List of extreme summits of the Rocky Mountains

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Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains and the US State of Colorado.

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.[1][2]
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3][4][2]
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[5]
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The northernmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains
Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
14 Sentinel Peak[6][7][a][b]  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[8][9][c]  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[10][11][d]  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[12][13][e]  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[14][15][f]  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[16][17][g][h]  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[18][19][20][i][j]  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[21][22][23][k][l]  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[24][25][26][m][n]  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[27][28][29][o][p]  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[30][31][32][q][r]  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[33][34][35][s][t]  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[36][37][38][u][v]  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[39][40][41][w]  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

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The southernmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains
Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
7 Santa Fe Baldy[42][43][44][x]  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[45][46][47][y][z]  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[48][49][50][aa][ab]  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[51][52][ac][ad][ae]  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[53][54][af][ag][ah]  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[55][56][57][ai][aj]  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[39][40][41][w]  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

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The easternmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains
Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
7 Fishers Peak[58][59][60][ak][al]  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[61][62][63][am][an]  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[64][65][ao][ap]  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[66][67][68][aq]  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[53][54][af][ag][ah]  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[55][56][57][ai][aj]  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[39][40][41][w]  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

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The westernmost summits of their elevation in the Rocky Mountains
Rank Mountain Peak Region Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
11 Sentinel Peak[6][7][a][b]  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[10][11][d]  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[12][13][e]  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[14][15][f]  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[16][17][g][h]  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[21][22][23][k][l]  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[24][25][26][m][n]  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[69][70][ar][as][at]  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[71][72][73][au][av]  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[36][37][38][u][v]  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[39][40][41][w]  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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