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Sierra Blanca

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Blanca Peak (14,345 ft/4372 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Colorado
Area	1,094 sq mi / 2,833 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	40 mi / 65 km North-South 71 mi / 114 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	37° 38' N; 105° 9' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Sierra Blanca
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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 Sierra Blanca.

Sangre de Cristo Range	Level 4 (Parent)
Northern Sangre de Cristo Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Wet Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Sierra Blanca	Level 5
Culebra Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Taos Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Cimarron Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Central Sangre de Cristo Range of NM	Level 5 (Sibling)
Santa Fe Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Sierra Blanca

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Blanca Peak	14,345	4372
2.	Mount Lindsey	14,042	4280
3.	Ellingwood Point	14,042	4280
4.	Little Bear Peak	14,037	4278
5.	California Peak	13,849	4221
6.	Huerfano Peak	13,828	4215
7.	Hamilton Peak	13,658	4163
8.	Peak 13640	13,640+	4157+
9.	Peak 13640	13,640+	4157+
10.	Peak 13577	13,577	4138
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 Sierra Blanca

Blanca Peak Blanca Peak lords over the open expanses of the San Luis Valley.	Mount Lindsey Early morning on Lindsey (2017-07-01). Photo by Eli Boardman. Click here for larger-size photo.
Ellingwood Point Solo winter Blanca / Ellingwood combo (2018-01-13). Photo by Eli Boardman. Click here for larger-size photo.	Little Bear Peak Little Bear Peak and Lake Como (1984-06-12). Photo by John Vitz. Click here for larger-size photo.
California Peak California Peak, south along ridge from point 13450, Aug. 2006 (2006-08). Photo by Charles Baxter. Click here for larger-size photo.	Twin Peaks From Twin Peaks, one sees CO 14ers Ellingwood Point foreground,and Blanca Peak and Lindsey in the background (2014-08-10). Photo by William Musser. Click here for larger-size photo.
Iron Nipple Looking up at Iron Nipple's best side (2023-06-02). Photo by Elijah Gendron. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Mestas Unusual clouds above Mount Mestas viewed from LaVeta! Co (2011-08-04). Photo by Charles Baxter. Click here for larger-size photo.

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