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Western Rocky Mountains

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Kings Peak (13,528 ft/4123 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Utah (42%), Wyoming (27%), Idaho (26%), Colorado (4%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	33,977 sq mi / 88,000 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	325 mi / 523 km North-South 256 mi / 412 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	41° 26' N; 110° 50' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Western Rocky Mountains
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Western Rocky Mountains.

Rocky Mountains	Level 2 (Parent)
Far Northern Rockies	Level 3 (Sibling)
Canadian Rockies	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Montana Rocky Mountains	Level 3 (Sibling)
Idaho-Bitterroot Rocky Mountains	Level 3 (Sibling)
Greater Yellowstone Rockies	Level 3 (Sibling)
Western Rocky Mountains	Level 3
Southeast Idaho Ranges	Level 4 (Child)
Wyoming Overthrust Belt Ranges	Level 4 (Child)
Wasatch Range	Level 4 (Child)
Uinta Range	Level 4 (Child)
Southern Rocky Mountains	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Western Rocky Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range4
1.	Kings Peak	13,528	4123	Uinta Range
2.	South Kings Peak	13,512	4118	Uinta Range
3.	Gilbert Peak	13,442	4097	Uinta Range
4.	Mount Emmons	13,440	4097	Uinta Range
5.	Painter Peak	13,387	4080	Uinta Range
6.	Roberts Peak	13,287	4050	Uinta Range
7.	Gunsight Peak	13,263	4043	Uinta Range
8.	Trail Rider Peak	13,247	4038	Uinta Range
9.	Henrys Fork Peak	13,240+	4036+	Uinta Range
10.	Mount Lovenia	13,219	4029	Uinta Range
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range4
1.	Kings Peak	13,528	4123	Uinta Range
2.	Mount Nebo	11,928	3636	Wasatch Range
3.	Wyoming Peak	11,378	3468	Wyoming Overthrust Belt Ranges
4.	Meade Peak	9957	3035	Southeast Idaho Ranges

Photos of Peaks in the Western Rocky Mountains

Kings Peak Kings Peak is the furthest snow-covered bump in the center skyline in this picture taken in Henry's Fork Basin in spring (1989-05-19).	South Kings Peak South Kings Peak summit (with cairn, post and USGS benchmark) looking NNE towards Kings Peak (2012-08-29). Photo by Peter Stone. Click here for larger-size photo.
Gilbert Peak Third tallest peak in the state of Utah and not hiked as often (2011-08-10). Photo by Benjamin Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Emmons Mt. Emmons southern aspect (2006-08-13). Photo by Joseph Del Grosso. Click here for larger-size photo.
Painter Peak Painter Peak from Trail Rider Peak (2017-07-03). Photo by Will Thomas. Click here for larger-size photo.	Roberts Peak From the summit looking east to Lake Atwood showing (left side of ridge) the class 3 scramble up the north slopes to the snow pack (2011-08-12). Photo by William Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.
Gunsight Peak Gunsight Peak from Gunsight Pass (2017-07-01). Photo by Will Thomas. Click here for larger-size photo.	Trail Rider Peak Trail Rider Peak from Roberts Peak (2017-07-03). Photo by Will Thomas. Click here for larger-size photo.
Henrys Fork Peak Henrys Fork Peak from Cliff Point (2017-07-02). Photo by Will Thomas. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Lovenia Mount Lovenia as seen from high up in the East Fork Black Forks drainage. Photo by Sam Grant. Click here for larger-size photo.

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