Vasquez Mountains

Overview

The Vasquez Mountains are an indistinct subrange of Colorado's Front Range. The Vasquez Mountains extend west of U.S. 40 near Berthoud Pass and the Fraser River Valley & north of Woods Creek east of the Continental Divide to the Williams Fork on the west and then north to the Colorado River near Hot Sulphur Springs, they are a small L shaped range. The summits of the Vasquez Mountains are generally in the twelve thousand foot range. Although the terrain of these mountains consists of much rolling tundra; glaciation has carved some impressive cirques in the eastern aspects of many of the ridges and mountains in the area. The Vasquez Mountains are home to two of Colorado's wilderness areas: the Vasquez Peak Wilderness in the south and the Byers Peak Wilderness in the north. The intervening Fraser Experimental Forest lends a deep wilderness feel to these mountains as the forest separates the summits from civilization with a thick blanket of Engleman Spruce and Lodgepole Pine.

Although less dramatic then the nearby Indian Peaks and Gore Range, which offer superb vantages, the Vasquez Mountains offer a quiet and intimate mountain experience. An extensive trail system offers excellent access to these mountains: The Continental Divide Trail follows the southern slopes of these mountains, the Mount Nystrom Trail enters the heart of the Vasquez Peak Wilderness, and the St. Louis Divide Trail links the Byers Peak Wilderness with the Vasquez Peak Wilderness.

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List

Ranked peaks have at least 300 feet of interpolated prominence.  Summitpost links are provided when available.  When unavailable, Lists of John links are provided.

Peak Name	Rank	Elevation	Parent	Isolation	Prominence	Peak Lat.	Peak Long.	Quadrangle	Land Use Designation
Vasquez Peak	1	12947	"Hassell Peak"	4.0	1007	39.7960	-105.8550	Berthoud Pass	Vasquez Peak Wilderness Area
Byers Peak	2	12804	Vasquez Peak	6.8	1272	39.8644	-105.9467	Byers Peak	Byers Peak Wilderness Area
Bobtail Benchmark	3	12803	Vasquez Peak	2.2	352	39.7815	-105.8921	Byers Peak	Vasquez Peak Wilderness Area
12763	4	12763	Vasquez Peak	2.5	623	39.8304	-105.8725	Berthoud Pass	Vasquez Peak Wilderness Area
Bills Peak	5	12703	Byers Peak	1.0	643	39.8560	-105.962	Byers Peak	Byers Peak Wilderness Area
12686	6	12686	Bills Peak	1.2	426	39.8396	-105.9523	Byers Peak	Byers Peak Wilderness Area
Mount Nystrom		12652	Bobtail Benchmark	2.0	272	39.8086	-105.9013	Byers Peak	Vasquez Peak Wilderness Area
12580	S	12580	Bills Peak	0.5	280	39.8475	-105.9649	Byers Peak	Byers Peak Wilderness Area
Stanley Mountain	7	12521	Vasquez Peak	1.9	821	39.7860	-105.8228	Berthoud Pass	Vasquez Peak Wilderness Area
12420	S	12420	Byers Peak	0.8	280	39.8276	-105.9515	Byers Peak	Byers Peak Wilderness Area
"Harrison Mountain"	8	12317	Woods Mountain	1.7	417	39.7529	-105.8529	Berthoud Pass	Henderson Mine Property
12316	S	12316	Bobtail Benchmark	0.9	296	39.7968	-105.8725	Berthoud Pass	Vasquez Peak Wilderness Area
"Russell Peak"		12300	Stanley Mountain	1.7	40	39.8018	-105.7940	Berthoud Pass	Arapaho National Forest
St. Louis Peak	9	12246	Bobtail Benchmark	2.7	346	39.7948	-105.9385	Byers Peak	Arapaho National Forest
Red Mountain	10	12100	"Harrison Mountain"	1.0	480	39.7586	-105.8392	Berthoud Pass	Henderson Mine Property
South Twin Cone		12060	Colorado Mines Peak	3.1	160	39.8370	-105.786	Berthoud Pass	Vasquez Peak Wilderness Area
North Twin Cone		12058	Colorado Mines Peak	3.5	198	39.8438	-105.7833	Berthoud Pass	Vasquez Peak Wilderness Area
Ptarmigan Peak	11	11773	Byers Peak	2.9	873	39.9058	-105.9480	Bottle Pass	Byers Peak Wilderness Area
11642	12	11642	Bills Peak	2.8	382	39.8316	-106.0047	Ute Peak	Byers Peak Wilderness Area
Bottle Peak	S	11584	Ptarmigan Peak	0.7	284	39.9019	-105.9364	Bottle Pass	Byers Peak Wilderness Area
"Lunch Rock"		11260	Stanley Mountain	3.5	80	39.8579	-105.7731	Berthoud Pass	Arapaho National Forest
Green Ridge		11122	Ptarmigan Peak	1.0	22	39.9149	-105.9334	Bottle Pass	Bureau of Land Management
10874	13		Bills Peak	3.6	334	39.8788	-106.0323	Sylvan Reservoir	Arapaho National Forest
"Vasquez Ridge"		10740	Stanley Mountain	4.4	56	39.8686	-105.7854	Berthoud Pass	Arapaho National Forest
Blue Ridge	14	10731	Ptarmigan Peak	3.7	831	39.9544	-105.9786	Bottle Pass	Private Land
Sheep Mountain	15	10671	Blue Ridge	3.0	931	39.9533	-105.9216	Bottle Pass	Bureau of Land Management
White Cliffs	S	10620	Blue Ridge	1.9	280	39.9755	-106.0002	Bottle Pass	Arapaho National Forest
Morse Mountain	16	10351	Ptarmigan Peak	2.6	331	39.9210	-105.8976	Bottle Pass	Arapaho National Forest
10265	17	10265	Blue Ridge	2.6	405	39.9159	-105.9949	Bottle Pass	Arapaho National Forest
Cottonwood Benchmark	18	10119	Blue Ridge	6.9	419	40.0414	-106.0424	Hot Sulphur Springs	Arapaho National Forest
9905	19	9905	Cottonwood Benchmark	1.8	1001	40.0554	-106.0134	Hot Sulphur Springs	Private Land
9810	20	9810	Blue Ridge	1.4	350	39.9625	-105.9450	Bottle Pass	Private Land
9755	21	9755	Blue Ridge	5.4	415	39.9483	-106.0869	Sylvan Reservoir	Arapaho National Forest
Rocky Point		9750	Sheep Mountain	0.8	50	39.9436	-105.9313	Bottle Pass	Arapaho National Forest
Ninemile Mountain	22	9681	Blue Ridge	2.5	621	39.9983	-105.9531	Bottle Pass	Private Land
9617	23	9617	9905	1.2	397	40.0721	-106.0135	Hot Sulphur Springs	Private Land
Mount Chauncey	24	9575	9617	0.9	355	40.0786	-105.9995	Granby	Bureau of Land Management
9398	25	9398	Ninemile Mountain	3.2	749	40.0187	-105.9000	Granby	Private Land
9118	26	9118	9398	1.7	458	40.0397	-105.9174	Granby	Private Land
9100	S	9100	9755	1.6	280	39.9693	-106.1015	Sylvan Reservoir	Arapaho National Forest
8911	27	8911	9398	2.2	411	40.0565	-105.8833	Granby	Bureau of Land Management
Curtis Ridge	S	8860	9755	2.3	280	39.9585	-106.1279	Battle Mountain	Private Land
8820	28	8820	Blue Ridge	2.0	320	40.0157	-105.9831	Granby	Private Land

External Links

Map of Vasquez Mountains
List of Vasquez Mountains
Lists of John Member Progress

Credits

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