San Juan Mountains

San Juan Mountains

A range of the Rocky Mountains in southwest Colorado extending northwest to southeast and rising to 4,361 m (14,309 ft). The range is the source of the San Juan River, flowing about 640 km (400 mi) through northwest New Mexico and southeast Utah to the Colorado River at Lake Powell.

San Juan Mountains

pl n (Placename) a mountain range in SW Colorado and N New Mexico: part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak: Uncompahgre Peak, 4363 m (14 314 ft)

San′ Juan′ Moun′tains

n.pl. a mountain range in SW Colorado and N New Mexico: a part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, 14,306 ft. (4360 m).

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San Juan Mountains - a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky MountainsCentennial State, Colorado, CO - a state in west central United States in the Rocky MountainsHandies Peak - a mountain peak in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado (14,048 feet high)Rockies, Rocky Mountains - the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divideUncompahgre Peak - the highest peak in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado (14,309 feet high)Mount Wilson, Wilson - a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)