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Needle Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Windom Peak (14,087 ft/4294 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Colorado (99%), New Mexico (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	728 sq mi / 1,886 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	54 mi / 87 km North-South 21 mi / 34 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	37° 22' N; 107° 42' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Needle 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 Needle Mountains.

San Juan Mountains	Level 4 (Parent)
San Miguel Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
West-Central San Juan Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
North-Central San Juan Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
La Plata Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Needle Mountains	Level 5
West Needle Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
East-Central San Juan Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
La Garita Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Southern San Juan Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Tusas Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Needle Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Windom Peak	14,087	4294
2.	Mount Eolus	14,084	4293
3.	Sunlight Peak	14,059	4285
4.	Sunlight Spire	13,995	4266
5.	Pigeon Peak	13,972	4259
6.	Vestal Peak	13,864	4226
7.	Turret Peak	13,835	4217
8.	Jupiter Mountain	13,830	4215
9.	Jagged Mountain	13,824	4214
10.	Trinity Peaks	13,805	4208
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	Range6
1.	Twilight Peak	13,158	4011	West Needle Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Needle Mountains

Vestal Peak

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Vestal Peak featuring Wham Ridge (1985-07-14). Photo by Chris Earle.
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