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Elk Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Castle Peak (14,265 ft/4348 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Colorado
Area	1,589 sq mi / 4,116 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	60 mi / 96 km North-South 57 mi / 92 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	39° 8' N; 107° 5' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Elk Mountains
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Elk Range Area	Level 4 (Parent)
Grand Mesa	Level 5 (Sibling)
Elk Mountains	Level 5
West Elk Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Elk Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Castle Peak	14,265	4348
2.	Maroon Peak	14,156	4315
3.	Capitol Peak	14,130	4307
4.	Snowmass Mountain	14,092	4295
5.	Conundrum Peak	14,040+	4279+
6.	Pyramid Peak	14,018	4273
7.	Cathedral Peak	13,943	4250
8.	Hagerman Peak	13,841	4219
9.	Pyramid Peak - Far South Peak	13,722	4182
10.	Electric Pass Peak	13,635	4156
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Elk Mountains

Castle Peak Castle Peak from Conundrum Peak (2015-09-08). Photo by Albert Wolff. Click here for larger-size photo.	Maroon Peak Classic Maroon Lake view (2016-09-25). Photo by Eli Boardman. Click here for larger-size photo.
Capitol Peak Snowmass (left) and Capitol (right) from Mt. Massive (2017-06-17). Photo by Eli Boardman. Click here for larger-size photo.	Snowmass Mountain Snowmass Lake, Peak, and Mountain (2017-05-29). Photo by Eli Boardman. Click here for larger-size photo.
Conundrum Peak Castle, Conundrum, and Cathedral at sunrise from Mt. Massive (2017-06-17). Photo by Eli Boardman. Click here for larger-size photo.	South Conundrum Peak Conundrum and South Conundrum (to the right) during a period where the permanent snow field nearly melted out (left) (2018-08-17). Photo by William Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.
Pyramid Peak Pyramid from the Maroon Lake Road (2016-09-25). Photo by Eli Boardman. Click here for larger-size photo.	North Maroon Peak North face of North Maroon Peak (1992-08-11). Photo by John Vitz. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cathedral Peak Castle, Conundrum, and Cathedral at sunrise from Mt. Massive (2017-06-17). Photo by Eli Boardman. Click here for larger-size photo.	Snowmass Peak Snowmass Lake, Peak, and Mountain (2017-05-29). Photo by Eli Boardman. Click here for larger-size photo.

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