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The Front Range as viewed from
Greenwood Village, just south of Denver
The Front Range is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States
The Front Range is a mountain range in the United States on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, and on the western edge of the Great Plains. The range is mostly within the state of Colorado, and runs roughly north-south, from near the Wyoming-Colorado border to south-central Colorado. The range contains the largest peaks along the eastern edge of the Rockies. The tallest mountain in the Front Range is Grays Peak. Other notable mountains include Torreys Peak, Mount Evans, Longs Peak, Pikes Peak, and Mount Bierstadt.
The name "Front Range" is also applied to the Colorado Front Range, the populated region of Colorado on the plains just east of the range centered on the city of Denver and extending south to Colorado Springs and Pueblo and north to Ft. Collins.
[edit] List of peaks over 13,500 feet in elevation
- Grays Peak 14,270
- Torreys Peak 14,267
- Mount Evans 14,264
- Longs Peak 14,255
- Pikes Peak 14,110
- Mount Bierstadt 14,060
- Mount Meeker 13,911
- Mount Edwards 13,850
- Mount Spalding 13,842
- Mount Silverheels 13,822
- Square Top Mountain 13,794
- Argentine Peak 13,738
- Bald Mountain 13,684
- Bard Peak 13,641
- Gray Wolf Mountain 13,602
- McClellan Mountain 13,587
- Chiefs Head Peak 13,579
- Rosalie Peak 13,575
- Mount Parnassus 13,574
- Hagues Peak 13,560
- Pettingell Peak 13,553
