Sawatch Mountains
| Sawatch Range | |
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| Saguache Range | |
Sawatch Range seen from Monarch Pass
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Elbert |
| Elevation | 14,440 ft (4,401 m) |
| Coordinates | 39°07′03.9″N 106°26′43.29″W / 39.117750°N 106.4453583°WCoordinates: 39°07′03.9″N 106°26′43.29″W / 39.117750°N 106.4453583°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 80 mi (130 km) NW/SE |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains |
The Sawatch Range /səˈwætʃ/ is a high and extensive mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at 14,440 feet (4,401 m) elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.
The range is oriented along a northwest-southeast axis, extending approximately 80 miles (130 km) from 39°37′36″N 106°32′13″W / 39.62667°N 106.53694°W in the north to 38°5′51″N 106°3′48″W / 38.09750°N 106.06333°W in the south. The range contains 15 peaks topping 14,000 feet (4,267 m), also known as 14ers. The range forms a portion of the Continental Divide, and its eastern flanks are drained by the headwaters of the Arkansas River. The western side of the range feeds the headwaters of the Roaring Fork River, the Eagle River, and the Gunnison River, tributaries of the Colorado River.
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