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San Juan Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Uncompahgre Peak (14,309 ft/4361 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Colorado (83%), New Mexico (17%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	17,063 sq mi / 44,194 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	189 mi / 305 km North-South 178 mi / 287 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	37° 24' N; 107° 19' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of San Juan 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 San Juan Mountains.

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 (Sibling)
Central Colorado Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
San Juan Mountains	Level 4
San Miguel Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
West-Central San Juan Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
North-Central San Juan Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
La Plata Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Needle Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
East-Central San Juan Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
La Garita Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Southern San Juan Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Tusas Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Sangre de Cristo Range	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the San Juan Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Uncompahgre Peak	14,309	4361	North-Central San Juan Mountains
2.	Mount Wilson	14,246	4342	San Miguel Mountains
3.	El Diente	14,159	4316	San Miguel Mountains
4.	Mount Sneffels	14,150	4313	West-Central San Juan Mountains
5.	South Wilson	14,110	4301	San Miguel Mountains
6.	West Wilson	14,100+	4298+	San Miguel Mountains
7.	Windom Peak	14,087	4294	Needle Mountains
8.	Mount Eolus	14,084	4293	Needle Mountains
9.	Sunlight Peak	14,059	4285	Needle Mountains
10.	Handies Peak	14,048	4282	North-Central San Juan Mountains
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.	Uncompahgre Peak	14,309	4361	North-Central San Juan Mountains
2.	Mount Wilson	14,246	4342	San Miguel Mountains
3.	Mount Sneffels	14,150	4313	West-Central San Juan Mountains
4.	Windom Peak	14,087	4294	Needle Mountains
5.	San Luis Peak	14,014	4271	La Garita Mountains
6.	Half Peak	13,841	4219	East-Central San Juan Mountains
7.	Summit Peak	13,300	4054	Southern San Juan Mountains
8.	Hesperus Mountain	13,232	4033	La Plata Mountains
9.	Grouse Mesa	11,405	3476	Tusas Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the San Juan Mountains

Mount Wilson: Mount Wilson is the leftmost major summit in this view of the San Miguel Range from the Telluride ski area.

Mount Sneffels: Mount Sneffels is one of the most photogenic peaks in Colorado.

Lizard Head: The sheer pinnacle of Lizard Head is often called the most difficult peak in Colorado to climb.

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