San Juan Mountains - Prominent Peaks

Prominent Peaks

  • Note: This is only a partial list of important peaks in the San Juans, listing peaks by prominence only. There are dozens more summits over 12,000 feet.
The 28 peaks of the San Juan Mountains with at least 500 meters of prominence
Rank Mountain Peak Elevation Prominence Isolation
1 Uncompahgre Peak NGS !B9916186265317 4365 m
14,321 ft		 !B9928270920401 1304 m
4,277 ft		 !B9881730670374 137 km
85 mi
2 Mount Wilson !B9916234307223 4344 m
14,252 ft		 !B9928880679064 1227 m
4,024 ft		 !B9891179983724 53 km
33 mi
3 Mount Sneffels NGS !B9916300547008 4315 m
14,158 ft		 !B9931652025855 930 m
3,050 ft		 !B9898606501237 25 km
16 mi
4 Mount Eolus !B9916349666381 4294 m
14,089 ft		 !B9934996446997 665 m
2,183 ft		 !B9893914366960 40 km
25 mi
5 Handies Peak NGS !B9916371708445 4285 m
14,058 ft		 !B9936448268035 575 m
1,888 ft		 !B9902018729631 18 km
11 mi
6 San Luis Peak NGS !B9916397413597 4274 m
14,022 ft		 !B9931447577062 949 m
3,113 ft		 !B9893215548917 43 km
27 mi
7 Vermilion Peak PB !B9916484555720 4237 m
13,900 ft		 !B9935360287090 642 m
2,105 ft		 !B9904112231923 15 km
9 mi
8 Rio Grande Pyramid NGS PB !B9916537374884 4214 m
13,827 ft		 !B9936592298459 567 m
1,861 ft		 !B9902409603518 17 km
11 mi
9 Mount Oso !B9916636912385 4173 m
13,690 ft		 !B9937711202281 507 m
1,664 ft		 !B9909163572810 8.8 km
5.5 mi
10 Tower Mountain PB !B9916733752375 4132 m
13,558 ft		 !B9937783567066 504 m
1,652 ft		 !B9909381596363 8.6 km
5.4 mi
11 Sultan Mountain PB !B9916870758592 4076 m
13,373 ft		 !B9936554765389 569 m
1,868 ft		 !B9910921169860 7.4 km
4.6 mi
12 Summit Peak NGS PB !B9916920356204 4056 m
13,307 ft		 !B9932651134964 841 m
2,760 ft		 !B9889297743297 64 km
40 mi
13 Dolores Peak PB !B9916928880446 4053 m
13,296 ft		 !B9936125148036 594 m
1,950 ft		 !B9910103062991 8.0 km
5.0 mi
14 Lavender Peak PB !B9916966938340 4037 m
13,245 ft		 !B9932295225513 872 m
2,860 ft		 !B9894056178019 40 km
25 mi
15 Bennett Peak PB !B9916994572359 4026 m
13,209 ft		 !B9937247371625 531 m
1,743 ft		 !B9897773317079 28 km
17 mi
16 Conejos Peak NGS PB !B9917017093656 4017 m
13,179 ft		 !B9936321936751 583 m
1,912 ft		 !B9905181069375 13 km
8 mi
17 Twilight Peak !B9917029309229 4012 m
13,163 ft		 !B9934310488744 713 m
2,338 ft		 !B9910304581145 7.9 km
4.9 mi
18 South River Peak PB !B9917036056109 4009 m
13,154 ft		 !B9933850733476 746 m
2,448 ft		 !B9895272292541 35 km
22 mi
19 Peak 13,010 PB !B9917141685367 3967 m
13,016 ft		 !B9936981285563 546 m
1,790 ft		 !B9903585267731 15 km
10 mi
20 Lone Cone PB !B9917451850731 3846 m
12,618 ft		 !B9934592442086 693 m
2,273 ft		 !B9903861965225 15 km
9 mi
21 Graham Peak NGS PB !B9917517063817 3821 m
12,536 ft		 !B9933438584798 778 m
2,551 ft		 !B9902720570199 17 km
10 mi
22 Elliott Mountain PB !B9917670438885 3763 m
12,346 ft		 !B9934738683103 683 m
2,240 ft		 !B9909808201334 8.3 km
5.1 mi
23 Cornwall Mountain PB !B9917715072660 3746 m
12,291 ft		 !B9937241632269 532 m
1,744 ft		 !B9909675908365 8.4 km
5.2 mi
24 Sawtooth Mountain NGS PB !B9917827774100 3704 m
12,153 ft		 !B9936243791057 587 m
1,927 ft		 !B9897500898799 28 km
18 mi
25 Chalk Benchmark NGS PB !B9917922438128 3669 m
12,038 ft		 !B9936018028151 601 m
1,971 ft		 !B9906343667436 12 km
7 mi
26 Little Cone NGS PB !B9917964222630 3654 m
11,988 ft		 !B9936700349175 561 m
1,841 ft		 !B9908201188355 9.7 km
6.0 mi
27 Cochetopa Dome !B9918699886783 3395 m
11,138 ft		 !B9937138939038 537 m
1,762 ft		 !B9907997099638 9.9 km
6.2 mi
28 Horse Mountain PB !B9919825912775 3033 m
9,952 ft		 !B9936453552143 575 m
1,887 ft		 !B9899805087717 22 km
14 mi

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