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Northern Sawatch Range

Range Type	Geographically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Mount of the Holy Cross (14,005 ft/4269 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Colorado
Area	1,280 sq mi / 3,314 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	46 mi / 73 km North-South 54 mi / 87 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	39° 35' N; 106° 49' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Northern Sawatch Range
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Sawatch Range	Level 4 (Parent)
Northern Sawatch Range	Level 5
Elbert-Massive-Fryingpan Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Collegiate Peaks	Level 5 (Sibling)
Southern Sawatch Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Far Southern Sawatch	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Northern Sawatch Range

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Mount of the Holy Cross	14,005	4269
2.	Holy Cross Ridge	13,831	4216
3.	Mount Jackson	13,670	4167
4.	Peak 13433	13,433	4094
5.	Peak 13373	13,373	4076
6.	Gold Dust Peak	13,365	4074
7.	Finnegan Peak	13,346+	4068+
8.	Whitney Peak	13,271+	4045+
9.	Peak 13248	13,248+	4038+
10.	Notch Mountain	13,237	4035
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Northern Sawatch Range

Mount of the Holy Cross Approaching Mount of the Holy Cross (2007-08-13). Photo by Terry Flood. Click here for larger-size photo.	Savage Peak Good view of the couloir and summit (2018-06-09). Photo by Jeremy McGuire. Click here for larger-size photo.
New York Mountain Approaching New York Mountain from the ridge (2018-03-10). Photo by Timothy Hutchings. Click here for larger-size photo.	Red Table Mountain No points for creativity to whoever named this one (2020-09-30). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.
Castle Peak The 5th class western contender viewed from the easier 3rd class top. Photo taken while seated (2021-10-03). Photo by Andy Martin. Click here for larger-size photo.	Peak 8566 Bushwhacking down from the summit with SSCV U14s (2020-06-26). Photo by Terry DelliQuadri. Click here for larger-size photo.

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