Sangre de Cristo Mountains

This Range is about 200 miles long and spans from Salida, Colorado to Santa Fe in New Mexico. There are ten peaks over 14,000' high in this range, 74 over 4 km (13,123') high, and 86 over 13,000 high. All but three thirteeners are located in Colorado. The tallest mountains are in the central region. Click on the map to the left or here: North, Central, Blanca or South, to see higher resolution maps that link to the photographs of the specific mountains, mostly aerial.  The picture below is the satellite image (courtesy of NASA) that shows Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The table on the right lists the highest mountains of the Sangre de Cristo Range, gives links to the web pages showing their aerial photographs, and shows GPS coordinates. To view the topographic map or satellite image use the link below and modify the coordinates (this one shows Blanca Massif):

http://www.stereoscopie.fr/php/showonmap.php?coords=-105.486,37.578&l=EN

or go to: http://terraserver-usa.com/
and enter the coordinates in the appropriate boxes.

Note: the Table lists only real peaks, with prominence not less than 300 feet. A value of 300' is the separation limit that distinguishes peaks from sub-peaks in Colorado. The prominence or primary factor of a mountain is the minimal vertical drop from its summit before it ascends into a higher peak. Abbreviation "UN" stands for an Unnamed peak or mountain. Names in "quotes" are not officially recognized.

Click on the map below to see the region enlarged or see the WIDE LANDSCAPES gallery.

A list made independently has been posted by Ryan Schilling. There are only a few differences in the mountain order because the USGS topo map did not list some of the mountain heights so that we've made an educated guesses.

There are other well known 13-ers that are not listed in the Table because of too small prominence. They are: Hamilton Pk. (13,658, it is Blanca Pk. B), Miranda Pk. (13,468; UN 13665 B), Maxwell Pk. (13,335; Marquita Pk. B), Mt Walter (13,133; Wheeler Pk. B), Old Mike Pk. (13,113; Wheeler Pk. C), Middle Truchas Pk. (13,066; Truchas Pk. B).

For more listings of New Mexico Sangres (peaks 10k and above), please see John Kirk's page.

Colorado 14-ers, Colorado 13-ers, Colorado 12-ers,
Contiguous US Highest 150

A nice compiliation of articles about Sangres geology and wild flowers can be found on Wayne Anderson's UNI site.

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