Mountain Peaks Of The Rocky Mountains

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See Also: Mountain peaks of North America

This article comprises four sortable tables of Major Mountain Peaks of the Rocky Mountains of North America . This article defines a major mountain peak as a Summit with a Topographic Prominence of at least . Topographic prominence is defined as the elevation difference between the Summit and the highest or Key Col to a higher summit.

HIGHEST PEAKS

is the Highest of the Collegiate Peaks and the third highest peak of the Rocky Mountains and the State Of Colorado .]]
The following sortable table lists the 100 Highest Major Mountain Peaks of the Rocky Mountains with a Topographic Prominence of at least . Topographic Elevation is defined as the vertical distance above the reference Geoid , a precise mathematical model of the Earth's Sea Level as an Equipotential Gravitational Surface . A total of 78 of these highest peaks are located in Colorado , 10 in Wyoming , 5 in New Mexico , 3 in Montana , 2 in British Columbia , and 1 each in Utah , Idaho , and Alberta .

MOST PROMINENT PEAKS

in British Columbia is the Highest Peak of the Canadian Rockies and the Most Topographically Prominent peak of the Rocky Mountains .]]
The following sortable table lists the 100 Most Topographically Prominent Major Mountain Peaks of the Rocky Mountains . Topographic Prominence is defined as the elevation difference between the Summit and the highest or Key Col to a higher summit. A total of 33 of these most prominent peaks are located in Montana , 15 in British Columbia , 15 in Idaho , 13 in Colorado , 10 in Alberta , 9 in Utah , 6 in Wyoming , and 2 in New Mexico .

MOST ISOLATED PEAKS

is the Highest Peak of the Wind River Range and the State Of Wyoming and the second most Topographically Isolated peak of the Rocky Mountains .]]
The following sortable table lists the 100 Most Topographically Isolated Major Mountain Peaks of the Rocky Mountains with a Topographic Prominence of at least . Topographic Isolation is the minimum horizontal ( Great Circle ) distance to a point of higher elevation. A total of 29 of these most isolated peaks are located in Montana , 24 in Colorado , 13 in Wyoming , 12 in Idaho , 11 in British Columbia , 7 in Utah , 5 in Alberta , and 2 in New Mexico .

MOST EMINENT PEAKS

on the boundary of Alberta and British Columbia is the second Highest Peak of the Canadian Rockies and the fourth Most Eminent peak of the Rocky Mountains .]]
The following sortable table lists the 100 Most Eminent Major Mountain Peaks of the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada . Summit Eminence is the product of Elevation times Topographic Prominence . A total of 25 of these most eminent peaks are located in Colorado , 23 in Montana , 15 in British Columbia , 10 in Alberta , 10 in Idaho , 9 in Utah , 8 in Wyoming , and 3 in New Mexico .

SEE ALSO

in Colorado , a remnant of an enormous Stratovolcano , is the Highest Peak of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains .]]
in Wyoming is the Highest Peak of the Teton Range .]]
is the Highest Peak of the Uinta Range and the State Of Utah .]]

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