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).

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The 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado.

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

CountyRankHigh pointRegionElevationProminenceIsolationLocation
Lake County1Mount Elbert[1][2][a][b]Sawatch Range[3]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 County2Mount Harvard[4][5][c][d]Sawatch Range[3]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 County3Blanca Peak[6][e][f]Sangre de Cristo Mountains[7]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 County5Blanca Peak Tripoint[8][g][h]Sangre de Cristo Mountains[7]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 County6Uncompahgre Peak[9][10][i][j]San Juan Mountains[11]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 County7Crestone Peak[12][k][l]Sangre de Cristo Mountains[7]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 County8Mount Lincoln[13][14][m][n]Mosquito Range[15]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 County9Castle Peak[16][17][o][p]Elk Mountains[18]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 County11Grays Peak[19][20][q][r]Front Range[21]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 County13Crestone East Peak[22][s][t][u]Sangre de Cristo Mountains[7]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 County14Longs Peak[23][24][v][w]Front Range[21]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 County15Mount Wilson[25][x][y]San Miguel Mountains[26]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 County16Mount Sneffels[27][28][z][aa]San Juan Mountains[11]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 County17Pikes Peak[29][30][ab][ac][ad]Front Range[21]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 County18Windom Peak[31][ae][af][ag]Needle Mountains[32]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 County19Wilson Peak[33][ah][ai]San Miguel Mountains[26]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 County20Mount of the Holy Cross[34][35][aj][ak][al]Sawatch Range[3]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 County21Phoenix Peak[36][am][an]La Garita Mountains[37]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 County22Vermilion Peak[38][ao][ap]San Juan Mountains[11]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 County23West Spanish Peak[39][aq][ar][as]Spanish Peaks[40]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 County24Hagues Peak[41][42][at][au]Mummy Range[43]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 County25Pettingell Peak[44][av][aw]Front Range[21]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 County26Summit Peak[45][46][ax][ay][az]San Juan Mountains[11]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 County27James Peak[47][ba][bb]Front Range[21]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 County28Hesperus Mountain[48][bc][bd]La Plata Mountains[49]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 County29Bennett Peak[50][be][bf]San Juan Mountains[11]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 County30Conejos Peak[51][52][bg][bh]San Juan Mountains[11]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 County31Bushnell Peak[53][54][bi][bj]Sangre de Cristo Mountains[7]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 County32Devils Playground[55][bk][bl][bm]Front Range[21]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 County33Clark Peak[56][57][bn][bo][bp]Medicine Bow Mountains[58]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 County34Flat Top Mountain[59][60][bq][br]Flat Tops[61]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 County35Greenhorn Mountain[62][63][bs][bt]Wet Mountains[64]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 County36Mount Zirkel[65][bu][bv]Park Range[66]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 County37Blanco Point[67][bw]Flat Tops[61]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 County38Buffalo Peak[68][bx][by]Kenosha Mountains[69]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 County39Castle Rock[70][bz][ca]San Juan Mountains[11]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 County40Mount Lamborn[71][72][cb][cc]West Elk Mountains[73]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 County41Leon Peak[74][75][cd][ce]Grand Mesa[76]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 County42Black Mountain[77][cf]Elkhead Mountains[78]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 County43Thunder Butte[79][80][cg][ch]Rampart Range[81]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 County44Elbert County High Point[82][ci]Palmer Divide[83]7,374 ft
2248 m
NANA39°07′51″N 104°38′17″W / 39.130743°N 104.637926°W / 39.130743; -104.637926 (44. Elbert County High Point)
Weld County45Weld County High Point[84][cj]High Plains[85]6,388 ft
1947 m
NANA40°59′20″N 104°50′11″W / 40.988843°N 104.83640°W / 40.988843; -104.83640 (45. Weld County High Point)
Arapahoe County46Smoky Hill Ridge[86][ck][cl]High Plains[85]6,218 ft
1895 m
NANA39°33′58″N 104°40′33″W / 39.566047°N 104.675949°W / 39.566047; -104.675949 (46. Smoky Hill Ridge)
Lincoln County47Lincoln County High Point[87][cm]High Plains[85]5,973 ft
1821 m
NANA38°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 Broomfield48Broomfield High Point[88][cn]High Plains[85]5,848 ft
1783 m
NANA39°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 Denver49Denver High Point[89][co]High Plains[85]5,688 ft
1734 m
NANA39°37′36″N 105°06′36″W / 39.626702°N 105.109866°W / 39.626702; -105.109866 (49. Denver High Point)
Adams County50Adams County High Point[90][cp]High Plains[85]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 County51President's Hill[91][cq]High Plains[85]5,433 ft
1656 m
NANA39°33′58″N 103°33′29″W / 39.566014°N 103.558125°W / 39.566014; -103.558125 (51. President's Hill)
Kit Carson County52Kit Carson County High Point[92][cr]High Plains[85]5,297 ft
1615 m
NANA39°03′30″N 103°09′47″W / 39.058335°N 103.163097°W / 39.058335; -103.163097 (52. Kit Carson County High Point)
Baca County53Carrizo Mountain East Slope[93][cs][ct]High Plains[85]5,293 ft
1613 m
NANA37°10′44″N 103°05′11″W / 37.178793°N 103.086510°W / 37.178793; -103.086510 (53. Carrizo Mountain East Slope)
Otero County54Dry Bluff Southeast[94][cu][cv]High Plains[85]5,273 ft
1607 m
NANA37°42′35″N 104°03′00″W / 37.709852°N 104.050090°W / 37.709852; -104.050090 (54. Dry Bluff Southeast)
Cheyenne County55Overland Benchmark East[95][cw][cx]High Plains[85]5,257 ft
1602 m
NANA39°02′15″N 103°09′48″W / 39.037400°N 103.163242°W / 39.037400; -103.163242 (55. Overland Benchmark East)
Crowley County56Crowley County High Point[96][cy]High Plains[85]5,228 ft
1593 m
NANA38°31′16″N 104°02′36″W / 38.521216°N 104.043389°W / 38.521216; -104.043389 (56. Crowley County High Point)
Logan County57Billy Goat Hill[97][cz]High Plains[85]4,947 ft
1508 m
NANA40°59′55″N 103°34′26″W / 40.998680°N 103.573917°W / 40.998680; -103.573917 (57. Billy Goat Hill)
Morgan County58Shannon Benchmark[98][99][da][db]High Plains[85]4,938 ft
1505 m
NANA40°29′51″N 104°03′05″W / 40.4975379°N 104.0513507°W / 40.4975379; -104.0513507 (58. Shannon Benchmark)
Bent County59Bent County High Point[100][dc]High Plains[85]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 County60Two Buttes South[101][dd][de]High Plains[85]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 County61Kiowa County High Point[102][df]High Plains[85]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 County62Yuma County High Point[103][dg]High Plains[85]4,447 ft
1355 m
NANA39°34′04″N 102°48′10″W / 39.567891°N 102.802834°W / 39.567891; -102.802834 (62. Yuma County High Point)
Sedgwick County63Sedgwick County High Point[104][dh]High Plains[85]4,127 ft
1258 m
NANA40°47′08″N 102°39′05″W / 40.785467°N 102.651405°W / 40.785467; -102.651405 (63. Sedgwick County High Point)
Phillips County64Phillips County High Point[105][di]High Plains[85]4,117 ft
1255 m
NANA40°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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38°59′50″N 105°32′52″W / 38.9972°N 105.5478°W / 38.9972; -105.5478 (State of Colorado)