Sawatch Range
The Sawatch Range or Saguache Range 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 elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 12,018 feet
- Description: mountain range in Colorado, United States
- Also known as: “Saguache Range” and “Sawatch Mountains”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cottonwood Pass.
Cottonwood Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Zephyrnthesky, Public domain.
Cottonwood Pass is a high mountain pass on the Continental Divide in south-central Colorado in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States. It is located along the border of Gunnison and Chaffee counties in Colorado, and is in the Sawatch Range.
Sawatch Range
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Chaffee, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Sawatch Range from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Sawatch Range” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “serralada Sawatch”
- Cebuano: “Sawatch Range”
- Chinese: “沙瓦蚩岭”
- Chinese: “沙瓦蚩嶺”
- Czech: “Sawatch Range”
- Dutch: “Sawatch Range”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سلسلة جبال سواتش”
- French: “chaîne Sawatch”
- French: “Chaîne Sawatch”
- German: “Sawatch Range”
- Hausa: “Sawatch Range”
- Hebrew: “רכס סאוואץ‘”
- Italian: “Saguache Range”
- Italian: “Sawatch Range”
- Japanese: “サワッチ山脈”
- Ladin: “Sawatch Range”
- Malayalam: “സാവാച്ച് പർവ്വതനിര”
- Slovenian: “Sawatch Range”
- Spanish: “Cordillera Sawatch”
- Swahili: “Sawatch Range”
- Swedish: “Sawatch Range”
- Swedish: “Sawatchbergen”
- Venetian: “Cordejera Sawatch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Abbeyville and Tincup.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Turner Peak and Hartenstein Lake.
Colorado: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, and Aurora.
Curious Places to Discover
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