Needle Mountains
The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Eolus and Turret Peak.
Mount Eolus
Peak
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Mount Eolus is a high mountain summit of the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,085-foot fourteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 27.4 miles northeast by north of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.
Turret Peak
Peak
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Turret Peak is a high peak of the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of the US State of Colorado. It rises on the east side of the Animas River, 0.5 miles southeast of Pigeon Peak.
Sunlight Peak
Peak
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Sunlight Peak is a high mountain summit of the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,065-foot fourteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 28.5 miles northeast by north of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Needleton.
Needleton
Hamlet
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Needleton is a ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 8,277 feet. Needleton is situated 4 miles west of Needle Mountains.
Needle Mountains
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 14,062 feet
- Description: mountain range in Colorado, United States
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: La Plata, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Needle Mountains” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Needle Mountains”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال نيدل”
- Estonian: “Needle’i mäed”
- French: “monts Needle”
- Ladin: “Needle Mountains”
- Venetian: “Needle Mountains”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Eolus and Glacier Point.
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