbert  Colorado Sawatch Range 4401.2 m
14,440 ft
2772 m
9,093 ft
1,079.15 39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4454°W / 39.1178; -106.4454 (Mount Elbert)

Easternmost high summits

The easternmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains

Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
7 Fishers Peak  Colorado Raton Mesa 2936.2 m
9,633 ft
563 m
1,847 ft
49.9 km
31 mi
37°05′54″N 104°27′46″W / 37.0982°N 104.4628°W / 37.0982; -104.4628 (Fishers Peak)
6 East Spanish Peak  Colorado Spanish Peaks 3867 m
12,688 ft
726 m
2,383 ft
6.78 km
4.21 mi
37°23′36″N 104°55′12″W / 37.3934°N 104.9201°W / 37.3934; -104.9201 (East Spanish Peak)
5 West Spanish Peak  Colorado Spanish Peaks 4155 m
13,631 ft
1123 m
3,686 ft
32 km
19.87 mi
37°22′32″N 104°59′36″W / 37.3756°N 104.9934°W / 37.3756; -104.9934 (West Spanish Peak)
4 Pikes Peak  Colorado Front Range 4302.31 m
14,115 ft
1686 m
5,530 ft
97.6 km
60.6 mi
38°50′26″N 105°02′39″W / 38.8405°N 105.0442°W / 38.8405; -105.0442 (Pikes Peak)
3 Blanca Peak  Colorado Sangre de Cristo Mountains 4374 m
14,351 ft
1623 m
5,326 ft
166.4 km
103.4 mi
37°34′39″N 105°29′08″W / 37.5775°N 105.4856°W / 37.5775; -105.4856 (Blanca Peak)
2 Mount Harvard  Colorado Sawatch Range 4395.6 m
14,421 ft
719 m
2,360 ft
24 km
14.92 mi
38°55′28″N 106°19′15″W / 38.9244°N 106.3207°W / 38.9244; -106.3207 (Mount Harvard)
1 Mount Elbert  Colorado Sawatch Range 4401.2 m
14,440 ft
2772 m
9,093 ft
1,079.15 39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4454°W / 39.1178; -106.4454 (Mount Elbert)

Westernmost high summits

The westernmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains

Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
11 Sentinel Peak  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 2513 m
8,245 ft
1452 m
4,764 ft
86.6 km
53.8 mi
54°54′29″N 121°57′40″W / 54.9080°N 121.9610°W / 54.9080; -121.9610 (Sentinel Peak)
10 Mount Sir Alexander  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3275 m
10,745 ft
1762 m
5,781 ft
87.8 km
54.5 mi
53°56′10″N 120°23′13″W / 53.9360°N 120.3869°W / 53.9360; -120.3869 (Mount Sir Alexander)
9 Mount Chown  Alberta Canadian Rockies 3316 m
10,879 ft
1746 m
5,728 ft
30.7 km
19.05 mi
53°23′50″N 119°25′02″W / 53.3971°N 119.4173°W / 53.3971; -119.4173 (Mount Chown)
8 Whitehorn Mountain  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3399 m
11,152 ft
1747 m
5,732 ft
7.94 km
4.93 mi
53°08′13″N 119°16′00″W / 53.1370°N 119.2667°W / 53.1370; -119.2667 (Whitehorn Mountain)
7 Mount Robson  British Columbia Canadian Rockies 3959 m
12,989 ft
2829 m
9,281 ft
460 km
286 mi
53°06′38″N 119°09′24″W / 53.1105°N 119.1566°W / 53.1105; -119.1566 (Mount Robson)
6 Grand Teton  Wyoming Teton Range 4198.7 m
13,775 ft
1995 m
6,545 ft
111.6 km
69.4 mi
43°44′28″N 110°48′09″W / 43.7412°N 110.8024°W / 43.7412; -110.8024 (Grand Teton)
5 Gannett Peak  Wyoming Wind River Range 4209.1 m
13,809 ft
2157 m
7,076 ft
467 km
290 mi
43°11′03″N 109°39′15″W / 43.1842°N 109.6542°W / 43.1842; -109.6542 (Gannett Peak)
4 Mount Wilson  Colorado San Miguel Mountains 4344 m
14,252 ft
1227 m
4,024 ft
53.1 km
33 mi
37°50′21″N 107°59′30″W / 37.8391°N 107.9916°W / 37.8391; -107.9916 (Mount Wilson)
3 Uncompahgre Peak  Colorado San Juan Mountains 4365 m
14,321 ft
1304 m
4,277 ft
136.8 km
85 mi
38°04′18″N 107°27′44″W / 38.0717°N 107.4621°W / 38.0717; -107.4621 (Uncompahgre Peak)
2 Mount Massive  Colorado Sawatch Range 4398 m
14,428 ft
598 m
1,961 ft
8.14 km
5.06 mi
39°11′15″N 106°28′33″W / 39.1875°N 106.4757°W / 39.1875; -106.4757 (Mount Massive)
1 Mount Elbert  Colorado Sawatch Range 4401.2 m
14,440 ft
2772 m
9,093 ft
1,079.15 39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W / 39.1178°N 106.4454°W / 39.1178; -106.4454 (Mount Elbert)

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