San Juan Mountains

The San Juan Mountains is a high and rugged mountain range in the in southwestern and northwestern . The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Wolf Creek Pass.

Mountain saddle
is a high mountain pass on the Continental Divide, in the San Juan Mountains of . It is the route through which U.S. Highway 160 passes from the San Luis Valley into southwest Colorado on its way to and .

San Juan Mountains

Latitude
37.48334° or 37° 29′ north
Longitude
-106.81726° or 106° 49′ 2″ west
Elevation
10,663 feet (3,250 metres)
Open location code
859MF5MM+83
Geo­Names ID
5437674
Wiki­data ID
Q2165526
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Wu Chinese—“San Juan Mountains” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Сан Хуан Маунтинс
  • Bulgarian: Сан Хуан
  • Cebuano: San Juan Mountains
  • Chinese: 圣胡安山脉
  • Chinese: 聖胡安山脈
  • Czech: San Juan Mountains
  • Danish: San Juan Mountains
  • Dutch: San Juan Mountains
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبال سان خوان
  • Estonian: San Juani mäed
  • French: monts San Juan
  • French: Monts San Juan
  • French: San Juan Mountains
  • German: San Juan Mountains
  • German: San Juan Range
  • German: San-Juan-Gebirge
  • Hebrew: הרי סן חואן
  • Italian: Montagne San Juan
  • Japanese: サン・ファン山地
  • Japanese: サン・フアン山地
  • Japanese: サン・ファン山脈
  • Japanese: サン・フアン山脈
  • Japanese: サンワン山脈
  • Ladin: San Juan Mountains
  • Navajo: Dził Łigaii
  • Norwegian Bokmål: San Juan-fjellene
  • Norwegian: San Juan-fjellene
  • Polish: Góry San Juan
  • Polish: San Juan Mountains
  • Russian: горы Сан-Хуан
  • Russian: Сан-Хуан (горы)
  • Russian: Сан-Хуан
  • Slovenian: San Juan Mountains
  • Spanish: Montañas de San Juan
  • Spanish: Sierra de San Juan
  • Urdu: سان خوآن ماؤنٹینز
  • Venetian: Montagne San Juan
  • Wu Chinese: 圣胡安山脉

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Clamshell and Lucky Seven Summer Homes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wolf Creek ski area and Treasure Mountain.

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