Rito Alto Peak, elevation , is a summit in the
Sangre de Cristo Range
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of south central
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
. The peak is west of
Westcliffe in the
Rio Grande and
San Isabel national forests.
See also
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List of Colorado mountain ranges
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List of Colorado mountain summits
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List of Colorado fourteeners
This is a list of mountain peaks in the U.S. State of Colorado that exceed of elevation.
In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States, a ''fourteener'' is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet. This is a co ...
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List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
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List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
The following sortable table comprises the 100 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Colorado.
Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea le ...
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List of Colorado county high points
This is a list of all 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado by their points of highest elevation. Of the 50 highest county high points in the United States, 30 are located in Colorado. The highest point in Colorado is the summit of Mount ...
References
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Mountains of Colorado
Mountains of Custer County, Colorado
Mountains of Saguache County, Colorado
North American 4000 m summits
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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