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Sawatch Range

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Mount Elbert (14,433 ft/4399 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Colorado
Area	3,734 sq mi / 9,672 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	139 mi / 224 km North-South 79 mi / 127 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	38° 54' N; 106° 22' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Sawatch Range
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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 Sawatch Range.

Southern Rocky Mountains	Level 3 (Parent)
Park Range	Level 4 (Sibling)
Southern Wyoming Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
Flat Tops Area	Level 4 (Sibling)
Front Range	Level 4 (Sibling)
Elk Range Area	Level 4 (Sibling)
Sawatch Range	Level 4
Northern Sawatch Range	Level 5 (Child)
Elbert-Massive-Fryingpan Area	Level 5 (Child)
Collegiate Peaks	Level 5 (Child)
Southern Sawatch Range	Level 5 (Child)
Far Southern Sawatch	Level 5 (Child)
Central Colorado Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
San Juan Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Sangre de Cristo Range	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Sawatch Range

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Mount Elbert	14,433	4399	Elbert-Massive-Fryingpan Area
2.	Mount Massive	14,421	4396	Elbert-Massive-Fryingpan Area
3.	Mount Harvard	14,420	4395	Collegiate Peaks
4.	La Plata Peak	14,336	4370	Collegiate Peaks
5.	Mount Antero	14,269	4349	Southern Sawatch Range
6.	Mount Shavano	14,229	4337	Southern Sawatch Range
7.	Mount Belford	14,197	4327	Collegiate Peaks
8.	Mount Princeton	14,197	4327	Collegiate Peaks
9.	Mount Yale	14,196	4327	Collegiate Peaks
10.	Tabeguache Peak	14,155	4314	Southern Sawatch 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	Range5
1.	Mount Elbert	14,433	4399	Elbert-Massive-Fryingpan Area
2.	Mount Harvard	14,420	4395	Collegiate Peaks
3.	Mount Antero	14,269	4349	Southern Sawatch Range
4.	Mount of the Holy Cross	14,005	4269	Northern Sawatch Range
5.	Mount Ouray	13,971	4258	Far Southern Sawatch

Photos of Peaks in the Sawatch Range

Mount Elbert Mount Elbert, covered with spring snowfields, from south summit (1989-04-25).	Mount Massive Lakes on Massive (2013-09-08). Photo by Shawn Burrell. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mount Harvard The north side of Mount Harvard rises from the Pine Creek Valley (1990-09-05).	Mount Harvard Mount Harvard, Colorado, rising above the Pine Creek Valley (2009-08-28). Photo by William Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.
La Plata Peak Upper reaches of La Plata Peak (2006-08-15). Photo by Joseph Del Grosso. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Massive-Northwest Peak Route up Massive and North Massive using Roach's route 9.4 and 9.4EC; Note the tower mentioned in his book (2018-06-23). Photo by David Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mount Antero Solo winter ascent (2017-02-25). Photo by Eli Boardman. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Shavano Great views on Esprit Point, CO. The obvious trail is part of the East Slopes route up Mt Shavano (2011-07-14). Photo by Jerry Beals. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mount Belford Looking down on the USGS BM and trail that leads to the summit of Mount Belford (2009-08-27). Photo by William Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Princeton The massive 3-summited bulk of Mount Princeton is a landmark towering above the Arkansas Valley.

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