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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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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 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	13,161	4011
5.	Spiller Peak	13,123	4000
6.	Centennial Peak	13,062	3981
7.	Diorite Peak	12,761	3890
8.	Lewis Mountain	12,680+	3865+
9.	Burwell Peak	12,664	3860
10.	Snowstorm Peak	12,511	3813
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 La Plata Mountains

Perins Peak

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Perins Peak Photo by Dale York.
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