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La Plata Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Hesperus Mountain (13,232 ft/4033 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Colorado
Area	1,006 sq mi / 2,606 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	44 mi / 71 km North-South 38 mi / 61 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	37° 20' N; 108° 10' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of La Plata Mountains
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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 La Plata 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
Needle Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
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 La Plata Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Hesperus Mountain	13,232	4033
2.	Lavender Peak	13,228	4032
3.	Mount Moss	13,192	4021
4.	Babcock Peak	13,180	4017
5.	Centennial Peak	13,062	3981
6.	Burwell Peak	12,664	3860
7.	Snowstorm Peak	12,511	3813
8.	Cumberland Mountain	12,388	3776
9.	Helmet Peak	11,952	3643
10.	Caviness Mountain	10,240+	3121+
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

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